On the topic of the criminal justice system's failure to prosecute #WageTheft, crimes against workers, and other crimes committed by those in power against ppl w/ less power: here's a thread w/ some info & resources on this topic. (THREAD)(& thanks @djmckenna00 for your thread)https://twitter.com/djmckenna00/status/1269218616861437952 …
@SFDAOffice led by @chesaboudin started an economic crimes unit to protect workers' rights (3/x) https://www.sfdistrictattorney.org/article/DA-launches-economic-crimes-unit …
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@AGEllison started a wage theft unit in his office (4/x)https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2019/07/15_WageTheftUnit.asp …Show this thread -
@DABoulder20th Michael Dougherty played a key role in advocating for stronger worker protection laws in CO (creating more criminal penalties against employers) (5/x) https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/04/02/wage-theft-bill-colorado/ …Show this thread -
Similarly, Minnesota also passed stronger wage theft laws this past session (6/x)https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-lawmakers-officials-hail-new-wage-theft-law-as-nation-s-strongest/512743152/ …
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Also, here are a few pieces of commentary and academic writing on the topic. An op-ed I wrote for
@thenation (7/x)https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/stealing-from-workers-is-a-crime-why-dont-prosecutors-see-it-that-way/ …Show this thread -
An op-ed I wrote for
@thehill (8/x):https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/446199-more-states-should-follow-new-colorado-policy-on-wage-theft …Show this thread -
A piece I co-authored in
@SSIReview (10/x):https://ssir.org/articles/entry/re_envisioning_the_roles_of_prosecutors_and_attorneys_general_to_make_the_justice_system_work_for_everyone …Show this thread -
A law review article by
@cfrosado (10/x): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3558726 …Show this thread -
The
@CPRBlog has a "Crimes Against Workers" database: (11/x): https://progressivereform.org/lists/incidents/ …Show this thread -
@rsteinzor wrote a book worth checking out (12/x)https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/why-not-jail/ED681C235B2736F67D0B63FAB6C61A12 …Show this thread -
Also, some background statistics (a little dated, sorry) comparing amount of money involved in
#wagetheft versus other kinds of theft: (13/x) https://www.epi.org/publication/wage-theft-bigger-problem-forms-theft-workers/ …Show this thread -
An article in (of all places)
@GQMagazine by@dukelarby (14/x): https://www.gq.com/story/wage-theft#:~:text=Millions%20of%20workers%20lose%20billions,as%20all%20other%20property%20theft.&text=That's%20nearly%20half%20as%20much,are%20only%20for%20ten%20states ….Show this thread -
For a back&forth on the appropriateness of criminal prosecution of wage theft/crimes against workers, here's an exchange between law professor Ben Levin & me/
@daveyseligman of@TowardsJustice about the topic, in@OnLaborBlog (15/x): Ben's original post:https://www.onlabor.org/rethinking-wage-theft-criminalization/ …Show this thread -
Response by
@daveyseligman and me: (16/x)https://www.onlabor.org/a-response-to-rethinking-wage-theft-criminalization/ …Show this thread -
Response by Ben Levin: (17/x): (there is clearly more discussion to be had but
@daveyseligman and I dropped it after this): (17/x)https://www.onlabor.org/prosecutorial-power-prisons-and-the-problem-with-wage-theft-criminalization-a-reply/ …Show this thread -
I hope this thread helped give some background to ppl interested in this topic. Happy to have further conversations with anyone who wants to think about this more. END.
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