Q&A
Julie Menin questions Brendan Griffith about wage theft and subcontracting
1:21:24
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Council Member Julie Menin asks Brendan Griffith from the New York City Central Labor Council about wage theft, subcontracting, and working conditions. Griffith explains the issues with subcontracting and its impact on workers.
- Discusses complaints received about subcontracted workers
- Highlights the lack of accountability in subcontracting situations
- Explains how subcontracting allows employers to avoid responsibility for worker issues
Julie Menin
1:21:24
Brendan, if you were still on the Zoom, you talked a little bit about wage theft and deplorable working conditions.
1:21:32
Can you talk a little bit about some of the complaints that the Central Labor Council is receiving from this in terms of subcontracted workers and the importance of this subcontracting ban.
Brendan Griffith
1:21:47
Yes.
1:21:47
Thank you very much.
1:21:48
I appreciate the question.
1:21:49
In Chairman.
1:21:50
And I think a lot of what we've been hearing was actually referenced in in Mr.
1:21:55
Wheel's comments as well, subcontracting allows for employers to who have control to remove responsibility.
1:22:03
So those complaints, you know, are holistically about things like wage theft, unsafe working conditions.
1:22:08
But the the biggest issue with this is there's no redress.
1:22:12
When you have a subcontractor worker, the the hotel operator, the ability to say that this is not our responsibility to solve that problem.
