Kennedy Speaks Out On Gulf Coast Hiring Practices

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http://cbs4boston.com/local/local_story_297150056.html

Kennedy Speaks Out On Gulf Coast Hiring Practices

Sen. Kennedy, a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Boarder Security and Citizenship, is speaking out on hiring practices in the Gulf Coast Region.

In a statement, the senator responded to reports of undocumented workers who are working for low wages after being hired by federal contractors to rebuild the Gulf Coast.

“The winds of Katrina exposed to all of America just how much more work is to be done to achieve equality and fairness in this country. We are a stronger country when we are a fairer country.”

“Yet, first the Bush Administration awarded billions of dollars in contracts to many of their corporate friends while they decided that the men and women of the Gulf Coast don’t deserve to be paid a fair wage. And now we learn that the Administration is letting these no-bid outside contractors ignore the people of the Gulf Coast for the sake of bigger profits by allowing substandard wages and the exploitation of undocumented workers.”

[rodeodance]

1. an article yest. said over 100 Haliburton employees were illegal and were

arrested yesterday.

[Village Idiot]

2. If you are a ReThuglican, it all makes sense.

Replace disloyal, liberal black folks with loyal, undocumented, illegals of the Hispano-ReThuglican persuasion...

[ninkasi]

3. Good for him...

This whole awarding of no-bid contracts to cronies needs to be stopped, as does preventing residents of the affected areas from being able to rebuild their lives by letting them have the jobs. Why can't businesses in areas hit by Katrina be awarded contracts, which will help everybody get back on their feet sooner? Also, the practice of paying substandard wages is shameful. It doesn't save taxpayers anything, it goes straight into the same old gang's pockets instead.