Friday, January 30, 2009

Hoffa: Halt Outsourcing of Aircraft Repairs Overseas

Teamsters President Sends Letter to House Speaker Asking for Moratorium in Stimulus Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to include in the stimulus bill a moratorium on outsourcing aircraft maintenance to foreign repair stations.
“I urge you and your colleagues take every necessary step to ensure that the stimulus package include a moratorium on any additional outsourcing of foreign aircraft maintenance,” Hoffa wrote in a letter dated Monday.