Tuesday March 24, 2009
The Secret War Against American Workers
Robert S. Eshelman
Tomdispatch.com
Bosses are using minor transgressions of work-place rules as the trigger for firings -- putting the fear of god into those who remain.
Juanita Borden, 39 and jobless, patiently waits as her résumé methodically works its way, line by line, through a fax machine at a state-run job center in downtown Philadelphia. Lying open before her on a round conference table is a neatly organized folder.
"This is my résumé and everywhere I've been faxing to. This is how I keep track of what day I've sent them on, so I can call and check back," she says, leafing through pages of fax cover sheets. "I usually give five business days before I inquire whether or not they've received it and whether or not they're interested."
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