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	A-DP invades Standard Plating - Labor Ready Sweatshop Video of A-DP protest at Standard Plating, a metal-plating shop in West Springfield that is notorious among Labor Ready temp workers as a 'fabrica de mala fama' and a bad place to work. Running almost entirely on Labor Ready temps, workers receive little or no safety training or equipment, and are charged for necessary safety equipment. The workplace is full of caustic and acid chemicals, and yet workers receive a thin pair of cotton gloves to do the work... Keywords: west springfield; labor ready; standard plating; anti-displacement project; workers rights; sweatshop labor; union labor; activist; protest; nahorniak; assault Downloads: 1,991 Average rating: (0 review)
	Anti-Displacement Project confronts construction contractor Cutler Associates at Mt. Holyoke College The Anti-Displacement Project confronts construction contractor Cutler Associates at Mt. Holyoke College jobsite. Cutler was targeted for using Labor Ready temps, paid $6.75 and charged illegal check-cashing and equipment fees that reduced wages below the minimum wage, while full-time workers made $18-$20/hr. 10-29-2002 Keywords: anti-displacement project; springfield, massachusetts; cutler associates; mt. holyoke college; scab contractor; labor ready; temp labor; direct action; labor union; workers center; activism; protest Downloads: 846 Average rating: (0 review)
	A-DP protest inside Holyoke LaborReady Anti-Displacement Project invades Holyoke, Massachusetts temp-labor supplier LaborReady. LaborReady exploits vulnerable day laborers, takes money out of minimum wage checks for illegal check cashing fees and safety equipment and transportation charges, leaving workers making less than minimum wage for a variety of hard labor jobs. LaborReady threatened legal action against A-DP, forcing them to close a website full of worker testimony against LaborReady and evidence of exploitation and unsafe wo... Keywords: www.slaverready.com, holyoke, massachusetts, labor ready, laborready, temp labor, temporary; protest, occupation, anti-displacement project, a-dp; labor, worker, union, workers rights, minimum wage, poverty, working poor people, day laborers, osha violations, toxic workplaces, modern day sweatshop labor, cutler, standard plating, labor ready clients Downloads: 180 Average rating: (0 review)