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laundry_queen

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2. Not surprised

Reply to CHIMO (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 02:53 AM

Feb 2014

A friend of mine who is an electrician said that in his union he has a bunch of guys ready to work in Fort Mac, but the oil companies are hiring cheap overseas workers. That was awhile ago actually...in the last few years. It's definitely a trend. Whenever they talk about 'no qualified workers' they are lying. What they really mean is 'no qualified workers willing to work for peanuts.'

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Oilsands jobs being taken by temp foreign workers, union says [View all] CHIMO Feb 2014 OP

That's the american model... break the unions. juxtaposed Feb 2014 #1

Not surprised laundry_queen Feb 2014 #2

the progressive Conservative government of Stephen Harper hates unions riverbendviewgal Feb 2014 #3

They know the writing is on the wall, and time is getting tight. Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 #4

Overview CHIMO Feb 2014 #5

Well, according to The National laundry_queen Feb 2014 #6

Update: They fucking lied laundry_queen Feb 2014 #7

I live in a very small town ..... polly7 Feb 2014 #8

There is a time CHIMO Feb 2014 #9

I sure hope so, CHIMO! nt. polly7 Feb 2014 #10