Watch the losses climb from 2017 to now! $8.4 billion a year was lost from 2017 through 2020 and $10 billion a year from 2021.
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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order creating the Governor’s Joint Enforcement Task Force on Employee Misclassification;
Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed an executive order creating a Task Force on Integrity in Wage Reporting and Employee Classification;
Canada’s Finance Minister Bill Morneau met with UBC District Vice President Jason Rowe;
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel launched a Payroll Fraud Law Enforcement Unit;
Over 160 news stories across the continent and an explosion of social media covered tax fraud events;
State Attorneys General Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Bob Ferguson of Washington, Brian Frosh of Maryland and Letitia James of New York attended events.
The Keystone + Mountain + Lakes Regional Council (KMLRCC) hosted a Day of Action event at its downtown Philadelphia office. Participating were (lef
t to right) General Building Contractors Association President Ben Connors; UBC General Vice President Frank Spencer; Philadelphia 9th District Councilwoman Cherelle Parker; KMLRCC Executive Secretary-Treasurer William Sproule; Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney; and Philadelphia Councilman-at-Large Derek Green.Eastern District Vice President Bill Waterkotte spoke at the Pittsburgh, PA, Days of Action event.IKORCC EST Todd Pancake, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Midwestern Vice President Mark McGriff at a Day of Action event at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. General Secretary Treasurer Mike Capelli addressed the crowd at the IRS building in Trenton, NJ.Western District Vice President Randy Thornhill spoke at a Days of Action event in Denver, CO.Canada Finance Minister Bill Morneau met with UBC Canada Vice President Jason Rowe at a Days of Action event.UBC Days of Action events got an early start as dawn broke in Cape Spear, Newfoundland, the most easterly point in North America.EST Derrick Schulte spoke at a Days of Action event in Edmonton, Alberta.Members from the Eastern Millwright and New England Regional Councils joined forces and marched to the Rhode Island statehouse in Providence, w
here Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea and State Treasurer Seth Magaziner addressed the crowd.Hawaii Governor David Inge met with carpenter representatives and proclaimed April 15 the official Tax Fraud Day of Action.Carpenters demonstrated at City Hall in Columbus, OH.Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh spoke at an event in Baltimore, MD.Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro addressed a rally at the State Capitol.Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington D.C. was the site of a rally.Carpenters filled the Rotunda at the Pennsylvania statehouse in Harrisburg, where speakers included state Attorney General
Josh Shapiro.A Days of Action event in Philadelphia, PA, drew hundreds.Pittsburgh, PA, Mayor Bill Peduto (left) addressed the crowd at a downtown rally. He was introduced by Eastern District Vice President William Waterkotte, at right. Informing the public at the Roanoke, VA, post office.EST Bill Sproule of the Keystone + Mountain + Lakes Regional Council spoke at a rally at the IRS building in Trenton, NJ.Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel spoke at a Days of Action event in Detroit announcing a new enforcement task force to combat fraud.Carpenters rallied in Patchogue, NY.The inflatable Fat Cat was on hand at a demonstration in Springfield, MA.Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order creating a task force on tax fraud at a Days of Action event in Madison.Carpenters marched on the state capitol in Sacramento, CA, calling for an end to tax fraud.More than 1,000 UBC members and supporters turned out for a rally on the steps of the James A. Farley Post Office in Manhattan, where New York Atto
rney General Letitia James and district attorneys from throughout New York City pledged to combat fraud.A truck carried the message about tax fraud in Manhattan.Carpenters in the crowd at the New York City rally.Carpenters rallied at the Canada Revenue Agency in Scarborough, Ontario.Pacific Northwest Regional Council members met with Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson at a Days of Action event.Pacific Northwest Regional Council members in Seattle, Olympia and Portland distributed handbills at post offices on April 15.Southeast Regional Council members talked with Walmart shoppers in Vidalia, GA. The council also held Days of Action events in Knoxville, Nashville
and Chattanooga, TN, as well as Florence, AL and Augusta and Marietta, GA.No justice no peace Bringing the anti-fraud message to Austin, TX.EST Jason Engels of the Central South Regional Council speaks in Austin, TX.Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters President Pete Rodriguez addresses the audience on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.Spirited members brought the message to Colorado lawmakers at a rally and press conference: No more tax fraud!Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez addresses carpenters at a rally in Buena Park, CA.Scenes from Days of Action events around the Southwest Regional Council. At center is EST Dan Langford.A billboard caught attention along a Kansas highway.Members in Knoxville educate the public about the issue of Tax Fraud.Carpenters in Augusta, GA get the message out about Tax Fraud.
— Virginia Interfaith Center (@vainterfaith) April 15, 2019
UBC thank you showing coat to coast
Thank you to everyone who participated in Tax Fraud Days of Action! Thanks to the incredible turnout from our members, we brought attention to the issue of tax fraud and motivated folks to take action against it. This is what it looks like to #StandUpToTaxFraud! pic.twitter.com/CohtqWsjCV
— NYC District Council of Carpenters (@CarpentersNyc) April 15, 2019
PA Rep Mullery at Harrisburg
Too often, companies misclassify workers to avoid paying honest wages and their share of taxes. That's why I'm joining the @kmlcarpenters and fellow lawmakers to #StandUpToTaxFraud. pic.twitter.com/hXBf9PpZ8J
I'm proud to stand with working families in PA. Too often, contractors misclassify workers in order to avoid paying taxes & to avoid paying workers fairly. Not only is this wrong, it is illegal. It’s time that all employers start paying their fair share! #standuptotaxfraudpic.twitter.com/A04SZj7ahR
— Senator Carolyn Comitta (@SenatorComitta) April 15, 2019
Great tweet from ACRC
Canada, Days of action start here
The UBC Tax Fraud Day of Action starts with the ACRC at the most easterly point in North America, Cape Spear, NL. Best wishes to all Regional Councils in Canada and the United States standing up to construction industry tax fraud. https://t.co/DP7hdsKzkP#TFDOA#StandUpToTaxFraudpic.twitter.com/xZU7HDCOSm
