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The owners were ordered to pay $1.25 million in unpaid wages to more than 50 workers. Brothers Benny and Nissan Pirian, owners of four Los Angeles area car washes, were each sentenced to one year behind bars and ordered to cough up $1.25 million in unpaid wages to 54 workers, according to La Opinion. The duo also received four years probation. Los dueños de cuatro lavaderos de autos de Los Ángeles acusados de maltratar a sus empleados han sido sentenciado cada uno a un año de prisión como parte de un acuerdo extrajudicial. The owners of four Los Angeles car washes were each sentenced to a year in jail and are expected to have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages after pleading no contest to half a dozen criminal counts, authorities said Monday. Two brothers who own four Los Angeles car washes were each sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay $1.25 million in unpaid wages to 54 workers, in what the City Attorney's Office today called a "landmark' plea deal. The owners of four Los Angeles car washes who were accused of mistreating workers have each been sentenced to a year in prison as part of a plea agreement. Unions and Migrant Workers Coalesce from Coast to Coast, Ipsnews.net, 6.14.10 UCLA students, alumni team up with CLEAN Carwash Campaign to boycott car washes, fight for worker rights, Dailybruin.com, 6.03.10 UCLA helps in ongoing CLEAN CA carwash campaign, Carwash.com, 6.03.10 CLEAN calls for carwash workers to unionize, Carwash.com, 6.01.10 California Fines Carwashes $700,000, Calaborfed.org, 5.28.10 Alleged abuses at L.A. carwashes detailed at hearing, L.A Times, 01.14.10 WCA will speak for carwash owners at hearing. Carwash.com, 01.12.10 Catch Up: The State of Illegal Car Washes, LAist, 12.30.09 Workers picket carwash business, Carwash.com, 12.29.09 Workers picket local car wash, Los Angeles Independent, 12.24.09 Car Washes: Dirty Business? KCET, 12.17.09 Call for carwash worker justice reaches new heights, LA County Federation of Labor, 11.24.09 Car Wash Workers Take Their Message to The Streets, Liberty Hill, 11.17.09 Boycott Billboards, Status Fiction Blog, 11.17.09 Billboard encourages carwash boycott, Carwash.com, 11.17.09 Carwash Workers’ Message Hits Sunset Boulevard, AFL-CIO Blog, 11.2009 Lavacoches tienen ya una ley que los protege, La Opinion, 10.24.09 Gov. Schwarzenegger renews Carwash Worker Law, Carwash.com, 10.15.09 Car Wash Workers Win Extended Protections, Liberty Hill, 10.14.09 Unions target owners of five L.A. carwashes, LA Times, 9.28.09 Prayer vigil held for carwash workers after assault, Carwash.com, 9.17.09 Steve Lopez Sends a Message to Car-Insurance and Billboard Giants, LA WEEKLY, 9.9.09 AFL-CIO president is giving up his role but not the cause, LA Times, 9.7.09 Empleados de carwash se anotan un triunfo laboral, Vivelo Hoy, 9.4.09 L.A. Carwash to Pay $52,000 in Back Wages, Moderncarcare.com, 9.2.09 Workers win unfair labor dispute against carwash, Carwash.com, 8.27.09 Car wash owners settle anti-labor charges, KPCC, 8.27.09 Workers Win Big Victory in NLRB Settlement, AFLCIO Blog, 8.26.09 Lavacarros levantan olas, La Opinion, 8.20.09 AFL-CIO chief Sweeney comes to Hollywood to support carwash workers, LA Times, 8.20.09 Justice for Car Wash Workers Too Radical for L.A., AFLCIO Blog, 8.19.09 Car wash workers demand better conditions, abclocal.go.com, 8.19.09 Loz Feliz Car Wash Billboard War, LA WEEKLY, 8.19.09 Los Feliz Car Wash Targeted by Labor, LA WEEKLY, 8.18.09 He brought the law, Carwash.com, 08.2009 Carwash Unions Set Global Example, Professional Carwashing & Detailing Online, 6.25.09 Unions and Migrant Workers Coalesce from Coast to Coast, Inter Press Service, 6.14.09 Labor Commissioner Sues 9 Carwash Businesses, LA Times, 6.6.09 The companies are accused of violating employment and registration laws. Read article... Labor Commissioner Moves to Shut Down Carwashes Operating Illegally, California Chronicle, 6.3.09 Labor Commissioner Seeks Closure of Nine Carwashes, Modern Car Care, 6.2.09 State Labor Commissioner Sues Carwashes, Los Angeles Business Journal Online, 6.2.09 California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet filed lawsuits against nine carwashes for violating the Carwash Worker Law. Read article... NLRB Complaint Cites Retaliatory Attacks On Los Angeles Carwash Workers, allamericanpatriots.com, 6.2.09 AB 236, "The Carwash Worker Law" Heads to Assembly Floor, California Chronicle, 5.30.09 Law helps improve enforcement, brings in funds to state budget crisis. Read article... 