LI Press: Labor unions push wage theft law after Uniondale school district contractor fraud
A Bronx-based contractor is charged with defrauding the Uniondale school district of millions of dollars.
Now, Long Island labor unions are pushing a new law to prevent future school district fraud.
Outraged union leaders and elected officials gathered in front of the Uniondale school district headquarters on Aug. 15 to raise the alarm about what they say is a pattern of local school districts awarding multi-million dollar contracts to questionable contractors who break the law and pocket Long Island tax dollars despite refusing to hire Long Island workers.
The Uniondale school district entrusted the bulk of $150 million in construction projects to Borough Construction Group, which provided the lowest bid, despite warnings that the company had a history of wage theft and labor violations, said Vinnie Alu of Laborers Local 66.