United Hispanic Construction Workers Leadership Indicted For Violent Threats To Force Minority Hires On Contractors

'When Persons Of Color Do It, They Call It A Crime'

The boss of a Bronx based construction coalition and a top deputy have been indicted on charges of strong-arming contractors to get Hispanic and black workers jobs, the Daily News has learned.

United Hispanic Construction Workers chief David Rodriguez and field director Daryll Jennings threatened contractors with violence and labor unrest if they didn't hire their members at job sites in Manhattan and the Bronx, sources told The News.

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