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New York Carpenters’ Union Embraces Immigrant Organizing

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“It wasn’t long ago that unionized carpenters were more likely to attack immigrant workers as they worked on construction sites than welcome them into a union hall.

“In the early 1990s, the union would go to non-union jobs and threaten to call–and sometimes call–immigration on the workers. It was a ‘wrecking crew’ situation,” said Greg Butler, a United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) member in New York City.”*

*From: www.alternet.org
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

Posted on: January 9th, 2008
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Business, Business News, Eye Openers, Immigration
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