Articles written by Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson|Jun 6, 2019

Construction labor groups are alleging that workers on the $300 million Digi-Key expansion in Thief River Falls are being abused and cheated out of their rightful wages in violation of the state's prevailing wage law. Latino workers employed by a concrete subcontractor on the state-subsidized project have complained of being "badly underpaid" and "mistreated," according to the Minnesota and North Dakota chapter of the Laborers International Union of North America. Workers report mistreatment...