California Public University Fires 79 IT Workers; Replaces With H-1B Visa Holders

[Banjo]

Public university lays off 79 IT workers after they train outsourced replacements
Union says it's the first time a public university has embraced IT outsourcing.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...t-workers-after-they-train-h-1b-replacements/

 

[R1234]

just a drop in the ocean.

it's going to take a thousand more of these good actions to begin whittling down CA's public debt and pension time bomb.

 

[recession2016]

just a drop in the ocean.

it's going to take a thousand more of these good actions to begin whittling down CA's public debt and pension time bomb.

that will get resolved after a mega earthquake sinks the state into the ocean

 

[Handle123]

Public university lays off 79 IT workers after they train outsourced replacements
Union says it's the first time a public university has embraced IT outsourcing.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...t-workers-after-they-train-h-1b-replacements/

This is just so wrong, and where USA needs to charge a "tax" of the difference of old wages and what they are going to pay new employees. People want to be able to compete with other countries. And what about the students they teaching now, why study there when university outsourcing their future?

 

[R1234]

This is just so wrong, and where USA needs to charge a "tax" of the difference of old wages and what they are going to pay new employees. People want to be able to compete with other countries. And what about the students they teaching now, why study there when university outsourcing their future?

The harsh reality is that these jobs are going away one way or another - either through offshoring or automation.

Everything finds its own equillibrium which is dictated by optimal efficiency.

Having things made or serviced by American human employees is about as far as you can get from that point.

America is in the beginning stages of a massive hollowing out process.

 

[Handle123]

The harsh reality is that these jobs are going away one way or another - either through offshoring or automation.

Everything finds its own equillibrium which is dictated by optimal efficiency.

Having things made or serviced by American human employees is about as far as you can get from that point.

America is in the beginning stages of a massive hollowing out process.

It has been this way for years and look how our economy has become, only way people or companies will change is force and pain, days of old people have always changed only this way as well, the days of doing what is right went out the door in 1800s.

 

[Mtrader]

Globalization will level out the big differences. Just a matter of time. And webshops will accelerate this. Ali Baba...

The Western world will get hit.

 

[Michael J. Fletcher]

The harsh reality is that these jobs are going away one way or another - either through offshoring or automation.

Everything finds its own equillibrium which is dictated by optimal efficiency.

Having things made or serviced by American human employees is about as far as you can get from that point.

America is in the beginning stages of a massive hollowing out process.

yeah, that's true, there isn't pretty much you can do about it.

 

[newwurldmn]

This is just so wrong, and where USA needs to charge a "tax" of the difference of old wages and what they are going to pay new employees. People want to be able to compete with other countries. And what about the students they teaching now, why study there when university outsourcing their future?

Well first it's 71 out of hundreds of thousands employees in the system.

Second this will lower the burden on taxpayers and on those students' tuitions.

We can't have it both ways: everything done with expensive US labor and lower costs for products and services.

 

[jj90]

IT is getting killed yes, dev work is not. If they are pure IT, there isn't much hope for them.

I'd encourage those in IT to switch if not too late to dev roles.