Programmers Guild

Programmers Guild
Founded 1998
Members 400
Key people John Miano, Founder
Kim Berry, President
Office location Summit, New Jersey
Country United States
Website www.programmersguild.org

The Programmers Guild is an American non-profit corporation that advocates against corporate outsourcing, the H1-B visa program and related topics. The Guild was founded in 1998 by John Miano, a New Jersey programmer. The current president is Kim Berry, a Sacramento based activist on outsourcing and family court issues. As of August 1999, the Programmers Guild had 400 members.[1] The Programmers Guild is incorporated as a 501(c)4 non-profit corporation in New Jersey.

Mission

The stated mission of the Programmers Guild is to advance the interests of technical and professional workers in information technology (IT) fields and to improve the work and the workplaces of technical professionals across the spectrum of IT fields and disciplines.

The organization stands in opposition to:

Actions

The Programmers Guild claims that the use of guest worker programmers depresses wages in the computer industry.[2] The Programmers Guild circulated the notorious Cohen & Grigsby video in which representatives of the firm explained to employers how "Not to find a qualified and interested U.S. worker."[3] This video got picked up by CNN's Lou Dobbs[4] and Glenn Beck[5] among others. Founder, and now attorney, John Miano researches and writes on the usage of the H-1B visa program[6] [7]

The Guild is a member of the Coalition for the Future American Worker.

See also

External links

References

  1. Miano, John (August 5, 1999). "Testimony to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims".
  2. Peck, Liz (February 5, 2008). "Should the U.S. Be Training Its Competitors?".
  3. YouTube - PERM Fake Job Ads defraud Americans to secure green cards fo
  4. YouTube - Lou Dobbs: Law Firm teaches how to avoid hiring Americans
  5. YouTube - Glenn Beck - Cohen&Grigsby seminar 6/26/2007
  6. Miano, John. "Low Salaries for Low Skills: Wages and Skill Levels for H-1B Computer Workers, 2005".
  7. Miano, John. "The Bottom of the Pay Scale: Wages for H-1B Computer Programmers".
  8. DoJ beats up tech firm for H-1B only job ads | The Register
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