April 10, 2008

Hospital Workers Stage Strike in OC

by Cynthia De Castro/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – When Ritchie was told by his boss that they were increasing his workload, he got a taste of the management’s usual scare tactic.
“You should just be happy you have a job here,” management told him. “We can replace you anytime because there are so many applicants for your position.”
Ritchie [...]

April 10, 2008

H1-B Cap Reached in a Day

By Maria Sunantha Quibilan/Asianjournal.com
LOS ANGELES – The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Tuesday that the congressionally mandated cap of 65,000 for H1-B petitions has been reached for fiscal year 2009 (October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009).
In addition, the 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under [...]