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US union seeks $100m in largest wage theft case involving federal contractor
Source: The Guardian
US union seeks $100m in largest wage theft case involving federal contractor
Labor department is reviewing several complaints against General Dynamics, which operates call centers across the US
Michael Sainato
Thu 4 Apr 2019 08.00 BST Last modified on Thu 4 Apr 2019 15.01 BST
An American union is seeking to win more than $100m in back wages from a private call center firm in a move that, if successful, would win the largest wage theft case involving federal contractors in history.
The Department of Labor is currently reviewing several complaints filed by the Communications Workers of America against the federal contractor General Dynamics, a company that operated several call centers across the US under federal contracts.
The CWA estimates thousands of current and former workers at the company stand to receive back pay dating from 2013 – and the case has energized a move to unionize the firm’s workforce. Wage theft is defined as not paying workers the compensation they deserve through things like unpaid overtime or mis-classifying workers.
General Dynamics was acquired in November 2018 by Virginia-based federal contractor Maximus in a $400m deal. Employees argue the working conditions under Maximus haven’t changed since the acquisition, and are pushing to form a union to improve wages, benefits and the work environment.
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Labor department is reviewing several complaints against General Dynamics, which operates call centers across the US
Michael Sainato
Thu 4 Apr 2019 08.00 BST Last modified on Thu 4 Apr 2019 15.01 BST
An American union is seeking to win more than $100m in back wages from a private call center firm in a move that, if successful, would win the largest wage theft case involving federal contractors in history.
The Department of Labor is currently reviewing several complaints filed by the Communications Workers of America against the federal contractor General Dynamics, a company that operated several call centers across the US under federal contracts.
The CWA estimates thousands of current and former workers at the company stand to receive back pay dating from 2013 – and the case has energized a move to unionize the firm’s workforce. Wage theft is defined as not paying workers the compensation they deserve through things like unpaid overtime or mis-classifying workers.
General Dynamics was acquired in November 2018 by Virginia-based federal contractor Maximus in a $400m deal. Employees argue the working conditions under Maximus haven’t changed since the acquisition, and are pushing to form a union to improve wages, benefits and the work environment.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/04/us-union-seeks-100m-back-wages-federal-contractor