Author: Pete Theisen
Posted: 2011-10-27 12:31:51 Link
Hi Everybody,
"Potato farmer Kevin Smith told The Associated Press that the Americans
he hired show up late, work slower and are ready to call it quits after
a day on the job or sooner.
"I've had people calling me wanting to work," Smith said. "I haven't
turned any of them down, but they're not any good. It’s hard work, they
just don’t work like the Hispanics with experience."
So what it is really about is human machines, never mind if they are
legal. These guys want to pay piecework, temporarily, at a rate where
you have to be very fast, never take a break and still not make minimum
wage. Oh, yeah, bring your own boxes, too.
I have picked produce as a younger person. It is hard, but not
impossible. However, when I picked it was a family farm and everyone in
the field was either family or a neighbor.
--
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Pete
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Author: Michael Madigan
Posted: 2011-10-27 14:01:40 Link
The answer is to have guest worker programs that work.
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Hi Everybody,
"Potato farmer Kevin Smith told The Associated Press that the Americans
he hired show up late, work slower and are ready to call it quits after
a day on the job or sooner.
"I've had people calling me wanting to work," Smith said. "I haven't
turned any of them down, but they're not any good. It’s hard work, they
just don’t work like the Hispanics with experience."
So what it is really about is human machines, never mind if they are
legal. These guys want to pay piecework, temporarily, at a rate where
you have to be very fast, never take a break and still not make minimum
wage. Oh, yeah, bring your own boxes, too.
I have picked produce as a younger person. It is hard, but not
impossible. However, when I picked it was a family farm and everyone in
the field was either family or a neighbor.
--
Regards,
Pete
http://elect-pete-theisen.com/
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Author: Nicholas Geti
Posted: 2011-10-27 15:15:52 Link
I agree. When their contracts are over, they should go back to Mexico and
spend their money there. Not have all their relatives come into the U.S. and
get them on welfare.
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Subject: Re: [OT] Did they have similar comments about slaves vs. free?
> The answer is to have guest worker programs that work.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pete Theisen <petetheisen@verizon.net>
> To: ProFox Email List <profox@leafe.com>
> Cc:
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 12:31 PM
> Subject: [OT] Did they have similar comments about slaves vs. free?
>
> Hi Everybody,
>
>
> "Potato farmer Kevin Smith told The Associated Press that the Americans
> he hired show up late, work slower and are ready to call it quits after
> a day on the job or sooner.
>
> "I've had people calling me wanting to work," Smith said. "I haven't
> turned any of them down, but they're not any good. It’s hard work, they
> just don’t work like the Hispanics with experience."
>
> So what it is really about is human machines, never mind if they are
> legal. These guys want to pay piecework, temporarily, at a rate where
> you have to be very fast, never take a break and still not make minimum
> wage. Oh, yeah, bring your own boxes, too.
>
> I have picked produce as a younger person. It is hard, but not
> impossible. However, when I picked it was a family farm and everyone in
> the field was either family or a neighbor.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Pete
> http://elect-pete-theisen.com/
>
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Author: Michael Oke, II
Posted: 2011-10-27 22:54:34 Link
Does such a thing exist? I agree that one is needed just not sure if I have heard of one.
Michael Oke, II
okeind@gmail.com
On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:01 AM, Michael Madigan <mmadi10699@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The answer is to have guest worker programs that work.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pete Theisen <petetheisen@verizon.net>
> To: ProFox Email List <profox@leafe.com>
> Cc:
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 12:31 PM
> Subject: [OT] Did they have similar comments about slaves vs. free?
>
> Hi Everybody,
>
>
> "Potato farmer Kevin Smith told The Associated Press that the Americans
> he hired show up late, work slower and are ready to call it quits after
> a day on the job or sooner.
>
> "I've had people calling me wanting to work," Smith said. "I haven't
> turned any of them down, but they're not any good. It’s hard work, they
> just don’t work like the Hispanics with experience."
>
> So what it is really about is human machines, never mind if they are
> legal. These guys want to pay piecework, temporarily, at a rate where
> you have to be very fast, never take a break and still not make minimum
> wage. Oh, yeah, bring your own boxes, too.
>
> I have picked produce as a younger person. It is hard, but not
> impossible. However, when I picked it was a family farm and everyone in
> the field was either family or a neighbor.
> --
> Regards,
>
> Pete
> http://elect-pete-theisen.com/
>
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