Thread: Union says VW not hiring locally; company fires back

Union says VW not hiring locally; company fires back

Friday, July 31, 2009

By:
Mike Pare (Contact)

A union said Thursday that Volkswagen isn’t hiring enough local workers in building the automaker’s Chattanooga assembly plant, a charge the company denied.

Tom Owens, director of marketing and communications for the AFL-CIO’s building and construction trades department in Washington, D.C., said in an e-mail that many construction contracts are being awarded to out-of-state contractors bringing their own work forces.

[color=red]He said out-of-state workers are “displacing Tennessee skilled craft workers who would like nothing more that an opportunity to work on the VW plant’s construction.â€

Interesting if we could get our hands on a couple of verification statements by the contractors. Just wonder what the language is.

The Mafia always covered their trail with fake enterprises. All of the ILLEGAL EMPLOYERS realize that many "subcontractors" are organized exclusively to hire ILLEGALS while they insist on seeking out these “subcontractorsâ€

Senators from Tennessee are:

Senator Lamar Alexandar:
http://alexander.senate.gov/public/inde ... ntact.Home
(direct email form; postal mail address, voice mail and FAX number listed at bottom of page)

Senator Bob Coker:
http://corker.senate.gov/public/index.c ... .ContactMe
(direct email form with Washington ofc. telephone number, links to other offices)

Senator Lamar Alexandar voted against illegal alien amnesty only after receiving great public pressure from his constituents; he has announced that he will vote for confirmation of Sotomayor. This is Sen. Coker's first term.

[quote]“All of our contractors and subcontractors have confirmed to us in writing that all of their workers are documented,â€

Made calls to Senator Bob Corker and Congressman Zach Wamp. Senator Alexander's voice mail is full at many of his offices. Email and calls should be sent.

Corporations and businesses use contractors and employee services to hide the fact that many are using illegal alien workers. Electrolux in Tennessee was found to be doing this during an undercover investigation by a local news media outlet. Maybe this will happen to Volkswagen. These companies try to keep an arm's length distance from the employee screeners so that they can deny knowledge.

Contact Congressman Zach Wamp, now running for the Governor of Tennessee.

http://www.house.gov/wamp/contact_offices.shtm

Chattanooga District Office

900 Georgia Avenue
Suite 126
Chattanooga, TN 37402

(423) 756-2342 phone

(423) 756-6613 fax

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Washington D.C.

(202) 225-3271 phone

(202) 225-3494 (fax)

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Oak Ridge District Office

(865) 576-1976 phone

(865) 576-3221 (fax)

(800) 883-2369 toll free

Ephesians 4:32