Senator Eric P. Lesser hosts a weekly Lunchtime Livestream series. The guest for March 12 was Noel Xavier, Business Representative & Organizer for the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters. T By Elizabeth Román | eroman@repub.com LONGMEADOW — Many laborers working for subcontractors in the construction industry face unsafe working conditions, forced overtime with no extra pay or even pay that withheld altogether. During his weekly “Lunchtime Livestream” series Friday, Sen. Eric P. Lesser, DLongmeadow, spoke with Noel Xavier, business representative and organizer for the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, about everything from wage theft and tax fraud to labor issues within the construction industry. Advertisement

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