As frequently is the case, Democrat politicians always portray themselves as the champion of the little guy fighting against the interests of the rich, powerful, and White special interests
That’s the public face of the Democrat Party and it fools millions of people all the time.
However, here in New York City, Democrat State Senator Pedro Espada, who has been a champion of the minimum wage law like most Dems, failed to live up to what he advocates when it comes to paying people that work for him.
From The New York Post:
It was practically slave labor.
State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada paid janitors as little as $1.70 per hour through a sham job-training program that helped him line his own pockets, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged in the state's latest lawsuit against the embattled Democrat.
Cuomo -- a Democrat expected to run for governor -- slapped Espada with a civil suit yesterday, claiming the Bronx politician exploited 100 janitors by making them work for two weeks at a time without benefits as part of a bogus job-training program, instead of hiring them as full-time employees.
"They cheated me out of my time and services," said Shahking Gomez, 30, a Bronx father who was out of work for a year when he started working at Espada's Soundview health-care center.
Gomez said he was told he'd have to complete a two-week "training program" for which he'd be paid $200 before he could get a full-time gig.
"I figured, $200, oh, well, as long as I get a permanent position."
But the "training program" wasn't any different from normal work, and at the end of the two weeks, Gomez said he was given a certificate and his walking papers. He was told there were no permanent openings.
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Believe me people, this is how the Democrat Party truly rolls when the cameras are off and nobody is watching.
Via New York Post
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