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IBM To Invest $6 Billion In India

"IBM currently employs 43,000 workers in India, up from 23,000 just one year ago. At the same time, the Armonk, N.Y.-based company has been quietly trimming payrolls in the U.S., w...

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6/5/06 - The Fox is Guarding The Hen House!

Our Petition, signed by 154 workers/activists to Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, is posted on this web page dated May 6, 2003. It requested a suspension on issuing LCA's for H-1B V...

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Indian H-1Bs Calling For A National Sick-In!

"The protest is being coordinated by Rajiv Dabhadkar, founder of the "National Organisation for Software and Technology Professionals" (NOSTOP). Rajiv claims that NOSTOPS is a US b...

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Highlights of Tentative Agreement With Avaya!

More details will be out early next week. Download highlights of the new tentative agreement with Avaya, in PDF format. ...

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Cap on H-1B Visas For 2007 Already Met!

The government has already reached the limit on high-tech worker visas for 2007 even though the fiscal year doesn't start until Oct. 1, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service...

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U.S. IT Workers: Look Out

There has been a 25 percent year-over-year increase in outsourcing plus an 18 percent year-over-year increase in the use of contracting in the IT industry, according to recent figu...

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U.S. Senate Passes Guest Worker Amnesty Bill!

Landmark legislation to secure U.S. borders and offer millions of illegal immigrants a share of the American dream cleared the Senate on Thursday, a rare election-year reach across...

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High-Tech Companies Laud Senate Immigration Bill

The key provision sought by technology companies was an expanded high-tech visa program. The controversial Senate immigration bill includes a provision raising the cap on H-1B visa...

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Memorial Day 2006! - Remember Our Veterans!

Memorial Day 2006 is celebrated on Monday, May 29, 2006. Pause for a moment to remember our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and all American veterans from past wars and conflicts. Whil...

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AT$T Launches Rural Satellite Broadband Internet!

To Ed Whitacre, CEO AT$T Inc. Are CWA and/or IBEW members currently performing the installation and maintenance of AT$T Rural Satellite Broadband Internet Service, W...

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