[mdlug-discuss] [mdlug] Compuware - Ford - Jobs Available

[Peter Bart]

On Thu, 2009-03-26 at 12:13 -0400, Robert Adkins wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> > [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Kulkis
> > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:16 PM
> > To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
> > Subject: Re: [mdlug] Compuware - Ford - Jobs Available
> > 
> > Robert Adkins wrote:
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org
> > >> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Kulkis
> > >> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 1:02 AM
> > >> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
> > >> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Compuware - Ford - Jobs Available
> > >>
> > >> gib at juno.com wrote:
> > >>>  
> > >>> The Compuware contract with Ford may be ending.  Many
> > >> people are being taken off of the Ford account.  So, Ford will be 
> > >> bringing in replacements.
> > >>
> > >> Better not be from Wipro -- if so, all of Michigan should be up in 
> > >> arms... literally.
> > >>
> > > 
> > >   This could be opening up a can of worms, but why?
> > > 
> > >   I do not know anything of this Wipro you speak of.
> > 
> > You've heard stories of people being told that they're going 
> > to be layed off, and that their separation benefits are 
> > dependent upon training their replacements from India?
> > 
> > In almost all cases, that's Wipro.  They are the number one 
> > abuser of the H1-B visa program.
> > 
> > About 10 years ago, when I first heard that the H1-B program 
> > was being abused, I didn't believe it...but then I started 
> > seeing more and more evidence that supports the accusation.
> > It's being used to displace American IT workers, not 
> > supplement, which is the purpose of the program.
> > 
> 
>   Thank you. To talk more of this would be sliding deep into politics and
> this is not the place to do that.

	Agreed, but it's very much so in the forefront today. So this should be
the place for such a discussion?

-- 
Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net>
Peter The Plumber