H-1B Visas
8/10/03- Verizon Contract Talks Stall Over Offshore Outsourcing!
The CWA and IBEW say Verizon is trying to cut costs at the expense of workers in order to please Wall Street. They have accused Verizon of trying to shift operator jobs out of New ...
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8/10/03- Back Through the Looking Glass?
"If you don't like what's going on, SPEAK UP! Write letters, walk in some protest, sign a few petitions, and by all means let your family, friends and neighbors know what you think...
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8/10/03- H-1B & L-1 Visa Holders Replace U.S. Workers!
Phil Marraffini, 47 year old senior system analyst at First Data Merchant Services Corp. in Coral Springs, Florida, was replaced by a contract worker from India. He asks, "First ma...
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8/10/03- Back Through The Looking Glass?
"If you don't like what's going on, speak up! Write letters, walk in some protest, sign a few petitions, and by all means let your family, friends and neighbors know what you think...
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8/07/03- Sprint to Send Hundreds of Tech Jobs Overseas!
Sprint chairman and chief executive officer Gary Forsee on Wednesday said competitive pressures had forced the company toward "OFFSHORING", the growing trend of U.S. companies rely...
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8/06/03- IBM Offshoring Audio Now in Web!
Marcus Courtney from WashTech says, "IBM executives and managers discussed the perceived need and rationale for accelerated offshore outsourcing during an internal summit earlier t...
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8/06/03- AFL-CIO Executive Council Issues Resolution to Reform The H-1B and L-1 Guest Worker Visa Programs!
The AFL-CIO Executive Council, meeting in Chicago today, issued the following new policy statement on Guest Worker Visas: "In the current recession, unlike previous economic downtu...
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8/05/03- A Direct Hit to American Workers!
Washington Post Article by James P. Hoffa. "There are both Democrats and Republicans who call themselves labor's friends. We maintain that friends must act like friends and not tak...
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8/03/03- Where The Good Jobs Are Going!
To protect domestic jobs, U.S. labor activists are pushing to limit the number of H-1B and L-1 visas granted to foreign workers. That would make it harder for offshore companies to...
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8/03/03- BellSouth Project Horizon - Offshoring to India!
The initial phase of Project Horizon is a 4 1/2 month pilot (4/16/03-9/01/03) in Bangalore, India. The pilot includes 17 ACCENTURE resources (FTPs) delivering maintenance and enhan...
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