The Greater Minnesota Worker Center joined in support of the Campaign for Dignity & Respect (CDR) with CTUL.
The Campaign for Dignity and Respect will set a new precedent for worker rights in the non-unionized sectors of the Twin Cities metro area construction industry to improve the conditions for all workers.
Join CTUL in this campaign: https://ctul.net/en-campaigns-campanas/#contruction
The Building Dignity and Respect Program calls upon those profiting off this system of exploitation to take responsibility for what happens on their job sites and join workers in creating a solution. Under the BDR Program, Participating Developers will sign a legally binding agreement with the independent organization The Building Dignity And Respect Standards Council to uphold certain human rights standards on their projects. These standards are designed by the experts: construction workers themselves – specifically workers with CTUL who developed the Code of Conduct. There are provisions against wage theft, physical and sexual abuse, and human trafficking, as well as access to safe working conditions and fair pay. Workers are made aware of these protections through comprehensive, worker-designed education sessions, empowering them to become frontline defenders of their own human rights.
