Workers from around Brooklyn united Wednesday to try to reclaim stolen wages on "National Wage Theft Day."
Employees rallied in the streets of Williamsburg, holding signs and chanting to let the community know their purpose.
Their march ended at the home of Samuel Just, the owner of Just Clean in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Police tell News 12 Just was arrested on Aug. 20 and charged with failing to pay his workers at his cleaning business.
The group says they were hired to clean homes but were not paid. They say that despite several negotiation attempts, they still have not seen any money.
"We want to make sure that this gets out to the community and the nation because this is an epidemic that's affecting many communities across the country," says Juan Carlos Romero, of the Worker's Justice Project.
The workers say they are next going to team up with the Brooklyn district attorney's office and take their claims to court to try to retrieve some of their wages.