Teamsters local 570

Labor Movements and Universalizing Resistance

Posted On: Sep 13, 2017

Sept. 13, 2017 | ECONOMY | … In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Bush Administration allowed labor contractors to bring in welders, pipefitters, and many other workers from India as well as, occasionally, Peru and Bolivia. Employers avoided hiring workers from the USA, with the Bush team suspending rules known as Davis-Bacon that normally required contractors to pay the prevailing wage for the industry. U.S. workers denied opportunities for employment soon sought retaliation … truth-out.org