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    Union Sues Builder for Hiring Illegals

    http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/200...s_builder.html

    Carpenters' union sues builder for hiring illegals
    by Dunstan McNichol/The Star-Ledger
    Thursday March 20, 2008, 12:22 PM

    One of New Jersey's most prolific home builders, D.R. Horton, routinely hires undocumented immigrants and pays them off the books, costing the workers and state taxpayers millions of dollars, a carpenter's union alleges in a lawsuit announced today.

    "I call upon our justice system to send a clear message to D.R. Horton," Frank Spencer, Eastern District vice president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, said at a news conference announcing the lawsuit in Trenton this morning. "Enough is enough. It's time to pay the bill."

    In their suit, filed by former state Labor Commission Al Kroll, the carpenters' union claims Horton fired unionized workers at a Cherry Hill construction site in 2006, then replaced them with a subcontractor who hired dozens of workers off the books.

    Repeated at job sites throughout the state, Horton saved millions of dollars by hiring undocumented immigrants who were willing to work for low pay without benefits, the suit says.

    In Cherry Hill, for instance, the employees Horton "misclassified" as independent contractors rather than full-time employees were paid between $8 and $14 an hour, far below the prevailing carpenter's wage of $21 to $23 per hour, according to the suit. Horton and its subcontractors also failed to pay state and federal wage taxes for the misclassified workers.

    Kroll said the lawsuit against Horton is the first of its kind in New Jersey, but that it addresses a construction industry problem that is growing.

    "This hiring scheme is one of the most blatant abuses of law that I've seen in my terms as a labor attorney and Labor Commissioner," said Kroll.

    The suit, which carpenters say is authorized by a 2007 state law that attempted to crack down on illegal hiring in the construction industry, seeks damages for the lost wages and benefits, triple damages against Horton for racketeering, and an injunction against Horton from continuing the misclassification.

    Horton's spokeswoman in the company's Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters could not be reached for comment.
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    Good!!!! Glad to see somebody doing something to them!
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    Quote Originally Posted by crazybird
    Good!!!! Glad to see somebody doing something to them!
    Me too!
    Please help save America for our children and grandchildren... they are counting on us. THEY DESERVE the goodness of AMERICA not to be given to those who are stealing our children's future! ... and a congress who works for THEM!
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    Horton Hears a "Who"?

    Good luck Mr. Spencer and you union folks - go get 'em.
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    One of New Jersey's most prolific home builders, D.R. Horton, routinely hires undocumented immigrants and pays them off the books, costing the workers and state taxpayers millions of dollars, a carpenter's union alleges in a lawsuit announced today.

    Horton's spokeswoman in the company's Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters could not be reached for comment.
    This is great. And must involve interstate commerce since is a NJ firm with a home office in Texas!

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    Let's send these to the Senators who want more H-2B visas and to our own Congresspersons.

    Let's make sure we relate this to the economy when we write. Especically if we have Democratic Congress members.
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    Here's the list that Phrede put together for the Discharge Petition for the Save Act. We can use this list to send this article to the Congress to let them know we know what is happening and we're watching.

    Republicans (19 total):

    AL:
    Rogers, Mike, Alabama, 3rd (Rep) A
    Tel: 202-225-3261 Fax: 202-226-8485
    Website: http://www.house.gov/mike-rogers/

    AK:
    Young, Don, Alaska, At Larg (Rep) C+
    Tel: 202-225-5765 Fax: 202-225-0425
    Website: http://donyoung.house.gov/

    CA:
    Radanovich, George P., California, 19th (Rep) C-
    Tel: 202-225-4540 Fax: 202-225-3402
    Website: http://www.radanovich.house.gov/

    ID:
    Sali, Bill, Idaho, 1st (Rep) B
    202-225-6611 202-225-3029
    http://sali.house.gov/Forms/WriteYourRep/

    IL:
    Johnson, Timothy V., Illinois, 15th (Rep) B+
    Tel: 202-225-2371 Fax: 202-226-0791
    Website: http://www.house.gov/timjohnson/

    IN: Souder, Mark E., Indiana, 3rd (Rep) C+
    Tel: 202-225-4436 Fax: 202-225-3479
    Website: http://souder.house.gov/

    MI:
    Ehlers, Vernon J., Michigan, 3rd (Rep) C-
    Telephone 202-225-3831 Fax 202-225-5144
    Contact: http://www.house.gov/writerep/

    Upton, Fred, Michigan, 6th (Rep) B
    202-225-3761 Fax: 202-225-4986
    http://www.house.gov/writerep/

    MS:
    Pickering, Charles W. "Chip", Mississippi, 3rd Rep B
    Telehpone 202-225-5031 Fax 202-225-5797
    Contact: http://www.house.gov/pickering/Form.htm

