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To: Jim Lurgio who wrote (7223)1/19/1998 9:32:00 AM
From: qdog  Read Replies (2) of 152472
 
This Jim is happening alot in the US and in particular in the south. Temporary employment has been a issue in the UPS strike. UPS is a big abuser, if you will, of temporary or part-time employment. Compaq uses temp a great deal in the Houston area. Not sure about Dell, but I believe that they also are doing the same thing.

Look at office work, ever heard of Kelly girls? So its not new. It is an issue of unions/liberal thinking that it is wrong. But then what is the difference from say the auto industry outsoucring alot of the parts that go into their cars. Instead of them paying $20/hr to full time employees, they buy from companies whose employee cost is $15/hr or less. Or worse yet, from overseas. Ever change a switch in a Bronco for say raising/lowering the back window? I have and the switch has on it "Made in India". How many electronic components have you seen in electronics stamped, "Made in Mexico" or "Made in Malaysia"?

You and your friend being from the north and union dominated, probably has a dim view of it. I'm not especially fond of it myself. As coporation are forced to maximize shareholder value, they are forced to pare cost. The oil patch is using more and more temporary employees at the wellsite, such as company men, geologist now. By using temps/part time employment they reduce overhead a great deal. The other solution is to go overseas, such as Motorola. So pick your poison. Manage money or manage people.
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