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Re:Housing Plans in California & New York face resistance fr... by bogomipz on Monday August 29, 2016 @06:26AM (#12381016)
As far as the union jobs you described, its not actually possible to outsource manual on-site performed labor to overseas. Is that really an accomplishment of unions?
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Re:Housing Plans in California & New York face resistance fr... by tunap on Monday August 29, 2016 @09:13AM (#12381600)
Very possible to import immigrants, illegally or through visas, to labor for below market rates.
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Re:Housing Plans in California & New York face resistance fr... by ctlby on Monday August 29, 2016 @09:54AM (#12381841)
If they're willing to labor for those rates, they are "market" by definition.
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Re:Housing Plans in California & New York face resistance fr... by bogomipz on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:23AM (#12382453)
The OP's question was:

"of the advancements unions have brought to employees in the US over the last 10-20 years?"

Not what's possible. Also local trade unions are not really involved in federal immigration policy.

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