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Strickland issues order banning outsourcing
TweetBy MARC KOVAC
COLUMBUS
Gov. Ted Strickland issued an executive order Friday barring public funding for companies fulfilling state contracts with outsourced labor.
“Outsourcing jobs does not reflect Ohio values,” Strickland said in a released statement. “Ohioans have been among the hardest hit by more than a decade of unfair trade agreements and the trickle-down economic policies that promoted off-shoring jobs at the expense of Ohioans who work for a living. ”
The move came a little more than a week after reports that the Texas firm hired to administer Ohio’s federally funded appliance- rebate program used workers in Central America as part of the program.
Strickland said last week that he was disappointed that federal stimulus funds were used to pay workers at an overseas call center, and he said he vowed that no future state contracts would go to companies that were outsourcing jobs.
“This program was successful in stimulating economic activity for Ohio appliance manufacturers and retailers,” Strickland said of the appliance rebates. “But contracting with a domestic service provider that ultimately outsourced jobs could and should have been prevented. This order will ensure that this never happens again.”
The order states, “No public funds should be spent on services provided offshore.”
Strickland added, “Ohio’s policy has been — and must continue to be — that public funds should not be spent on services provided offshore. Throughout my administration, procurement procedures have been in place that restrict the purchase of offshore services.”
Comments
Way to step up Ted! I have always had a problem with this Outsourcing! Once in Cleveland I was working on Brown Stadium and other projects in that block. You had to have a Cleveland address to work on the stadium! McHugh was the contractor from Chicago and it didn't sit to well with. The proof is in the Quality of work that was done there. Compared to the Gateway project that houses the Indians and Cavs on Ontario. Just take time to notice the Concrete work in both places. One is shouty (Browns Stadium). The two other are very plush! Way to go Ted! Keep Ohio workers working.
This is great and about time someone did something to help us...This should have been done a long time ago... Thank you Mr. Strickland
When the state government signs a contract for a company to do something, that's "out-sourcing". When the company is an off-shore firm, that's "off-shore out-sourcing", or simply "off-shoring". If the contact is with an Ohio firm, or at least with a US-based firm, then it would be "domestic out-sourcing". If it's with a firm doing the work in Canada or Mexico it's sometimes called "near-shore out-sourcing".
So, strictly speaking, Strickland wasn't banning out-sourcing, but merely off-shore out-sourcing.
When we've got so many capable and willing US workers who are un-/under-employed it's insulting that so many tax-victims be forced to subsidize even more job losses.
Oh boy!! The horse & pony show for elections.
Has ANYONE who posted here ever tried to call Strickland & get an issue brought to his attention?
Strickland's office tried to tell me once that the governor had NO way to stop abuses by a county sheriff.