I'm not surprised, but I am appaulled.
If a man pays you in advance to perform a job and you can't do it, you can give the money back. when you perform a job in advance of payment and you don't get paid, you can not take the work back!
To enlist you to perform work and not have the money in hand to make payment is simple theft of your labor.
I've been in this business since 1977 and only once did I have a problem with getting paid. In that case the boss came to me and asked; "how long can you work without being paid?" "As long as it takes to walk to my car." was my answer.
Sucks for the DPJ folks. I hope they quit working without being paid as agreed.
TM