BLOGS |
Unions say foreign workers taking stimulus jobs |
April 13, 2012
 |
CONTINUED...
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,
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,
 |  |
 |  |
Twitter
Delicious
DiggVisit other CBS Interactive sites:
© MMXII CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved.
