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Carpenters tell Portland committee cash pay, falsified payroll and multi‑tier subcontracting drive wage theft on local projects
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Carpenters and union organizers described withheld pay, misclassification, falsified certified payroll and multi‑tier labor brokering on Portland construction projects, and urged transparency rules and stronger enforcement.
Carpenters and union organizers told the Labor and Workforce Development Committee on Thursday that wage theft on construction projects in Portland ranges from misclassification and falsified certified payroll to cash payments and multi‑tier labor brokering.
Trampus Simmons, representing the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters, described cases where workers on prevailing‑wage projects were paid at lower classifications or omitted entirely from certified payroll records. "If you're gonna cheat workers and make money, Oregon is the place to come, currently," Simmons said.
Jesus Auceda, an…
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