12th Graders Join Protest for Carwash Worker Safety, Professional Carwashing & Detailing, 5.5.09 High School Students Tackle Worker Safety at Carwashes on Workers Memorial Day, Los Angeles Chronicle, 5.3.09 Local students donate safety equipment to carwash workers to highlight human rights issues. Read article... California's Carwash Worker Law May Become Permanent, Professional Carwashing & Detailing Online, 4.28.09 Actor Esai Morales and Other SAG Members to Boycott Carwash, LA Chronicle, 4.24.09 Esai Morales and others will boycott Vermont Handwash to stand with carwash workers trying to improve working conditions. Assembly Labor Committee Votes for Passage of AB 236, California Chronicle, 4.24.09 Committee votes to extend the "Car Wash Worker Law." Permanent California Carwash Labor Law Takes Step Forward, AFL-CIO Blog, 4.24.09 California Assembly Labor Committee passes AB 236. Car Wash Brothers Face Labor Abuse Charges, JewishJournal.com, 4.22.09 The Pirian Brothers, owners of four area carwashes, are charged in a 176-count criminal complaint by the L.A. City Attorney. Polluting Paint Thinners Targeted, LA Times Blog, 3.6.09 In a win for the environment and carwash workers, the Southern Coast Air Quality Management District passed a rule aimed at reducing pollution caused by volatile organic compounds. Read article... Another LA Carwash in Hot Water, Professional Carwashing & Detailing Online, 2.24.09 The owners of Auto Spa Express have been issued over $18,000 in violations by the California Occupational Health and Safety Association. Read article... Helping Workers in Hard Times, New York Times, 2.15.09 Demanda contra 'car wash' de LA, La Opinion, 2.11.09 LA Car Wash Owners Accused of Mistreating Workers, AP, 2.11.09 Carwashes Accused of Labor Violations, New York Times, 2.10.09 Criminal Charges Filed Against Car Wash Owners, LA Times, 2.10.09 L.A. City Attorney Targets Carwash Owners, Los Angeles Busines Journal, 2.10.09 City Files Charges Against Carwash-owning Pirian Family, Professional Carwashing & Detailing Online, 2.10.09 LA Carwash Owners Face Criminal Charges for Mistreating Workers, AFL-CIO Blog, 2.10.09 Read article... LA City Attorney Files Criminal Complaint Against Carwash Owners, 89.3 KPCC, 2.10.09 Complaint lists 176 counts against Benny and Nissan Pirian and their four carwashes. Read article... Workers Rally for Union Bill, Contra Costa Times, 2.5.09 Workers' rally for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act included a stop at Olympic Car Wash in support of carwash workers. Read article... Biggest Story of 2008, Professional Carwashing & Detailing Online, 1.6.09 The organizing effort at Los Angeles carwashes was the third biggest story of 2008. Read article... OSHA Cites CA Carwashes, Professional Carwashing & Detailing Online, 12.30.08 Cal/OSHA cites two Los Angeles carwashes for health and safety violations. Read article... California Carwashed Fined $3.7 Million in 2008, 12.30.08 California labor inspectors issued citations totaling $3.7 million. Read more... Los Angeles Carwash Workers File Living Wage Complaint, LA Times, 10.10.08 Carwash Workers at LA Carwash Covered by Living Wage Ordinance, California Chronicle, 10.9.08 Carwash Workers Protest Not Being Paid, Ventura County Star, 8.8.08 Read article... L.A. City Council Joins Car Washers' Fight for Justice, AFL-CIO Blog, 7.31.08 Los Angeles Carwash Workers Charge Carwashes with Health and Safety Violations, California Chronicle, 7.25.08 Carwash workers in Los Angeles file complaints revealing serious violations that put their health and safety at risk . Read article... Piden Boicot Contra Lavados de Autos, Hoy, 7.16.08 State Fines LA Carwashes for Illegal Operations; Workers File Unfair Labor Practices Charges, Carwash.com, 7.2.08 The State of California fines LA carwashes $356,200 while workers file charges of coercion, threats and retaliation for trying to form a union. Read article... Protestan contra cadena de lavado de autos, Hoy, 5.8.08 Fired Carwash Worker Supports Boycott, LA Times, 5.8.08 Jose Torres, a carwash worker who believes he was fired for speaking out about his employer's workplace abuses, joins the call to boycott. Read article... On the March with Los Carwasheros, AFL-CIO Blog, 5.5.08 State Stiffens Car Wash Regulation, Sacramento Business Journal, 4.9.08 The State steps up enforcement of the 2003 Car Wash Worker Law while carwash workers in L.A. launch organizing campaign. Read article... Low Wages Expose Car Industry's Dirty Secret, Daily Trojan, 4.7.08 Carwash owners exploit their workers and disregard immigration, tax and wage laws. Read article... ICA Criticizes Union Carwash Report, Modern Car Care, 4.4.08 CLEAN Carwash Campaign Picks Up Steam, AFL-CIO Blog, 3.31.08 Hundreds Protest Employment Violations at Hollywood Carwashes, California Chronicle, 3.29.08 Hundreds of protesters target carwashes owned by Bernie Pirian to highlight violations of labor, health and safety, and environmental laws. Read article... Protestan en LA los lavadores de autos, La Opinion, 3.29.08 Workers and Unions Announce Campaign to Improve Conditions at Carwashes, L.A. Times, 3.28.08 The AFL-CIO and United Steelworkers launch a campaign to help carwash workers form a union to improve pay, benefits, safety conditions and environmental conditions. Read article... Plantean sindicalizar lavadores de autos, Univision, 3.28.08 Time to CLEAN Up the Car Wash Industry, AFL-CIO Blog, 3.27.08 Inspectors Find Dirt on Books at LA Carwashes, LA Times, 3.23.08 State inspectors find many LA carwashes brazenly violate labor and immigration laws, often paying carwash workers well below minimum wage. Read article... California Car Washes Tied to Labor Violations, UPI.com, 3.22.08 L.A. Times investigation shows that area carwashes typically violate labor and immigration laws. Read article... |
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