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Karl suggests a decent minimum wage of $10!  If only the Staff at UTC made
that much!

Mary




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>From: "Karl Fletcher" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "'Mary Coleman'" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: [UTCSTAFF] Immigrants at Wal-Mart Stores
>Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 12:58:40 -0400
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>Wal-Mart is always looking for "cheap" labor. If Wal-Mart paid a fair wage
>Wal-Mart would not need to negotiate for outside labor. These "outside
>contractors" offer a competitive bid to Wal-Mart because they can hire labor
>cheaper than Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart wants the cheap labor but they don't want
>the headache that comes with hiring illegal aliens.
>
>You can bet money that Wal-Mart conspired to hire these illegal aliens.
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>You are correct many, many immigrants contribute to our country's overall
>well being, illegal alien or not. I too would like to see an effort to
>correct this problem. We could start with a decent minimum wage like maybe
>10 bucks an hour, pro-rated for teenagers. Just a thought.
>
>Karl
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: UTC Staff E-Mail List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>Mary Coleman
>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 12:08 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [UTCSTAFF] Immigrants at Wal-Mart Stores
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>   I am appalled at the lack of justice and compassion for immigrants who
>are working minimum wage jobs and only trying to better themselves and
>find  themselves being deported.  The immigrants were hired to do cleaning
>at the Wal-Mart stores were hired most likely because Wal-Mart couldn't
>find people to place in these jobs.  I don't understand why they have to be
>deported. Its seems to me the U.S. should be compassionate to honest people
>working hard to support their families.
>
>   - Mary
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>Administrative Assistant
>Political Science, DEPT. 6356
>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
>615 McCallie Avenue
>Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
>423/425-4281
>FAX: 423/425-2373

Mary Coleman
Administrative Assistant
Political Science, DEPT. 6356
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
423/425-4281
FAX: 423/425-2373