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Volume 4, Issue Number 2
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October 26, 2009 |
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Use Local News Media to Raise Community Awareness
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Table of Contents
Partners in Progress homepage
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SMWIA Locals in Florida have shined light on issues related to unfair business practices, such as hiring foreign or undocumented workers on job sites in place of qualified and trained members of the local community, via a local media outlet. Making use of established media resources is an excellent way to level the playing field and make possible expansion of markets for SMACNA contractors and their SMWIA workforce.
Especially important in such efforts is taking the initiative to ensure that the SMACNA-SMWIA team is able to play a part in shaping the types of stories that reach the media and the slant those stories take. To see the results of the effort in Florida, visit the CBS New 4 I-Team Video Library at http://cbs4.com/video/?cid=8, select I-Team Investigations from the drop-down menu, and search for any of the following headlines or dates:
- I-Team: School Construction Lacks Oversight – May 26, 2009
- I-Team: I.C.E. Investigates School Construction -- March 20, 2009
- I-Team: Mexican Workers Get E Visas to Build Condo -- March 9, 2009
- Labor Secretary Orders St. Regis Review -- March 2, 2009
- AFL-CIO Boss on H2B VISAs -- March 2, 2009
- DeFede: Miami Jumps into Federal Worker Debate -- February 26, 2009
- Visa Questions Surround Miami Job Giveaways -- February 26, 2009
- Workers Lobby Congresswoman for Jobs Help – Feb. 23, 2009
- DeFede: Giving Away American Jobs, Part 3 -- February 19, 2009
- Miami Firm Employees Foreign Workers -- February 17, 2009
- DeFede: Workers Protest Giving Away American Jobs – February 17, 2009
- DeFede: Giving Away American Jobs, Part 2 – February 17, 2009
- DeFede: Giving Away American Jobs, Part 1– February 17, 2009
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