Title
"Cover Story" piece on the use of foreign labor by the Cianbro Corporation on it
Date
2-28-2003
Pages
1, 14
Abstract
"Cover Story" piece on the use of foreign labor by the Cianbro Corporation on its oil rig project in Portland harbor. On Feb. 5, the U.S. Department of Labor approved an application by the company for 60 foreign worker visas. When an American company wants to import labor, it must first prove that there are no qualified, unemployed domestic workers to fill the positions. Labor leaders objected to the application, claiming that the wages being offered by Cianbro were too low. With a focus on comments by labor lawyer Patrick McTeague and Alan Burton, the director of safety and human resources for Cianbro,
Subjects
Aliens, Cianbro Corporation Pittsfield, Labor unions
Recommended Citation
Kilby, Jess, ""Cover Story" piece on the use of foreign labor by the Cianbro Corporation on it" (2003). Maine News Index – Portland Phoenix. 1075.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_phoenix/1075
Source
Portland Phoenix