    NJ:
    LoBiondo, Frank, New Jersey, 2nd (Rep) A-
    Tel: 202-225-6572 Fax: 202-225-3318
    Website: http://www.house.gov/lobiondo/

    NY:
    Fossella, Vito, New York, 13th Rep B+
    Tel: 202-225-3371 Fax: 202-226-1272
    Website: http://www.house.gov/fossella/

    Reynolds, Thomas M., New York, 26th Rep C+
    Tel: 202-225-5265 Fax: No fax number on site
    Website: http://www.house.gov/reynolds/

    Walsh, Jim, New York, 25th Rep C-
    Tel: 202-225-3701 Fax: 202-225-4042
    Website: http://www.house.gov/walsh/

    OH:
    Pryce, Deborah, Ohio, 15th (Rep) B-
    Telephone 202-225-2015 202-225-3529
    Contact: http://www.house.gov/pryce/IMA/write.htm

    Tiberi, Pat, Ohio, 12th (Rep) B
    Telephone 202-225-5355 Fax 202-226-4523
    Contact: http://www.house.gov/writerep/

    TX:
    Paul, Ron, Texas, 14th (Rep) B+
    202-225-2831 202-226-6553
    http://www.house.gov/paul/mail/welcome.htm

    WA:
    Hastings, Doc, Washington, 4th (Rep) C
    Tel: 202-225-5816 Fax: 202-225-3251
    Website: http://hastings.house.gov/

    McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Washington, 5th (Rep) B
    Tel: 202-225-2006 Fax: 202-225-3392
    Website: http://www.mcmorris.house.gov/

    WV:
    Capito, Shelley Moore, West Virginia, 2nd Rep A-
    Tel: 202-225-2711 Fax: 202-225-7856
    Website: http://capito.house.gov/



    Democrats (40 total):

    AL:
    Cramer, Robert E. "Bud", Alabama, 5th (Dem) B
    Phone: (202) 225-4801

    AR:
    Berry, Marion, Arkansas, 1st (Dem) B-
    Tel: 202-225-4076 Fax: 202-225-5602
    Website: http://www.house.gov/berry/

    Ross, Mike, Arkansas, 4th (Dem) C+
    Tel: 800-223-2220 Fax: 202-225-1314
    Website: http://www.house.gov/ross/

    CA:
    Costa, Jim, California, 20th (Dem) C-
    Tel: 202-225-3341 Fax: 202-225-9308
    Website: http://www.house.gov/costa/

    McNerney, Jerry, California, 11th (Dem) C-
    DC Phone: 202-225-1947

    CO:
    Perlmutter, Ed, Colorado, 7th (Dem) C
    DC Phone: 202-225-2645

    FL:
    Boyd, Allen, Florida, 2nd (Dem) C
    Tel: 202-225-5235 Fax: 202-225-5615
    Website: http://www.house.gov/boyd/

    GA:
    Bishop Jr., Sanford D., Georgia, 2nd (Dem) C-
    Tel: 202-225-3631 Fax: 202-225-2203
    Website: http://bishop.house.gov/

    Marshall, Jim, Georgia, 8th (Dem) A-
    Tel: 202-225-6531 Fax: 202-225-3013
    Website: http://www.house.gov/marshall/

    Scott, David, Georgia, 13th (Dem) C
    Tel: 202-225-2939 Fax: 202-225-4628
    Website: http://davidscott.house.gov/

    IL:
    Costello, Jerry, Illinois, 12th (Dem) C+
    Tel: 202-225-5661 Fax: 202-225-0285
    Website: http://www.house.gov/costello/

    Lipinski, Daniel, Illinois, 3rd (Dem) C+
    Tel: 202-225-5701 Fax: 202-225-1012
    Website: http://www.house.gov/lipinski/

    IN:
    Hill, Baron, Indiana, 9th (Dem) B-
    DC Phone: 202-225-5315

    Visclosky, Peter, Indiana, 1st (Dem) C-
    Tel: 202-225-2461 Fax: 202-225-2493
    Website: http://www.house.gov/visclosky/

    KS:
    Moore, Dennis, Kansas, 3rd (Dem) C
    Tel: 202-225-2865 Fax: 202-225-2807
    Website: www.house.gov/moore

    KY:
    Chandler, Ben, Kentucky, 6th (Dem) B
    Tel: 202-225-4706 Fax: No fax number on site
    Website: http://chandler.house.gov/

    Yarmuth, John A., Kentucky, 3rd (Dem) C-
    DC Phone: 202-225-5401

    LA:
    Melancon, Charlie, Louisiana, 3rd (Dem) B-
    Tel: 202-225-4031 Fax: 504-271-1756 (Chalmette office)
    Website: http://www.melancon.house.gov/

