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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:25 AM Original message |
What do farm workers really get paid? Because Alabama has cracked down on immigration, articles are |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. i've read of about $10-$12 hr. |
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RockaFowler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No way is it that high |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. here is where i read it the other day (take it for what it's worth): |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. in fact, the article states the min. wage under H-2A (legal migrant worker pgm) is $10.50. |
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Saphire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. yes, I think it's done piece work. The more you pick the more |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I really doubt it is that high |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. see above. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. In colorado, it's about that much |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
4. Maybe if we turned farm work into a livable job we wouldn't have problems with unemployment. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. It's seasonal, so requires workers who always move |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. That's no excuse. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
7. Sounds like the floor is minimum wage but you can get more by piece if you are efficient at it. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Right. Mexican blueberry rakers are really fast and efficient |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Practice makes perfect. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
12. Don't confuse Farm Workers with migrant labor (pickers). One drives the tractor, the other doesn't |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Good point. "pickers" was what I was referring to. nt |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 09:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I have worked in the fields with migrants - here is how they were paid. |
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