One worker on the 28th floor said that workers were adding insulation to the building when the fire broke out.

Rover had not set a figure on how many workers they expected to take the cash offer, he added.

"We are asking a fundamental question: Are our workers adding value?"

The first part is the portion of the process when the workers add value equivalent to the wages they are paid.

Less than a year later, Dell planned to double its workforce to nearly 3,000 workers add a new building.

For every four white workers added to the work force in June, the number of employed whites rose by three.

In addition, workers close to retiring will have five years added to their years of service and age, he said.

"She does everything for herself," the social worker added, "so this is the least we could do."

"We've got to get out of offices that are too close to the water," added a foreign worker, who asked not to be identified.

"They figure we're not useful, but we are," the worker added.