So they come to Phoenix hoping to find work that will pay a little more. Day workers will help you move, landscape, paint, almost any chore that needs to be done. They have no set hourly price. However, do the right thing and pay what is mutually agreed upon.
Laborers gather in corners across the Valley.
However, if you want guaranteed day labor, the corner of Broadway Road and Mesa Drive in Mesa is a sure bet. Up until noon every day of the week, all four corners of the intersection and adjacent streets are filled with guys eager to make a day's wage. Pickup trucks pull up and a handful of them will jump in the bed. Hey, works for us. All rights reserved.