A few small workers served as counters, trying to estimate the size of the enemy's soldier force.
"The unions have jeopardized the entire immigration reform effort, which would provide a pathway to legalization and citizenship for the 10-11 million undocumented workers, because of their refusal to take a responsible stance on a small temporary worker program.
Companies pay in employee turnover, employee absenteeism and, to a small extent, workers' compensation claims.
Although a small group, workers who receive long-term disability benefits after reaching the limits of their sickness absence benefits could represent high costs.
In the United States, unions represent a small fraction of workers, and therefore, many workers have little power to create upward pressure on wages.
This small hive is known as a "nuc" and contains a new queen, some honey and a small number of worker bees.
Chen Yiwen, the medical worker in the village of Santai, said: "It's just a small minority of workers who get the most serious form of anemia.
Using a small contractor with workers of dubious legal status led to one delay after another.
A small number of workers expressed concern about the program when it was started, he said.
