Will the "Immigrant Boycott" shut down any airports?

Near Salem, NC? Several loads delivered to the Kroger DC last week and
this.
Jim

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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Fresh potato farming/grading/packaging/shipping.

Ahh, spuds! One of the most versatile foods anywhere. How many ways are
there, to prepare the potato, I wonder?
--
Jim in NC

That sounds good, the only thing else that can and should be
done, is verify SS numbers with the gov't.

Trouble is there are a lot of companies that seek illegal,
undocumented labor, such as motels and hotels, road and roof
construction and of course farm and meat packing.

Also, require English be spoken and understood. A few years
ago about a dozen Mexicans working in the packing plant in
Garden City, Kansas died when they went into a blood tank to
rescue the first crew that went in without breathing
equipment. The raw blood is stored in tanks and then
drained out when it is processed. But the hemoglobin
absorbs all the free oxygen, you pass out with in a few
seconds without proper O2 supply. The signs were posted,
but the workers couldn't read English.

Similarly, there are so many illegals in Wichita working for
some local companies, that if you don't speak Spanish you
won't be hired.



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"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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| Our current payroll is 73 people, half of which are
Hispanic. Of the half
| that are Hispanic, about half are citizens via birth and
have lived locally
| for years. The remaining 1/4 of our work force flow in
and out of a
| revolving door. First we require an employment
application to be filled
| out, completely... any blanks and it get's tossed. Last
job in Mexico?
| Sorry. We require 3 forms of ident, at least one with a
pic, a green
| card/work permit, and SS card. Usually we can pick out
the forgeries if we
| ask for enough ident. If we question anything, they
simply aren't hired.
| We refuse to deal with migrant labor contractors or hire
migrants, they must
| establish a local residence and are required to "intend"
to maintain that
| residence year 'round. Whether they do or not is up to
them, but if they
| leave for an extended period, they don't get hired back.
This is about the
| best we can do to keep the illegals out, and frankly, it
works pretty good.
| We find that if you ask enough questions that they don't
have answers for,
| they'll leave and never come back. Word travels fast
amoung the illegals
| when you require enough documentation and ask enough
questions. They simply
| don't apply.
|
| Our starting rate is $6.00 per hour, plus another $2.50 in
non-smoking and
| attendence bonuses. Tomorrow, every employee that fails
to show up for work
| on time will loose a $1.00 per hour attendence bonus for
all hours worked
| this coming week, expected to be around 50 hours. If they
miss 25% of the
| weekly bonuses for the quarter, they loose the quarterly
attendence bonus of
| $1.00 per hour for all hours worked that quarter, normally
around $500-$600.
| Those that don't come to work tomorrow will recieve their
official warning
| regarding attendence, miss work the next time and it's
grounds for dismisal
| with no available un-employment benefits.
|
| It works for us, YMMV
|
| Jim
|
|

Our current payroll is 73 people, half of which are Hispanic. Of the half
that are Hispanic, about half are citizens via birth and have lived locally
for years. The remaining 1/4 of our work force flow in and out of a
revolving door. First we require an employment application to be filled
out, completely... any blanks and it get's tossed. Last job in Mexico?
Sorry. We require 3 forms of ident, at least one with a pic, a green
card/work permit, and SS card. Usually we can pick out the forgeries if we
ask for enough ident. If we question anything, they simply aren't hired.
We refuse to deal with migrant labor contractors or hire migrants, they must
establish a local residence and are required to "intend" to maintain that
residence year 'round. Whether they do or not is up to them, but if they
leave for an extended period, they don't get hired back. This is about the
best we can do to keep the illegals out, and frankly, it works pretty good.
We find that if you ask enough questions that they don't have answers for,
they'll leave and never come back. Word travels fast amoung the illegals
when you require enough documentation and ask enough questions. They simply
don't apply.

Our starting rate is $6.00 per hour, plus another $2.50 in non-smoking and
attendence bonuses. Tomorrow, every employee that fails to show up for work
on time will loose a $1.00 per hour attendence bonus for all hours worked
this coming week, expected to be around 50 hours. If they miss 25% of the
weekly bonuses for the quarter, they loose the quarterly attendence bonus of
$1.00 per hour for all hours worked that quarter, normally around $500-$600.
Those that don't come to work tomorrow will recieve their official warning
regarding attendence, miss work the next time and it's grounds for dismisal
with no available un-employment benefits.

It works for us, YMMV

Jim

JH wrote:
We are finding it
truly enjoyable to watch as all the corrupt hoteliers who hired illegal
aliens in the first place -- basically everyone else in the lodging
industry -- panics about their plight.

I ran out of gas near the Arlington Semetary once and hitched a ride on
a tour buss full of hoteliers, here in DC for their hoteliers'
convention. 90% of the them on the bus were Indians (East). Looks
like the hotel business are "monopolised" by Indians, the Police used
to be by the Irish, the construction industries will be the Latinos,
more and more of them are becoming subcontractors and general
contractors now, not just laborers or mechanics any longer.

The Monk

Fresh potato farming/grading/packaging/shipping.
Jim

Anyone have any idea if the airlines have contingency plans for this
sort of thing? What'll they do if there's no one to unload the
planes?

Same thing they do when there's any other kind of strike - make the
passengers wait and claim there's a "malfunction" or somesuch.

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"Jim Burns" wrote

Near Salem, NC? Several loads delivered to the Kroger DC last week and
this.

Nope. West Central, close to the mountains. There aren't even any Kroger's
around here.
--
Jim in NC

Jay Honeck wrote:


Given the number of "immigrants" working at major big city airports, I
can foresee some major problems if this thing really takes off. From
my casual observances as an airline passenger, LAX, LAS and ORD seem to
have literally hundreds of Hispanic laborers working in all aspects of
operations, from baggage handling to ground ops. If they all boycott
work tomorrow...


Jay

You are making the assumption that most Hispanic laborers at airports
are all working illegally. This is one type of misunderstanding that
aggravates the situation. Just because someone looks different does not
mean they are an immigrant, or even illegal. I know bona fide Americans
who are still referred to as immigrants.

But Jim, the media tells us that Americans (Hispanic origin or not)
will not work these jobs. You can't be telling us that the T.V. is
lying to us, can you??

-Robert


Jim Burns wrote:
Our current payroll is 73 people, half of which are Hispanic. Of the half
that are Hispanic, about half are citizens via birth and have lived locally
for years.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
Tomorrow is the so-called "Immigrant Boycott", planned so that illegal
aliens can make a show of their economic clout in America by staying
home from work.

Um, first of all...any illegal immigrant dumb enough to reveal their status
as an illegal by participating in a boycott by only illegal immigrants
deserves to get deported. That alone should suggest there's something fishy
with the idea that this is a boycott by illegal immigrants only.

Secondly, in this particular case, the boycott *is* by ALL immigrants, legal
or otherwise. I don't know if everyone who's replied so far just didn't
bother to read the news, or if they are reading news that sucks, but my news
sources are all in agreement that the proposed boycott is by all immigrants,
not just illegals.

Which means your question actually makes more sense than anyone could
possibly have guessed, giving your lead-in.

[...]
Anyone have any idea if the airlines have contingency plans for this
sort of thing? What'll they do if there's no one to unload the
planes?

There's enough disagreement within the immigrant community regarding the
wisdom of creating a day of chaos just to make a point, that I think it's
unlikely critical things like transportation infrastructure will be affected
in any significant way.

Worst-case scenario: they'll make the passengers all grab their own bags
before heading into the airport. Could make for the shortest end-to-end
travel day ever, what with no one having to sit around waiting for their
bags to come out.

Pete