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[sorrowmonkey]

Day laborers (unskilled illegal immigrant labor) are unionizing:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/14/us/14laborers.html?_r=1&oref=login

For a minute, the woman in the car and the men haggled feverishly before the Lexus drove off — without any day laborers to help with her gardening. The woman had offered to pay $10 an hour, not realizing what she had stumbled into: the only day labor site in the nation that has set a $15-an-hour minimum wage.

Comments

I only read the headline, but ...

[parsedgarnish.livejournal.com]

Bwhahaha.

.... well, it's the American way to go for it, I suppose.
Gods, that's funny.

[darthluna.livejournal.com]

I can picture it now..

"We demand a raise & days off!"
"Nope."
"Then we'll strike."
"You don't represent anyone!"
"Yes we do" Hands over list of members.
"Hmm, how about I call INS instead?"
"But then none of us will work for you!"
"Yep, that'd be the point"
"But, you'll get in trouble if you call INS!"
"Not if we turn you in. I guess I better call right now."
"Wait.....I need that list back"

[kuzu-no-ha.livejournal.com]

I swear that's my hope. But because it is so insanely bizarre it will work out for them in the end. Because...that's how it goes.
gosh I'm jaded!
sweet

[raeclairmont.livejournal.com]

Only in America...

Maybe I should give up citizenship and hang out on the corner of Kanan and Augoura roads...it looks like I'd be making better money.

[nrawling.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I fear you are very much the wrong color to collect the $15/hour benefit.