Unions frustrated Outsourcing Conference

The movement has succeeded in a plan by a Mexican magazine to a conference defeat on outsourcing for U.S. companies in Seattle.

The magazine had MexicoNow conference on 2 December planned on air and space company in the U.S. to Mexico to promote.

This is the third time this year that the magazine has tried such an event in the U.S. are the two other scheduled conferences both in Wichita, Kansas, were canceled. Although it is difficult to understand why union leaders have threatened to picket the two events, saying it would result in the loss of American jobs.

"It's sad that such threats are held in a free market, where the emphasis should be placed on the long-term competitiveness and lower prices for consumers," MexicoNow Editor Sergio Ornelas said in a statement.

However, the members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District Lodge 751 and say the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, they are only to protect what is theirs.

District 751 President Tom Wroblewski said in a statement that the goal was the union does not request the cancellation of the event power, but about the responsibility of the potential loss of thousands of American jobs. Upcoming events were just a way for his side heard, "he said.

"I do not think that it's time for an open debate over outsourcing in America," he said. "Sending work to Mexico or China, short-term gains for companies to win the practice, but our members know first hand how it can destroy a community - or nation -. The long-term competitiveness in the air when America's leadership in this global economy have our businesses and our country to invest in us - and not abroad. "

Ornelas guilt of the threats and risks of an interruption that was the reason he and his newspaper decided to cancel the event.

"It's sad that such threats are held in a free market, where the focus should be on the long-term competitiveness and lower prices for consumers. It is because of these dangers and risks of interruption and care is our students that we have for this event to say, 'he said.

The planned event was addressed to the manufacturers of aerospace United States to "enjoy knowledge of the competitive advantages for air and space company in Mexico," they can "interact with the managers of the aerospace plant in Mexico" and the development of a detailed cost of the pro forma of a potential project offshore industry in Mexico. "

"While the goal of MexicoNow American jobs, we steal some effort will continue, the group was able to do a conference in Washington against subcontracting," said Wrobel.