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Published: Wed, 14 Oct 2009
Description: On the Job Hunt: Ski resorts open to local workers; Tie company keeps employees busy
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" on the job. Take -- an unlikely spot. This ski slopes ski resorts have traditionally relied on foreign workers to fill out their seasonal staff -- the immigration debate in Washington. Is making work -- is harder to come by so resorts are now looking for local workers to fill thousands of jobs nationwide. Police say Acuna is live in Winter Park -- So they -- what kind of jobs are we talking about and help them pay."
" what else is all sorts of jobs here -- you can take a look here Winter Park resort obviously the snow skiing going on but they are very busy looking for ski instructors. Ski lift operators -- wait staff hospitality. You name it anything that you will find at a resort they are looking to hiring -- go to Winter Park resort dot com. -- to apply now in terms of the pay depends on your specialty -- an instructor here and get paid a little bit more but the wait staff. He's making it nine dollars an hour plus tips and the job runs November to April Philadelphia now some full -- May not with those they would be able to live in a resort town. And make that a lot of money so what do they do about eating and sleeping. Hello a lot of people may not realize that working for resort comes with a lot of perks first of all they have daycare they have. Free credit unions but they have discounted employee housing they have discounted food if you don't have a car they have shuttle to take you back and forth to work. They also offer courses career enrichment programs for their employees. One of the biggest -- however is this. This is worth thousands of dollars because you can -- for free not only here at the resort where you work but all over Colorado and New Mexico. Health and -- pig -- a huge pillow over her taking -- strange --"
" It was going to be immigrants soon goes in down markets letters Allison a new website to cover -- the big hit. It's called made in USA dot com and encourages folks who support the American worker by dying American. It just one month more than 360000. Manufacturers have registered. And one of them is a small network company called. Mountain and socket in long island city New York across the river from a -- We find Jamie Colby -- company in Queens. Link up with its web site."
" like that you wish you -- here I know purple Friday -- coming up look at all these ties every single one of them made by hardworking folks. Who have been here many of them for decades. The -- web site you talk about aiding USA dot com they're not always be American and buy American so that we can have true green jobs. Make your money in the US spend -- in the US and take a look at this all -- done. These beautiful ties this company's been in business for more than fifty years. They -- down to the website because even though they sell a quarter of a million ties a year bill. They want to encourage us to buy American keep the circle of economics going so that we don't lose jobs outsourcing overseas. -- acted as the president here he has a couple of samples -- why did you sign up for made in the USA dot com."
" Well we feel that it's the most current way of reaching out to people. Everybody. We feel values equality products made American we make the finest quality -- me. In media in the world we spend we spent fifty years perfecting them and trying to. Give our customers the best service possible."
" You and bill let me tell you takes an hour and a half to make a -- here they could bring in machines that would take a minute and a half. But nick and his partner are trying to preserve jobs here in the US these people get health benefits as well. So if you want to go to the website you'll find furniture wind pet supplies. And you'll also find mountain -- it ties and I want to show you bill because you learn every day that your report. This is a seven fold -- did you know that inside the highlight -- what is seventh oldest. -- Qaeda but isn't it it's gorgeous."
" White silk -- a regular time and is absolutely if it's 100%. Made by hand. I know machine -- is this tied to a minus I don't mean. And good quality goods right here at home and we wanna preserve jobs back to you -- you you know Christmas is coming -- Jamie I mean you could bring you get so much you today my. Things technical and -- Allison and I."
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