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Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
Mon Mar 20, 2017, 10:52 PM Mar 2017

Trump Winery once again seeking foreign workers

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/03/20/trump-winery-foreign-workers/

"CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia winery owned by President Donald Trump’s son has applied to hire foreign workers to pick grapes after the company was unable to find U.S. citizens who want the job.

Trump Vineyard Estates, better known as Trump Winery, has asked to bring in 29 workers this season through the federal H-2A visa program, The Daily Progress reported.
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The H-2A program enables agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring foreign workers to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or other temporary or seasonal services. To apply, employers say they’ve been unable to find American citizens to fill the jobs. At least three other local vineyards also applied to hire foreign workers.
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Trump Vineyard Estates had initially applied for six foreign workers in December. Two months later, the company applied for 23 more. Both job orders for Trump Vineyard Estates say the primary tasks include planting and cultivating vines, adding grow tubes and pruning grape vines.

H-2A workers and U.S. workers in corresponding employment must be paid a certain rate — $10.72 an hour for vineyard farm workers in Virginia this year.

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Trump Winery once again seeking foreign workers (Original Post) Tanuki Mar 2017 OP
Bet his fans would love to know this Cha Mar 2017 #1
Man.... Thomas Hurt Mar 2017 #2

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
2. Man....
Mon Mar 20, 2017, 11:10 PM
Mar 2017

Here we have the Trumps giving good jobs to foreigners and at a minimum wage when we all know that there are citizens willing to perform manual labor for cheaper wages. Who knew the Trumps were damn hippies.

Donnie should have announced the job openings at his Touch Myself Rally tonight. I bet there would have been at least three or four of supporters willing to help out on the cheap.

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