NWU Offshoring Justice Campaign

The NWU, as part of its campaign to oppose the offshoring of high-tech and professional jobs, recently surveyed candidates in close Congressional, Senatorial, and Gubernatorial races across the country.

We asked candidates whether they support legislative positions taken by the NWU. In particular, we asked if these candidates supported legislation that would:

#1. Prohibit the use of tax dollars to pay for work performed in other countries if that same work can be performed in the United States, regardless of cost. Similarly, prohibiting government contractors from performing overseas any work that can be performed in the U.S.

#2. Require that government subsidies and grants for economic development and research, tax abatement, and other forms of public support be conditional on local job creation. No government subsidies shall be given to businesses that ship jobs overseas.

#3. Mandate that all work (public and private) that requires a state license when performed in the U.S, can only be performed outside the U.S. by persons who hold equivalent licenses which equal or exceed the standards mandated by the state where the work will be received, used, or applied.

#4. Prohibit manipulation of the visa system to facilitate moving jobs to other countries by bringing foreign nationals to the U.S. on temporary visas for the clear purpose of preparing them to handle work that will then be offshored.

#5. Prohibit the transmission of personally identifiable medical, financial, employment, legal, tax, or similar information about American citizens to other nations, except for nations that Congress identifies as having a level of legal privacy protection and enforcement that is equal to, or stronger than, that provided by current U.S. law.

#6. Prohibit any transmission of personally identifiable information about American citizens outside of the U.S. without prior notice to, and prior written consent of, the individual.

Survey Results

The responses of candidates to the questions are shown, by question, for the 13 close races surveyed. Italicized candidates are incumbents.

A response of Y means the candidate supports the NWU position. N means they did not support the NWU position. NR means the candidate did not respond. An S means the candidate sent a statement, and did not directly answer the questions. The Score indicates overall support for NWU anti-offshoring positions.

Note that Rep. Joe Hoeffel from Dist. 13, Pennsylvania is listed twice as he’s the incumbent for the Dist. 13 race and he’s also running for Senator.