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“The systemic prevalence of wage theft in Texas ultimately costs all of us regardless of what we look like or where we work,” said Amanda Posson, Senior Policy Analyst – Worker Power, Every Texan. “Texas’ lawmakers must enact policies that protect all workers from wage theft and ensure workers and their families are able to recover their stolen wages."
Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations
"They don’t want a statewide solution; they just don’t want a solution,” said Figueroa of Every Texan. “They just want to protect their special corporate interests.”
Texas Tribune
“The wrinkle is, through the pandemic, when used car prices accelerated, it meant people's existing vehicles became worth more,” Rachel Cooper, director of Health & Food Justice for Every Texan, told me. “So it also made it harder for (people) to qualify for SNAP.”
Austin American-Statesman
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