Easing back the restrictions on international visitors is not the same issue as the controversy over H2B worker visas and J-1 exchange and worker visas.
Do not be led by Warren Klug, the Skico, ACRA or anyone else into allowing the lines to become blurred again. Easy to fall into that quagmire due to having little to no details given to readers by local press.
BTW, how's that probe into ski resorts use and alleged misuse of worker visas and ICE coming along?
Janet Urquhart:
"...It's a big issue in our industry,” said Warren Klug, chairman of the chamber board and general manager of the Aspen Square Condominium Hotel, on Wednesday. “The international business is a big part of the marketplace, certainly for this hotel but also for Aspen in general....” (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Showing posts with label Aspen Skico visa controversy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aspen Skico visa controversy. Show all posts
February 2, 2012
December 12, 2011
SandBox Comments: Aspen Daily News/Johnny Boyd "Reject the slums of Aspen"
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Opinion columnists and commentators keep pounding away on the same points because those points need to be changed.
Silence is simply not an option.
Are we successful? Are all the anonymous (yes, even if you slap your name and photo up you're still 'anonymous' in the world of the internet..how do we really know that's you 'just sayin'? What a ridiculous debate to even waste time on when the content being spoken is what has legitimacy. If we wanted to be recognized for ourselves instead of what we bring to the table, we'd be a politician now, wouldn't we?) voices out here really getting their point across?
You betcha.
Another welcome back this morning goes out to the Boyd. Up on the Aspen Daily News.
Bravo!! Very well done.
Johnny Boyd. In a tribute to Paula and James Crown and their companion in philosophy Warren Klug:
"...If ACRA’s lobbying efforts prove fruitful, the businesses of Aspen would have an unlimited supply of labor that is stripped of all rights granted to American citizens. With no avenue to speak out or air grievances, these “workers in limbo” would be a boon to all employers looking to save a buck. A more cynical policy probably can’t be imagined, though that isn’t a challenge.
During most of the last decade the SkiCo imported its labor from abroad. Its ability to secure visas from the federal government was key in making sure that wages for every business in the valley are kept low in spite of the skyrocketing cost of living. If you can’t move the mountain to the cheap labor, move the cheap labor to the mountain. As the largest employer in the valley, the SkiCo sets the bar for all employers, and especially for ACRA.
The SkiCo ignored the outcry of last year to pay a living wage and the controversy went away. That’s how it usually works in America. Almost every issue is a passing fad. It’s one of the hazards of living in a shallow sound-bite society. SkiCo has no motivation to pay its employees enough to lift them above the poverty line because the pressure is off.
It is this disdain for the American worker that is causing certain segments of society to take to the streets in protest. The avarice of large employers has finally been linked to the economic depression of American workers. The workers are angry and rejecting the circumstances that leave fully employed laborers forced to live in slums because of the greed of employers. The protesters have become liquid for the winter, but this is no passing fad. I fear there will be blood...."
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Opinion columnists and commentators keep pounding away on the same points because those points need to be changed.
Silence is simply not an option.
Are we successful? Are all the anonymous (yes, even if you slap your name and photo up you're still 'anonymous' in the world of the internet..how do we really know that's you 'just sayin'? What a ridiculous debate to even waste time on when the content being spoken is what has legitimacy. If we wanted to be recognized for ourselves instead of what we bring to the table, we'd be a politician now, wouldn't we?) voices out here really getting their point across?
You betcha.
Another welcome back this morning goes out to the Boyd. Up on the Aspen Daily News.
Bravo!! Very well done.
Johnny Boyd. In a tribute to Paula and James Crown and their companion in philosophy Warren Klug:
"...If ACRA’s lobbying efforts prove fruitful, the businesses of Aspen would have an unlimited supply of labor that is stripped of all rights granted to American citizens. With no avenue to speak out or air grievances, these “workers in limbo” would be a boon to all employers looking to save a buck. A more cynical policy probably can’t be imagined, though that isn’t a challenge.
During most of the last decade the SkiCo imported its labor from abroad. Its ability to secure visas from the federal government was key in making sure that wages for every business in the valley are kept low in spite of the skyrocketing cost of living. If you can’t move the mountain to the cheap labor, move the cheap labor to the mountain. As the largest employer in the valley, the SkiCo sets the bar for all employers, and especially for ACRA.
The SkiCo ignored the outcry of last year to pay a living wage and the controversy went away. That’s how it usually works in America. Almost every issue is a passing fad. It’s one of the hazards of living in a shallow sound-bite society. SkiCo has no motivation to pay its employees enough to lift them above the poverty line because the pressure is off.
It is this disdain for the American worker that is causing certain segments of society to take to the streets in protest. The avarice of large employers has finally been linked to the economic depression of American workers. The workers are angry and rejecting the circumstances that leave fully employed laborers forced to live in slums because of the greed of employers. The protesters have become liquid for the winter, but this is no passing fad. I fear there will be blood...."
