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Article: Building Trades Bring Fight for Future of American Workers at Georgia Immigration Bill Hearing.
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- August 14, 2006
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Wage Floor Requirement for Temporary Immigrant Workers Protects American Workers' Wages and Living Standards
GAINESVILLE, Ga., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Building Trades submitted testimony in strong support of wage floor protection contained in the Senate Immigration Bill (S. 2611) to protect American workers. Terry Yellig, representing the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA), at a hearing on "Immigration: Economic Impact on American Workers and their Wages" at the federal courthouse in Gainesville, Georgia.
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