A Bush administration proposal would have resulted in mass firings of workers just in time for Christmas. But an effort by the labor and immigration movements has led courts to intervene and halt the plan -- for now.
By David Bacon
The American Prospect, web edition September 10, 2007
Merry Christmas! You're fired.
This could be the scenario for over eight million workers this coming holiday season, if a new regulation announced by the Bush administration goes into effect. [...]
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney charged that "this rule is a new tool to repress workers' rights in the name of phony immigration enforcement. Employers have used SSA 'no-match' letters to fire workers when they try to organize, when they report a wage claim or workplace hazard, or when they get injured. The new rule gives employers a stronger pretext for engaging in such unlawful conduct." [...]
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http://prospect.org/cs/articles?article=no_justice_with_nomatch_rule
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