(Learn more? Click title. Comment to discuss)
"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
October 19, 2011
SandBox Comments: Aspen Times "Aspen Skiing Co. 'didn't do well enough' last season"
And yet, after hearing very specific and direct concerns, complaints and dissention from local, regional, national and international workers and customers; Aspen Skico still resorts to excuses and disinformation as propaganda to the masses.
Reality, is that Beaver Creek, Vail Resorts and Breckenridge refuse to discount rooms and hold sales. Instead they offer more value and are light years ahead of Aspen Skico with pass offerings, infrastructure and overall guest experience.
What a shame Skico keeps making the situation worse by not accepting the fact that numbers steadily decline because...it's about them.
Here's to the little guy in Aspen. Hanging on, hoping to survive the double dip recession while Aspen Skico stays flat.
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Reality, is that Beaver Creek, Vail Resorts and Breckenridge refuse to discount rooms and hold sales. Instead they offer more value and are light years ahead of Aspen Skico with pass offerings, infrastructure and overall guest experience.
What a shame Skico keeps making the situation worse by not accepting the fact that numbers steadily decline because...it's about them.
Here's to the little guy in Aspen. Hanging on, hoping to survive the double dip recession while Aspen Skico stays flat.
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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
September 2, 2011
SandBox Comments: Snowmass Sun/Johnny Boyd "When it comes to profit people are shameless'"
Probably inevitable that the Snowmass Sun will fall on the chopping block as Swift Communications continues to decline.
Columns like this one from Johnny will never make it into the Aspen Times.
Not unless the little guys out here keep raising voices.
A very special thank-you goes out to Johnny Boyd for this one today.
Up on the Snowmass Sun.
"...Jim Crown might be a great philanthropist, but his businesses and the way he conducts them are the cause of misery to thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people. Low-ball pay is way down on the list.
WHILE ORDINARY AMERICANS fret mightily over undocumented workers entering the country and taking jobs, using services and all kinds of other happy horse hockey to keep them distracted, men like Klug and Crown and many others are doing everything they can to get the cheap labor they prefer.
It has been that way since time began, but the employees of the past weren't quite as brainwashed into believing that big business had their best interests at heart.
Senator Mark Udall is now reviewing the various visa programs that ski areas have used in order to understand whether the program is harming American workers.
Considering the Skico hasn't raised its wages in 15 years and its lift ticket prices have skyrocketed during that same period it isn't difficult to figure out that the visa program has kept the entire valley down.
Write Mr. Udall and let him know that he doesn't have to look far for a company using the visa program to harm American workers.
Obama's policy of fining employers for hiring undocumented workers is the only viable solution to ending the stream of immigrants entering the United States looking for work.
If any employer is hiring the undocumented, a fine and perhaps some jail time are in order.
Throwing a few wealthy businessmen in prison will send a message that won't soon be forgotten. When employers quit hiring undocumented workers, undocumented workers will stop coming.
To tell the truth, I personally don't mind immigrants coming to town and gaining work.
What I object to is the hypocrisy of the employers exploiting these workers at low pay and not supporting a path to citizenship for them if they want it.
Or worse, paying a pittance and then complaining no Americans will do the job.
When it comes to profit people are shameless..."(Johnny Boyd)
(Learn more? Click title or comment to start discussion)
Columns like this one from Johnny will never make it into the Aspen Times.
Not unless the little guys out here keep raising voices.
A very special thank-you goes out to Johnny Boyd for this one today.
Up on the Snowmass Sun.
"...Jim Crown might be a great philanthropist, but his businesses and the way he conducts them are the cause of misery to thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people. Low-ball pay is way down on the list.
WHILE ORDINARY AMERICANS fret mightily over undocumented workers entering the country and taking jobs, using services and all kinds of other happy horse hockey to keep them distracted, men like Klug and Crown and many others are doing everything they can to get the cheap labor they prefer.
It has been that way since time began, but the employees of the past weren't quite as brainwashed into believing that big business had their best interests at heart.
Senator Mark Udall is now reviewing the various visa programs that ski areas have used in order to understand whether the program is harming American workers.
Considering the Skico hasn't raised its wages in 15 years and its lift ticket prices have skyrocketed during that same period it isn't difficult to figure out that the visa program has kept the entire valley down.
Write Mr. Udall and let him know that he doesn't have to look far for a company using the visa program to harm American workers.
Obama's policy of fining employers for hiring undocumented workers is the only viable solution to ending the stream of immigrants entering the United States looking for work.
If any employer is hiring the undocumented, a fine and perhaps some jail time are in order.
Throwing a few wealthy businessmen in prison will send a message that won't soon be forgotten. When employers quit hiring undocumented workers, undocumented workers will stop coming.
To tell the truth, I personally don't mind immigrants coming to town and gaining work.
What I object to is the hypocrisy of the employers exploiting these workers at low pay and not supporting a path to citizenship for them if they want it.
Or worse, paying a pittance and then complaining no Americans will do the job.
When it comes to profit people are shameless..."(Johnny Boyd)
(Learn more? Click title or comment to start discussion)
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