Huh?
Posted on 05/17/2006 11:34:23 AM PDT by soccer_maniac
SOUTHEAST TEXAS INDUSTRIES SAYS IT HAS EXHAUSTED EFFORTS TO FIND QUALIFIED WORKERS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES SAY THEY'VE BEEN FORCED TO GO ACROSS THE BORDER TO SEEK OUT EMPLOYEES. THE COMPANY'S ATTORNEY PETITIONED THE VIDOR CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT TO ALLOW THEM TO HOUSE UP TO 100 DOCUMENTED MEXICAN WORKERS ON SITE
Exactly. There is a large construction company working on a project near here that is doing a large project. They are hiring laborers at $9/hr and have been able to hire. They advertised on the internet as well as in area newspapers.
There is more to this story, maybe this company is hard to work for, unsafe conditions, etc. If places to live or stay is an issue- did they offer to furnish those things to US workers as they are offing them to others?
I have no problem with this company following the law to hire legal workers from another country. I am just not sure they are being honest about their reasons. In any case this has nothing to do with illegals.
If they are documented, they are legal.
I lived in a town in the 70's that had almost no black families. There were so few living there, that the teen son of one family was dating white girls and no one ever said a word. That was extremely rare in the South in the 70's. It was almost like racism never came to town. When he went to college, he said he had a hard time because he didn't know how to be "black". He was basically a dark-skinned hillbilly. His parents chose that area so their child could be brought up without expectations based on his color.
That's why I never believed that Bell Curve crap. It's all environment.
Thanks. That doesn't sound unusually dangerous.
With unemployment around 4.9%, we are essentially at full employment. So maybe it is true that there aren't enough people to do the work that have the needed skills. You can raise the wage as high as you want, but if the people aren't there, all you will do is get someone already working to switch jobs and leave a job opening somewhere else. The net number of available jobs doesn't go down. And then there will be strong upward pressure on wages which will also lead to inflation.
What are you doing to try to get more workers into the area? I don't just mean you personally, but the area leaders as well. My brother was in Florida and Louisiana 5 months ago and he said it seemed like most of the contractors wanted illegals and in fact many contractors brought them with them to start reconstruction. He was working in insurance claims, he was employed and not seeking work, while he was there- just going by what he saw happening. There was an article here on FR about workers who were already on the jobin LA being laid off as illegals came in. These stories scare people away from the South. My nephew wanted to try for work there, but did not want to travel all the way there to find out jobs were taken by illegals.
What ever jobs are open, you all need to try to get the word out. I believe in rational solutions to these issues also, if workers are really needed from other countries, we need to make sure the companies can get them. We also need to make sure it is a genuine need, so companies will not use the system to get cheap labor without really trying to get US Citizens to do the work first.
Sounds like Cowboy Troy.
Vidor=KKK capitol of Texas.
Huh?
A good pipefitter will make more than $18 an hour. Going rate is $22 plus. Fabricators are upward of $27.
Nothing is "all environment". The Bell Curve is pretty much indisputable and the outrage it generated among the Leftists is indicative of its truth.
What about bringing workers from other areas of the country into that area? I am not clear if these are temporary jobs due to construction in the area- or if the company is located there and these will be continuous jobs- but my step-son and daughter- and a nephew all work construction- travel to other areas is common in construction. People would also be willing to relocate for permanent jobs if that is the case. It really does sound to me like they didn't advertise the jobs as they should have. When the company my daughter works for advertises job openings people flock in from all over to try to get the jobs. The only problem they have is in getting certain jobs filled that require certain skills. They get those jobs filled too, but they have to offer a better package to get that type of job filled.
Rove told lawmakers . . . “The president doesn’t want to enforce immigration law because he’s afraid he’ll inconvenience someone who wants to come into the country for a better life.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12838263
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Also plays a lot with Big and Rich.
If the workers are documented what is the problem?
Let me tell you what I do know. Mexican workers do not complain, they will do exactly as told. Here lies the problem, the one telling them what to do may not know what he is talking about. The job winds up getting done wrong and the worker gets the blame for not knowing better. Most companies do not want workers that will buck establishment over unsafe or wrong work practices. They can not stand it when you site regulations against unsafe work practice. $18 an hour is underpay for skilled petrochemical pipefitters and boilermakers.
"I lived in a town in the 70's that had almost no black families. There were so few living there, that the teen son of one family was dating white girls and no one ever said a word. That was extremely rare in the South in the 70's. It was almost like racism never came to town. When he went to college, he said he had a hard time because he didn't know how to be "black". He was basically a dark-skinned hillbilly. His parents chose that area so their child could be brought up without expectations based on his color."
Wow! Talk about "small world". That's my hometown. :)And yes, it's still that way today.
I agree. I had no real idea what pipefitters were making, but the wages did sound low- I do know those guys are paid well, at least by those who do want the job done right.
I worked in construction years ago, before illegals flooded the business, thank goodness. The company my daughter works for is a real upstanding company and they do dangerous work on some sites, yet they have one of the best safety records nation wide. They are not afraid to pay good wages to get good help and they do not hire illegals. Of course when they advertise jobs they can get workers. That's what made me skeptical of this story.
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