The carpenters have only just begun
I suppose these are some of those jobs Americans "won't" do - for $49 per hour.
If you're going to expect to make nearly $50 an hour you'd better be licensed, experienced AND LEGAL!
"... the men were making about $17 less than what they are supposed to earn based on a prevailing wage of $49 an hour."
Otherwise, shut up & take whatever slave wages they hand you under the table.
Better yet, go home and build a country you actually WANT to live in.
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Herald News
FALL RIVER - An unknown number of illegal immigrants have been removed from work on the Pleasant View housing development’s remodernization project.
Housing Authority Executive Director Thomas Collins Tuesday said the employees of carpentry subcontractor V-Locke Construction were removed from the site after they were verified to be illegal. Collins said he did not know how many employees were removed.
The issue of illegal immigrant workers was raised Monday by organizers of the Carpenters Union Local 1305.
Union organizers Dan Rego and Mike Nelson visited the Herman Street development Monday, Rego said in an interview Tuesday, in an attempt to learn about the working conditions on the project and organize non-unionized employees.
During the visit, Rego said the group learned through talking to two employees, believed to be Brazilian, that undocumented employees were being used.
Rego said as they talked with the two Brazilians, they learned the men were making about $17 less than what they are supposed to earn based on a prevailing wage of $49 an hour.
Rego said during their visit they learned seven illegal immigrants were being employed.
After talking with the site employees, Rego said project managers and a Housing Authority manager were made aware of the situation. They were told at the time the situation would be looked into.
"We have got to bring this to people’s attention and we’ve got to stop this exploitation," Rego said...
FALL RIVER - An unknown number of illegal immigrants have been removed from work on the Pleasant View housing development’s remodernization project.
Housing Authority Executive Director Thomas Collins Tuesday said the employees of carpentry subcontractor V-Locke Construction were removed from the site after they were verified to be illegal. Collins said he did not know how many employees were removed.
The issue of illegal immigrant workers was raised Monday by organizers of the Carpenters Union Local 1305.
Union organizers Dan Rego and Mike Nelson visited the Herman Street development Monday, Rego said in an interview Tuesday, in an attempt to learn about the working conditions on the project and organize non-unionized employees.
During the visit, Rego said the group learned through talking to two employees, believed to be Brazilian, that undocumented employees were being used.
Rego said as they talked with the two Brazilians, they learned the men were making about $17 less than what they are supposed to earn based on a prevailing wage of $49 an hour.
Rego said during their visit they learned seven illegal immigrants were being employed.
After talking with the site employees, Rego said project managers and a Housing Authority manager were made aware of the situation. They were told at the time the situation would be looked into.
"We have got to bring this to people’s attention and we’ve got to stop this exploitation," Rego said...
READ IT ALL - TRY & FIGURE OUT WHO'S NOT EXPLOITING THE WOULD-BE-WORKING AMERICAN PEOPLE HERE:
posted by jillosophy at 5/09/2007 01:10:00 PM
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