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Apple plans India call center

March 9, 2006 Mac maker says Bangalore facility will help support growing business, but says it's also hiring at two U.S. sites. TAGS: call-center, India, Bangalore, Mac maker, Apple Computer, facility, U.S., worker, Dell

Inside Toyota's hybrid factory

October 10, 2006 The plant at Tsutsumi aims to build 1,900 cars a day. When there's a problem, the music gets downright cheery. TAGS: Toyota Prius, factory, hybrid car, Japan, plant, worker, car, production, U.S.

Waging battle on foreign labor

October 6, 2005 Concerns that H-1B visas are being used to hire cheap workers who threaten U.S. jobs and wages renew opposition to the program. TAGS: H-1B, employer, worker, salary, U.S., law, president

Jobs rise in technology, fall in telecommunications

June 3, 2005 U.S. Labor Department report says fewer overall jobs added in May, but unemployment rate declined slightly. TAGS: payroll, telecommunications, worker, U.S., category

Study: Trade pact bad for workers, inventors

May 10, 2005 Coalition claims that proposed Central America Free Trade Agreement benefits multinational corporations--to the detriment of workers. TAGS: worker, Mexico, NAFTA, pact, U.S., intellectual property, piracy, barrier, agreement

Labor group: Techs tops at courting foreign workers

January 27, 2005 Labor group claims tech firms pursued the most green cards for foreign-born workers last year. TAGS: H-1B, worker, employer, foreigner, Oracle Corp., U.S., semiconductor, IBM Corp., electronics, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Tech workers got a raise in 2004

February 18, 2005 Government data shows a rise in earnings for a number of tech professions, another hopeful sign for computer workers. TAGS: earnings, worker, income, statistics, survey, U.S.

H-1B limit reached for next year

June 2, 2006 The U.S. already has enough petitions to fill the 65,000 slots, prompting new calls from tech companies for a higher cap. TAGS: H-1B, petition, fiscal year, worker, cap, technology company, U.S., president, Microsoft Corp.

Tech jobs up in July

August 5, 2005 Hardware, services jobs both increase, according to monthly U.S. Labor Department report. TAGS: payroll, U.S., worker

Labor group: Techies less optimistic

September 1, 2005 Survey of U.S. tech pros finds concerns include job exporting and rising health care costs. TAGS: information technology worker, study, worker, U.S., America, survey, Gartner Inc., health care, information technology, health

Tech jobs up again in August

September 2, 2005 Despite reports of less-optimistic techies, the U.S. economy adds thousands more tech jobs in hardware and services. TAGS: economy, U.S., category, survey, worker

Offshoring study funded by new bill

November 24, 2004 It would set aside $2 million to study impact of shipping work overseas on U.S. economy, work force. TAGS: offshoring, Electronic Data Systems Corp., economy, U.S., worker, America

Bush shows support for tech industry

April 22, 2006 On a visit to Silicon Valley, president emphasizes need to keep U.S. on "bleeding edge" of technology. TAGS: H1-B visa, John Chambers, Silicon Valley, tech industry, president, Cisco Systems Inc., visit, entrepreneur, U.S., leader, America, technology company, India, worker, China, California

Is a global high-tech work force bad for U.S.?

March 20, 2006 Experts torn about the impact of a swell of skilled workers in foreign countries and a drop in some U.S. advanced degrees. TAGS: work force, worker, science, professor, U.S., nation

Tech firms asked for earthquake relief

October 11, 2005 Pakistani business groups in United States call on high-tech industry for donations in aftermath of catastrophic earthquake. TAGS: Pakistan, firm, relief, disaster, worker, U.S., India, founder, California, software company

IT worker confidence falls in August

August 31, 2005 Summer doldrums hit U.S. techies, thanks partly to concerns about job loss. TAGS: information technology worker, employment, confidence, U.S., survey, worker

U.S. economy adds tech jobs

May 6, 2005 Computer manufacturing, telecommunications and tech services positions increased in April, according to U.S. Labor Department. TAGS: payroll, hiring, consulting, manufacturing, economy, sector, U.S., telecommunications, worker, client

Microsoft sings 'O Canada' amid immigration challenges

July 5, 2007 Company plans to open a software development center later this year in Vancouver, partly because of immigration issue. TAGS: Vancouver, H-1B, Redmond, worker, software development, bill, Silicon Valley, U.S., Microsoft Corp., Canada

Google: Foreign workers are key to our success

June 6, 2007 Recruiter for search giant calls on Congress to fix the visa shortage "crisis," says H-1B holders helped dream up revolutionary products. TAGS: H-1B, immigrant, worker, Google Inc., Google Earth, Silicon Valley, Gmail, U.S., success, vice president

High tech helps airport screening switch

March 18, 2006 No need to worry so much about tweezers--airport screeners are focusing on explosives, Homeland Security chief says. TAGS: cargo, airport, worker, port, transportation, U.S., security, card
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