Bradford Forest Products Update
August 18, 2007 in Uncategorized
In a previous post we mentioned the controversy surrounding Bradford Forest Products decision to use a temporary employment agency that specializes in Hispanic workers from outside the U.S.
Reportedly, while BFP is giving the temporary workers overtime, they are cutting the hours of their permanent employees. Apparently they’re having a problem retaining their temporary employees too. You can read the first-hand report and comments at TalkAbout Bradford.com.
It was reported this week that Bradford Forest is using a temporary employment agency that specializes in employing Hispanic workers. According to the company’s president, they are not able to fill the positions locally “due to the lack of committed unskilled laborers available here”. While BFP tries this new hiring practice other area businesses find the labor pool satisfactory. This also sparked a lively discussion on TalkAboutBradford.com.
Bernie Moore said on August 19, 2007
It is worth noting that the company itself is a foreign corporation, it’s loyalty is to profit alone and I might add that not only do the foreign temps send their money home, so does the company.
I believe there are several foreign corporations operating in Bradord, Tops, B.F.P., Werzalit are just a few. I might be wrong but I think that even Zippo now has a few foreign dollars propping it up or was that just a rumor?