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Press Release: Colorado Incarcerated People Win Major Legal Victory

December 18, 2024

Denver, CO: Yesterday, incarcerated people in Colorado won a major legal victory when a Denver District Court judge held a lawsuit alleging widespread use of coercive and cruel tactics to compel incarcerated people to work may proceed as a class action. Plaintiffs Richard Lilgerose and Harold Mortis filed the first-of-its kind lawsuit in … Continued

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Colorado Grocery Workers File Lawsuit to Fight Corporate Collusion: Kroger and Albertsons Accused of Undermining Collective Bargaining Rights

November 25, 2024

2024-11-25 15-26-28 Complaint FINAL FOR FILING

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FORMER PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL DETAINEES COMBAT FORCED LABOR: Burrell v. Lackawanna Recycling Center, Inc. et al.

December 4, 2019

Complaint charges that civilly detained child support debtors are forced to work in dangerous recycling center for $5.00 a day. Former detainees are asking for damages and a change of policy. Three former civil detainees of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania filed a proposed class action complaint alleging that the County, the private company that owns and … Continued

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