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April 13, 2012
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doing the work out there, installing the machinery, doing electrical work, piping work, mill right work, installing the machines in this plant," Mangione said.
The unions wrote complaint letters to the Labor Department and the president, but got few answers. So they filed a Freedom of Information Act request.
In it, they asked for payroll records of LG Chem contractors performing construction work. The government's response named 18 companies; at least 11 of them are Asian firms.
Energy Department officials say they're confident all laws are being obeyed, but declined our interview request to talk about foreign workers on stimulus
doing the work out there, installing the machinery, doing electrical work, piping work, mill right work, installing the machines in this plant," Mangione said.
The unions wrote complaint letters to the Labor Department and the president, but got few answers. So they filed a Freedom of Information Act request.
In it, they asked for payroll records of LG Chem contractors performing construction work. The government's response named 18 companies; at least 11 of them are Asian firms.
Energy Department officials say they're confident all laws are being obeyed, but declined our interview request to talk about foreign workers on stimulus
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