Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Excellent Article in Boro Politics
Check out this really informative article at Boro Politics, all about our struggle to receive wages from the Esposito Campaign.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Update: Complaint Filed
Today we, the united former employees of Gerry Esposito for City Council, filed a formal complaint with the New York City Campaign Finance Board. In addition to our complaints regarding our illegal pay cut, we also felt it our moral obligation to notify the board of possible misappropriation of campaign funds, hiring of minors without proper working papers, and lack of bookkeeping in regards to campaign expenditure.
As of Friday, September 28th, the Esposito Campaign has deleted its email address and stopped returning phone calls from former employees. We still hope for a fair and expedient resolution to our owed wages, however, the actions taken by Gerry Esposito, Morgan Pehme, and Evan Burr at this point do not seem to indicate a willingness to work together in a fair and honest way.
As of Friday, September 28th, the Esposito Campaign has deleted its email address and stopped returning phone calls from former employees. We still hope for a fair and expedient resolution to our owed wages, however, the actions taken by Gerry Esposito, Morgan Pehme, and Evan Burr at this point do not seem to indicate a willingness to work together in a fair and honest way.
Friday, September 18, 2009
The Backstory
Gerry Esposito, The District Manager for Community Board 1, recently ran for City Council in the 34th District. His campaign was based around his ability to always help and do the right thing for members of his community, including measures like creating affordable housing and protecting tenants from eviction.
Gerry's Campaign was run by Gary Tilzer, Morgan Pehme, a prominent Brooklyn political blogger, and Evan Burr, a political consultant. We, the Gerry Esposito canvass staff were hired at a rate of $15 dollars an hour to cover the neighborhood in posters, talk to voters, and do canvassing. We performed these duties.
After the election ended and Gerry lost, we were informed that the campaign had not calculated its budget correctly and that we would instead only be getting $10 dollars an hour for our work, which had already been performed with the written understanding that we would be receiving $15 dollars an hour. For a candidate that claims to be for the working class, we find this rephrensible.
We will be filing a complaint with the New York City Campaign Finance Committee, are seeking legal counseling, and will be taking this story to the press. Everyone in the 34th District should know that Gerry Esposito is no friend to the working and middle class, and certainly does not follow fair labor practices. We would also encourage all future candidates to steer clear of Morgan Pehme, Gary Tilzer, and Evan Burr.
For Justice,
The Gerry Esposito Campaign Staff, 2009
Gerry's Campaign was run by Gary Tilzer, Morgan Pehme, a prominent Brooklyn political blogger, and Evan Burr, a political consultant. We, the Gerry Esposito canvass staff were hired at a rate of $15 dollars an hour to cover the neighborhood in posters, talk to voters, and do canvassing. We performed these duties.
After the election ended and Gerry lost, we were informed that the campaign had not calculated its budget correctly and that we would instead only be getting $10 dollars an hour for our work, which had already been performed with the written understanding that we would be receiving $15 dollars an hour. For a candidate that claims to be for the working class, we find this rephrensible.
We will be filing a complaint with the New York City Campaign Finance Committee, are seeking legal counseling, and will be taking this story to the press. Everyone in the 34th District should know that Gerry Esposito is no friend to the working and middle class, and certainly does not follow fair labor practices. We would also encourage all future candidates to steer clear of Morgan Pehme, Gary Tilzer, and Evan Burr.
For Justice,
The Gerry Esposito Campaign Staff, 2009
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