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Infosys Technologies Workers Will Never Unionize!
"In the Indian outsourcing industry, attracting and retaining staff is critical to keeping the business growing. To keep its staff, Infosys Technologies pays them the same or, at t...
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A "Bi-National Perspective on Offshore Outsourcing: A Collaboration Between Indian and U.S. Labour"!
The Communications Workers of America, several Indian worker organizations and Jobs with Justice have released a first-ever analysis of the call center industry as it affects worke...
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DoD Eases Security Rules For Foreign Workers!
"The Department of Defense (DoD) is making revolutionary changes to the security guidelines for foreigners working on high-security contracts. At risk: national security?and Americ...
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GAO Confirms That U.S. Jobs Still Going Overseas!
The GAO found, as Commerce analysts did before them, that offshoring continues to increase in both the semiconductor and software industries. House Science Committee Ranking...
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U.S. Homework Outsourced As "e-tutoring" Grows!
"Private tutors are a luxury many American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25 to $100 an hour. But California mother Denise Robison found one online for $2.50 an ...
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AT$T To Cut Hundreds of U.S. Tech Jobs
AT&T last week proudly trumpeted the fact that it would end arrangements under which it outsources certain customer-service functions to low-cost, offshore providers. But company i...
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Reports, Studies Shatter Myth that H-1B Visa Holders are Paid Same Wages as U.S. Citizens
U.S. industry spokespeople say repeatedly that H-1B visa holders are paid the same wages as similarly qualified American citizens. Numerous studies and reports, however, have found...
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The War on Nurses and Other Workers!
These are trying times for U.S. labor unions. Their strength is on the wane. There are many reasons why. One reason is a fierce attack by employers and the federal government. Some...
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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Urges Service Providers to Use Domestic Labor in State Contracts, Avoid Outsourcing
Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today that the commonwealth is taking a new step to ensure that the state is using its resources to support and sustain domestic jobs and promo...
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AT&T Deceptive on Data Theft! By Ted Samson
The hack of AT&T's Web site is yet another string of data thefts where a third party vendor dropped the security ball. (Others of recent note include the Dept. of Veteran Affairs a...
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