Astounding that the Boston Globe has enough chutzpah to begin a news story this way:A Peabody company that painted Mitt Romney's Belmont mansion in recent months is under investigation by state authorities for dodging labor laws and accused of relying on subcontractors that exploited workers, including illegal immigrants.Hmmm. That behavior reminds me of a local broadsheet called the Boston Globe, which relies on a subcontractor named Publishers Circulation Fulfillment for distribution of its product all over the Boston area. The Globe doesn't use this service every few years (like a painting company), but every single day.
The vast majority of PCF workers are immigrant "independent contractors". Hundreds of them work daily to fulfill PCF's contract with the Boston Globe.
Could it be that the Boston Globe is also relying on subcontractors that exploited workers, including illegal immigrants?
And why somehow is this particular story of large scale immigrant labor exploitation judged to be not as newsworthy by the Globe newsroom?
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There is a tradition that newspaper deliverers are independent contractors, not employees. I suppose a lot of them have signed up for Commonwealth Care.
Link from Malkin and only one comment? More proof her execrable format cannot connect readers with important posts.
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