Attorney Generals' offices press releases: on Jobs
Letitia James:
Support unionization of Starbucks for fairer pay
Attorney General James has consistently fought for workers' rights and stood in solidarity with workers to demand fairer pay and stronger protections. She released a statement in support of the Starbucks unionization efforts in Buffalo:"Once again,
New York's workers are leading the way as national changemakers and leaders in the labor movement. I applaud and congratulate Starbucks employees in Buffalo for successfully unionizing--a feat that has never been done before in this country.
Taking on the resources and tactics of a multi-billion-dollar corporation is not easy, but these workers were unwavering in their commitment to better pay and working conditions in their store.
Their efforts in Buffalo will continue to inspire organizing in New York and the United States. This is only the beginning, and I will always stand with our workers in the fight for their rights and protections under the law."
Source: N.Y. Attorney General Press Release "Starbucks" AG.NY.gov
Dec 10, 2021
Martha Coakley:
Prosecuted minimum wage and child labor violations
Martha Coakley's Office has issued citations against two different Domino's Pizza franchise owners for violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act. The Attorney General's Office ordered Domino's Pizza of Lynn and Randolph to pay over $16,500 in restitution
and penalties for failing to pay wages in a timely manner, and failing to pay minimum wage. The Attorney General's Office has also separately cited Domino's Pizza in Mansfield for multiple child labor violations, ordering over $5,000 in penalties.
Source: Attorney General Press release on website www.mass.gov
Aug 18, 2009
Shannon Liss-Riordan:
Aggressively fight wage theft and worker misclassification
As Attorney General, Shannon will pursue aggressive, systemic enforcement of wage laws to fight wage theft and worker misclassification; establish a fund to ensure workers with wage theft claims get paid right away;
and pursue debarment of companies that have repeatedly engaged in wage theft to ensure they are not awarded public contracts.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com
Sep 6, 2022
Shannon Liss-Riordan:
Use bully pulpit to trumpet the importance of unions
Shannon will continue to hold "gig economy" companies like Uber, Lyft, and others accountable for misclassifying their workers as independent contractors, an important fight she started more than a decade ago. She will use every tool available
to expand workers' ability to organize and collectively bargain, as well as the bully pulpit of the Attorney General's Office to trumpet the importance of unions.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com
Sep 6, 2022
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