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Union carpenters urge action against construction tax fraud; call for task forces and enforcement
Summary
Union representatives told the council that tax fraud and misclassification in construction harms honest contractors and local tax bases, and recommended enforcement task forces and collaboration with labor and government agencies.
Moses Lake — Speakers from the carpenters’ union urged officials to pursue stronger enforcement against construction-industry tax fraud and worker misclassification, arguing that cash-pay jobs and labor brokers undermine honest contractors and deprive local services of revenue.
Jose Moreno and Tony Edwards, representing union carpenters and the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters, said cash payments and misclassification deny workers…
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