Fast-Food Jobs Pose Stiff Competition ToNew Orleans CUs

NEW ORLEANS - (10/14/05) -- What would you rather do: flipburgers or count money? Would a $6,000 signing bonus make adifference? That's what credit unions are up against as employeesbecome the hottest of all commodities in the wake of HurricaneKatrina. "One of the biggest issues facing credit union isstaffing," Connie Major, of the Louisiana CU League, told TheCredit Union Journal. "Just look at Burger King. They're offering a$6,000 signing bonus."

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