fredfrid Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Parrot: -No more Hawaiian Pineapples [attachmentid=14096] [attachmentid=14097] CLICK TO READ USA TODAY Del Monte stops pineapple growing in Hawaii HONOLULU (AP) — After 90 years in the islands, Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. says it will cease pineapple operations in Hawaii in a little more than two years. Del Monte said it was no longer economically feasible to grow pineapple in Hawaii because it can be produced for less in other parts of the world. "I think that American workers everywhere, literally from Hawaii to Maine to Texas to Michigan, are vulnerable to outsourcing and that's really what this is about," said Hanan Kolko, a New York labor lawyer. parrot10.mov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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