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polly7

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8. I live in a very small town .....

Reply to CHIMO (Original post)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 06:51 PM

Feb 2014

with a large oil trucking company. I would guess that probably at least 1/3 of the employees trained and hired over the last few years have been foreign workers. They're great people! and I'm happy for them, because I see them all the time sending money home at the post office, but I doubt they're getting full-time or the benefits the other workers do. And ..... there are unemployed here who would love these jobs.

It's frustrating.

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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