LANSING, Mich., Feb. 17, 2022 — Today, members of the Michigan House Democratic Caucus joined a coalition of labor voices in downtown Lansing in support of the United Six — a group of electricians formerly employed by United Electric Contractors. In a lawsuit filed last month, the group alleges that UEC maintained a retaliatory and hostile work environment where racial slurs and discrimination against Black and brown workers were commonplace. They held the demonstration in front of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan’s Lansing office — the trade association affiliated with UEC. In support of the United Six and the protests, state Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) issued the following statement:
“I am proud to stand with workers across our state in solidarity with the United Six and to condemn racism in the workplace. We need to hold employers accountable; no one should have to put up with racist abuse when they are trying to do their job and feed their family.”