Are There Kiddie Longshoremen In Boston?
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<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b>BOSTON</b> -- Are there toddlers on the take in Boston?
Massachusetts authorities are investigating allegations that longshoremen's unions are placing children as young as 2½ years old on the payroll in a scheme to get them higher wages as adult dockworkers.
It's all about seniority. The clock starts running when a union member first receives a union card -- regardless of the number of hours worked.
So, union members who get their children enrolled are believed to have ensured their kids higher starting pay if and when they actually begin working at the Boston docks.
The state's attorney general said it's been going on for generations and, over the passage of time, has put Massachusetts at a competitive disadvantage. He said charges arising from the practice could include felony fraud.
A spokesman for the International Longshoremen's Association said the union will investigate the allegations "if there is something concrete." <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Get your kiddie signed up now!
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><b>BOSTON</b> -- Are there toddlers on the take in Boston?
Massachusetts authorities are investigating allegations that longshoremen's unions are placing children as young as 2½ years old on the payroll in a scheme to get them higher wages as adult dockworkers.
It's all about seniority. The clock starts running when a union member first receives a union card -- regardless of the number of hours worked.
So, union members who get their children enrolled are believed to have ensured their kids higher starting pay if and when they actually begin working at the Boston docks.
The state's attorney general said it's been going on for generations and, over the passage of time, has put Massachusetts at a competitive disadvantage. He said charges arising from the practice could include felony fraud.
A spokesman for the International Longshoremen's Association said the union will investigate the allegations "if there is something concrete." <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Get your kiddie signed up now!
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