Builder Gerry Hanssen has admitted he wants to import Asian workers and will pay them less than half the amount earned by locals on union deals in a deliberate attempt to undermine the construction union.
Mr Hanssen, who is on a recruitment drive overseas, accused the union of inflating costs across the industry by extorting unreasonable wages amid the labour shortage.
Hanssen Industries has government approval for 53 Chinese and Filipino guest workers and Mr Hanssen is in Beijing seeking to double the quota and speed up the process.
"I am undoing what the union has been fighting for 30 years . . . by bringing in the no-ticket, no-start rule they made this industry an exclusive club and I'm undoing this club," Mr Hanssen said.
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2 comments:
you have no idea what your talking about. The workers mr hanssen is bringing back are two family members from Manilla.
As for the low wages for guest workers thats also crap. they are paid the same as everybody else andwhen you take in to account hanssen pays their private health, accommodation and air fares, their rates are damned good.
Without Unions there would be wipespread abuse. I work in the Film business in America. Every person not under the umbra of a Union gets screwed.
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