Rob Mercatante's Guatemala Journal: Day laborers win agreement

June 11, 2007

Day laborers win agreement

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Wow, this is incredible news! Hopefully it will set a precedent for other areas with large day-laborer populations.

Workers, NY Village Reach Tentative Agreement on Day Laborers
White Plains, N.Y. (AP) -- Day laborers who successfully sued a Westchester village have won a tentative agreement that prohibits police officers from routinely asking their immigration status or otherwise discriminating against them, their lawyers said Monday.

In addition, the village must pay more than half a million dollars of the workers' legal fees, they said.

The agreement must be ratified by the Village of Mamaroneck Board of Trustees, which was to meet Monday night, and signed by federal Judge Colleen McMahon.

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Tags: Guatemala, immigration, day laborers, Westchester, Mamaroneck

Posted by elcanche at June 11, 2007 11:00 PM

Comments

Excellent! A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Vicki at June 12, 2007 04:44 AM

It sure sounds like it! Even if the lawsuit does nothing more than limit the overly-aggressive actions of some law-enforcement officers towards these workers, it will be a major victory.

Posted by: Rob at June 12, 2007 04:36 PM