LAW IN SHREDS
Employee illegally fired for trying to form union: NLRB
A QUEENS man whose life was left in shreds after his company illegally fired him for trying to form a union won a $30,000 payout from his ex-employer after a National Labor Relations Board investigation.
Erwin Espinoza, 39, was booted from his position on April 7 at Shred-It, a LongIsland based company with facilities in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx that destroys sensitive documents and medical waste for hospitals and businesses around the city.
Around the same time, according to the NLRB, Shred-It, which was recently bought out by Stericycle, also targeted one of Espinoza’s co-workers, Jose Carrión, who was supporting the union drive.
Carrión was targeted March 16 with more onerous working conditions and issued a written warning about his performance two weeks later, the NLRB said. Continues on page 16