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Britain
Job hopes of 4 million Brits hit by an ‘unlimited' pool of EU migrants who are willing to work for low wages
2018-05-18
[MAIL] Up to 4 million British people cannot get the work they want because of cheap foreign labour, a report has claimed.

MigrationWatch said businesses were ‘getting away’ with insisting they could not recruit local workers because they had a ‘virtually unlimited’ pool of low-paid EU migrants.

A paper by the think-tank said there were about 1.5 million Britons looking for jobs and another million who worked part-time but struggled to find full-time employment.

But official figures did not take into account those who wanted to increase their hours, for instance boosting their time at work from 16 to 20 hours, or who were looking for a second job to top up their income.
Posted by:Skidmark

#7  Why you would almost think the CSX was being run by Obama.....

Guess the Bill Gates support payments have run out.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-05-18 10:30  

#6  Re: #5

I think he knows that and was just being ironically facetious. But I don't know squat about the railroad industry.

Somewhat on-topic, I recently rode a couple trains in Sri Lanka. I could write a whole novel about the experience. But I won't. You are welcome.
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2018-05-18 09:27  

#5  Re: #1: That's funny, B; CSX is in the midst of shedding jobs, idling engines and rolling stock in an effort to maintain the façade of Precision Scheduled Railroading. Meanwhile the other 6 Class 1's and the Canadian counterparts cannot find enough staff or motive power to keep up w/ demand. Why you would almost think the CSX was being run by Obama.....
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2018-05-18 07:56  

#4  ..low wages, but tax subsidized.
Posted by: P2kontheroad   2018-05-18 07:44  

#3  What is for certain is that (middle class tax) subsidized migrants drive down the wage bills and increase the rents of indigenous citizens.

It's a part of the welfare state for the establishment. Central bank manipulation of lower interest rates and frankly ludicrous official inflation figures is another.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-05-18 07:00  

#2  There should be no immigration of anyone on lower than median wages.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-05-18 06:36  

#1  ....cannot get the work they want

The CEO position at CSX or Norfolk Southern will soon become open and I'll get the call. Until then, I'm sitting on my arse.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-05-18 06:22  

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