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Indian workers on 24-hour strike to protest - L&L

Posted: Feb 28, 2012

Inflation (according to Reuters).

Think we'll get more work? Sure hope this kind of thing catches on over there! (take that, Kumar!).

they will probably get a raise and we will get - another pay cut

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Unbelievable.

Cause we dont have the stones to stand up and strke - jh

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If they are striking so should we..Put the company at a standstill..no wonder Im on foced OT

Why is it unbelievable - ?

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They are doing something about it. Every time someone on here suggests striking or refusing to do ASR and F11 everything, you all (not everybody) come on here and cry about being too scared to do anything. If you all would stand up and refuse to do ASR maybe you'll get something done. To me, ASR is the biggest problem. There are enough people that come to this site that would make them listen. They are not going to fire everybody, they don't have enough people to do what they have because everybody just quits instead of standing up to them.

Strike - Just Me

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That is remarkable. Take that MModal.

good for the workers - go go

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I wonder if they were able to organize better because they actually work together in centers and know each other whereas we US MTs are more isolated and have no way to contact each other.

Ironic though isn't it that that the very workers they are trying to replace us with are protesting. Karma can be a b#$%@ some times.

LOL Karma rules!! - jh

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Rumor is, they're slowly demanding more & more - sm

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because they're tired of making less than us, and eventually it won't be worth it to send it to India where they crank out garbage because they won't be saving as much money. Hope it's true... They already are bringing back call centers to the US.

same thing happening in china where they are demanding more money and a US company is bringing back - no name

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the middle class is demanding more money in china and makes more sense to pay people higher here in the US where they work 3.5 times faster (the exact words I heard on the news)

sorry...A US company is bringing back a lightbulb company - no name

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Wrong - Alias

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Honey, they're bringing back more than a lightbult company...sorry!!

what honey??? - no name

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She didn't say that was the only company - Just an example

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She said that's what she heard on the news. She wasn't wrong at all. She was right. Saying that I have a nose doesn't make me wrong because I didn't say I had an arm, leg, eye, ear, etc.

Oops - Alias

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The word "sorry" in front of everything threw the whole statement off. I know they're bringing a lightbulb company back. Don't understand why she's sorry about it, though. By the way, I'm glad you know all your body parts.

She was correcting her own post - part of it was left off

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She was apologizing for it being cut off at the end.

Thanks for being nice! nm - no name

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don't you just hate it when people say "honey"? - my2cents

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condescending.

I believe there are a lot more words - Boutgone

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That are a much more condescending than the word "honey." Can't help but think of all the people in the world that would love to hear that word just once, because all they've had in their lives is "hate."

Agree - Just Me

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Sweet!

Don't work the overtime - Blue Star

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If the Indians are striking, don't do the O/T. I guess the party wasn't good enough. Oh well, let Vern and Kumar sweat it. If there is any justice, Vern will miss out on his bonus this year. John Lennon put it perfectly..."Instant karma's gonna get ya..." Never thought I would ever say it, but Go India.

I agree no more OT!!!! - jh

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I wonder if this why some of the dictations I had early this evening.. - old fool

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were dictated around 11 a.m. and just now receiving them. Last week we had an email concerning an account that is with our global partner had some unforeseen event and were behind and they were offering OT. Maybe the tides will finally turn our way once again. Praying.

Indians on strike? - BH

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I can't find anything on Google where the employees in India of M-Modal are striking. Where is this website?

I did NOT say MModal...it was on Reuters about - L&L

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Indian workers in general who are striking over inflation. MModal workers might be construed as Indian workers in general. The pay demands over there have been increasing. It has been said before outsourcing in general is losing its rosey bloom.

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