Every morning, thousands of residential construction workers across the Phoenix and Las Vegas areas wake up for another day of hard, dangerous work. They work long hours in difficult conditions in order to make ends meet for themselves and their families. Unfortunately, for too many, their labor is not rewarded adequately. Thousands of home construction workers labor at sites where employers do not follow health and safety regulations, fail to pay workers all the wages they are owed, do not offer affordable health insurance, and violate workers' rights in a variety of other ways.

Workers at a number of subcontractors that do work for Pulte Homes in Phoenix and Las Vegas have experienced systematic disregard for workers' rights and basic human dignity. In December and January, Interfaith Worker Justice convened fact-finding delegations of religious leaders in both cities in order to find out more about the situation. Workers reported a number of serious problems, including unsafe and illegal working conditions, long hours, wages denied for overtime worked, and lack of health insurance. Some of the workers are attempting to organize unions in order to improve these conditions but have reported obstruction, harassment and intimidation by their employers.

In order to support these workers, Interfaith Worker Justice has produced a report based on the fact-finding delegations. IWJ is also circulating a statement by religious leaders in support of the workers who build houses for Pulte.

Please join us in supporting the workers who build houses for Pulte Homes:

• Pray for the workers, their families, and company executives.

• If you are a religious leader, sign the religious leaders' statement and fax it to 773-728-8409, or fill out the form and mail it to IWJ. The address is on the form.

• Write to Pulte CEO Richard Dugas and urge him to ensure that Pulte's subcontractors respect workers' rights. Mr. Dugas can be reached at the following address:

                    Richard Dugas
                    Chief Executive Officer
                    Pulte Homes
                    100 Bloomfield Homes Parkway
                    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Feel free to call Will Tanzman at 773-206-1524 if you would like more information on this issue. Thank you for supporting justice for workers at Pulte.