Archive for February 2011
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Temporary Warehouse Workers Say They Were Underpaid
Monday, February 28th, 2011Chicago Tribune
By Mary Owen
About a dozen temporary warehouse workers who said they were underpaid made a surprise visit Monday to the New Lenox temp agency that employs them, demanding to see billing paperwork they said would show they were not paid accordingly.
Warehouse Workers for Justice, which advocates on behalf of Chicago area warehouse workers, organized the gathering at Reliable Employee Staffing, which dispatches between 100 and 500 workers per day to local warehouses.
“We move those boxes and we’re the one with the power,” said Abraham Mwaura, of Warehouse Workers for Justice, before the group went inside to meet with Reliable officials.
Warehouse Workers Say They’re Owed Money
Monday, February 28th, 2011Joliet Herald News
By Cindy Cain
hristmas is over, but some Will County warehouse workers say they are still waiting to be fully compensated for work they did during the busy holiday season.
Several workers and representatives from Warehouse Workers for Justice showed up at Reliable Employment Services in New Lenox on Monday to ask for billing and payment records they say would prove that back wages are owed.
WWJ, a group that has worked for more than a year to improve working conditions for Will County warehouse employees, has taken up the employees’ cause.
Warehouse Workers Allege Wage Theft, Demand Pay Stubs
Monday, February 28th, 2011Working In These Times
By Kari Lydersen
When Reginald Burnett started working in a warehouse unloading trucks of goods destined for Wal-Mart, he said he was told he’d make at least $10 an hour. But he soon realized that figure hinged on unloading a truck in three hours. Depending on how many things are in a truck and how heavy and unwieldy they are, unloading a truck can take two days.