    MI:
    Stupak, Bart, Michigan, 1st (Dem) C-
    Telephone 202-225-4735 Fax 202-225-4744
    Contact: http://www.house.gov/writerep/

    MN:
    Peterson, Collin C., Minnesota, 7th (Dem) B
    Telephone 202-225-2165 Fax 202-225-1593
    Contact: http://collinpeterson.house.gov/email.html

    Walz, Timothy J., Minnesota, 1st (Dem) C-
    DC Phone: 202-225-2472
    http://walz.house.gov/ContactForm/ZipAuth.htm

    MO:
    Skelton, Ike, Missouri, 4th (Dem) B
    Telephone 202-225-2876 Fax 202-225-2695
    Contact: http://www.house.gov/skelton/zipauth.htm

    NY:
    Arcuri, Michael A., New York, 24th C+ (Dem)
    DC Phone: 202-225-3665
    Fax: 202-225-1891

    Gillibrand, Kirsten, New York, 20th (Dem) B-
    DC Phone: 202-225-5614

    OH:
    [b] Space, Zachary T., Ohio, 18th (Dem) C-
    DC Phone: 202-225-6265
    http://space.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml

    Wilson, Charles A., Ohio, 6th (Dem) C-
    DC Phone: 202-225-5705
    http://charliewilson.house.gov/ZipAuth.aspx

    OK:
    Boren, Dan, Oklahoma, 2nd (Dem) B
    Telephone 202-225-2701 Fax 202-225-3038
    Contact: http://www.house.gov/boren/emailsignup.shtml

    OR:
    DeFazio, Peter, Oregon, 4th (Dem) B+
    Tel: 202-225-6416 Fax: No fax number on site
    Website: http://www.house.gov/defazio/

    PA:
    Altmire, Jason, Pennsylvania, 4th B (Dem)
    DC Phone: (202) 225-2565
    fax: (202) 226-2274
    http://altmire.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.htm

    Holden, Tim, Pennsylvania, 17th (Dem) B
    Telephone 202-225-5546 Fax 202-226-0996

    Murphy, Patrick J., Pennsylvania, 8th (Dem) B
    202-225-4276 202-225-9511
    http://patrickmurphy.house.gov/zipauth.shtml

    SC:
    Spratt, John, South Carolina, 5th (Dem) C
    Telephone 202-225-5501 Fax 202-225-0464
    Contact: http://www.house.gov/spratt/email_john.shtml

    SD:
    Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie, South Dakota, (Dem) C
    Telephone 202-225-2801 Fax 202-225-5823
    Contact: stephanie.herseth@mail.house.gov

    TN:
    Cooper, Jim, Tennessee, 5th (Dem) C
    202-225-4311 202-226-1035
    http://www.cooper.house.gov/email.htm

    Davis, Lincoln, Tennessee, 4th (Dem) B+
    202-225-6831 202-226-5172
    http://www.house.gov/writerep/

    Gordon, Bart, Tennessee, 6th (Dem) B
    202-225-4231 202-225-6887
    http://gordon.house.gov/contact/index.shtml

    Tanner, John, Tennessee, 8th (Dem) B+
    202-225-4714 202-225-1765
    http://www.house.gov/writerep/

    TX:
    Edwards, Chet, Texas, 17th (Dem) B-
    202-225-6105 202-225-0350
    http://edwards.house.gov/html/contact_form_email.cfm

    VA:
    Boucher, Rick, Virginia, 9th (Dem) C+
    Tel: 202-225-3861 Fax: 202-225-0442
    Website: http://www.boucher.house.gov/

    WI:
    Kagen, Steve, Wisconsin, 8th (Dem) C+
    DC Phone: 202-225-5665
    Fax: 202-225-5729
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    Quote Originally Posted by PhredE
    Horton Hears a "Who"?

    Good luck Mr. Spencer and you union folks - go get 'em.
    Hey Phrede I posted your list of Congressmembers above to send this article to. This tells us what is happening to American citizens and link the Save Act to it and the economy. What do you think?
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    What about all those homebuilders in Texas, Arizona, Florida and So. California? Are you gonna go after them, too? Actually, probably at least half the states have illegal alien construction crews in home buiilding. A lot of them used to have union crews, but I don't know which individual companies had them. Perhaps this case is related to an established union contract. That would be helpful to know.
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    I'm prefacing my fax with:

    Dear Representative:

    This article is a very good indicator of what the American worker already knows. WE NEED THE SAVE ACT AND WE NEED IT ENFORCED. Please sign the Petition and get it passed.
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