Unions say foreign workers taking stimulus jobs

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I wonder how they feel about Obama NOW .............

Unions say foreign workers taking stimulus jobs


(CBS News) Michigan once had the worst unemployment rate in the U.S. So when stimulus tax dollars poured into the state's electric car industry, residents had reason to celebrate. But what happened next has angered some of President Obama's most ardent supporters.

In 2010, Obama and Vice President Biden personally appeared to break ground at two Michigan plants. The plants were getting a combined $300 million under the stimulus program to build electric car batteries.

But as it turns out the companies getting all those American tax dollars are largely owned by Koreans. They bought a lot of Korean equipment and supplies. And they filled some of those sought-after jobs with Korean workers. That drew anger from local labor unions. They say pictures, taken inside the plants show Korean nationals doing hands-on work that should be done by Americans.

"I think there's a lot of anger out there, not to be confused with any sort of prejudice against anyone from another country," said Mark Mangione, who represents 1,000 labor union members in west Michigan. "This is American taxpayer dollars and there should be American jobs that are created with those American taxpayer dollars."

The companies, LG Chem and Dow Kokam, wouldn't agree to interviews. but they told CBS News the Korean workers are temporary and legal and have "unique ... expertise (with) highly sophisticated equipment."

so the UNION guys aren't smart enough

The unions insist they've seen foreign workers doing the very jobs Americans could do.

"The thing that was alarming to us was that there are people actually doing the work out there, installing the machinery, doing electrical work, piping work, mill right work, installing the machines in this plant," Mangione said.

The unions wrote complaint letters to the Labor Department and the president, but got few answers. So they filed a Freedom of Information Act request.

[Rommey]

Why does this sound like the movie GungHo?

Maybe the union should go on strike?

[bcp (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Rommey

Why does this sound like the movie GungHo?

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Because it sounds like some union members have their shorts a bunched up the butt crack after being thrown in the river?

I hate to see jobs go to non-Americans however, if it has to happen, I do think it should happen to those Americans that thought obama was a good idea and backed him with their money and votes.

[CrashTest]

Korean workers don't expect $40 an hour to screw a bolt all day.

[bcp (Premo)]

Originally Posted by CrashTest

Korean workers don't expect $40 an hour to screw a bolt all day.

Do you really think that they can make an American worker screw a bolt all day? that would cause tunnel carpal and result in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the auto industry. (union lead)
So your line could read
Korean workers dont expect $40 an hour for 8 hours of pay while actually producing 3 hours of work.

[Lurk]

LGChemical says Korean nationals have not been involved in physical labor in the plant. Of course not, the Koreans are there because they can think.

[CrashTest]

Originally Posted by Lurk

LGChemical says Korean nationals have not been involved in physical labor in the plant. Of course not, the Koreans are there because they can think.

If thinking was easy, everyone would do it.

[SamSpade]

Originally Posted by EmptyTimCup

I wonder how they feel about Obama NOW .............

I am sure it's still a devil you know kind of thing - no matter what Obama does, they don't see a friend in the GOP. So he can strangle kittens on live TV and they will still support him, because they don't have a choice.

It's kind of an odd situation to need union support but have to be against illegal immigration to keep it.