As far as I know, there is no IT union. The demand for workers has been way
too high, so unions have not been needed. This is just an email talking
about the number of H-1 work visas being expanded.
Here's less extreme coverage.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-2924010.html
>From: "William J Wheatley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: OT BUT CRITICALLY IMPORTANT...
>Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 18:28:06 -0400
>
>What in the hell is all this about????
>
>
>"Please forward all Complaints to /dev/null"
>
>Bill Wheatley
>Director of Development
>AEPS INC
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peter Theobald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 6:21 PM
>Subject: Re: OT BUT CRITICALLY IMPORTANT...
>
>
> > Your IT skills getting a little rusty? :-)
> >
> > At 04:17 PM 10/3/00 -0500, Clinton Gallagher wrote:
> > >My apology for taking this risk but...
> > >
> > >Death of U.S. IT Industry: Neo-Nazi Fascist
> > >Scum Sell Out Native Sons
> > >
> > >BREAKING NEWS FROM CONGRESS:
> > >
> > >Today, the neo-nazi fascist scum - Congress - passed
> > >into law the approval for the import of 200,000
> > >foreign IT scabs.Each and every year for the next
> > >three years there will be 200,000 scabs imported
> > >into our nation to be pitted against native American
> > >workers in the IT industry.
> > >
> > >Let's do some simple arithmetic even a neo-nazi
> > >fascist scum supporter should understand...
> > >
> > >200,000 imported scabs / year
> > > x 3 yrs
> > >====================
> > >600,000 Total Scabs in 3 years
> > >
> > >Assume there is one major metropolitan area in
> > >each state. This equivocates to 3,000 scabs per
> > >metropolitan area!!!
> > >
> > >These scabs can work here for 6 years.
> > >This equivocates to:
> > >
> > >18 YEARS OF 600,000 SCABS ON AMERICAN SOIL!
> > >
> > >TOTAL DECIMATION OF THE AMERICAN
> > > IT WORKFORCE!!!
> > >
> > >This move will pit native American jobs and
> > >those of us who have worked our asses off to pay
> > >for university degrees and then sacrifice our
> > >days and nights and weeks and months of endless
> > >post-graduate study and work to be successful.
> > >
> > >Within a year we will start getting laid off and
> > >then the labor pimps will force people to accept
> > >work - if there will even be a job offer - for
> > >wages that will be reduced to those of the garbage man.
> > >
> > >The scabs get all their expenses paid and their taxes
> > >are entirely different. They pay nothing for school.
> > >They will likely pay nothing for housing for their
> > >first year until they 'get on their feet'. The scabs
> > >are *supposed* to be getting paid a rumored $60,000
> > >annual salary which the neo-nazi fascist scum claim
> > >will not undermine American jobs.
> > >
> > >BULLSHIT! It will mean a reduction of wages of at least
> > >$30,000 a year or more for native American workers.
> > >
> > >Let's not be fools and misunderstand my simple scenario
> > >that is not as accurate as it could be but clearly shows
> > >the implications and furthermore it is highly likely
> > >this will never be recinded as it will be tagged as a
> > > 'success'
> > >
> > >Think about this my peers. After all, we've been smart
> > >enough and motivated to keep this nation running and
> > >prosperous for the last ten years and now we're all
> > >getting flushed down the toilet by the neo-nazi fascist
> > >scum politicians who are obviously getting paid off
> > >with 'soft money'.
> > >
> > >Did your employer contribute to the corruption fund?
> > >
> > >I would not ordinarily spam the Usenet but this sh!t is
> > >unreal. What's the matter with us? Why can't we organize
> > >and resist this effort to destroy our lives, our careers
> > >and any opportunity to have families and a life of
> > >prosperity as a result of our merits?
> > >
> > >Don't forget this tonight when you listen to those
> > >two neo-nazi fascist bastards Gore & Bush.
> > >
> > ><%= Clinton Gallagher
> > > http://www.MetroMilwaukee.com/ClintonGallagher/
> >
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