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56 Senators Vote to Bring Jobs Home, but Senate Republicans Refuse to Consider "Insourcing" Bill
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The U.S. Senate today took up the Bring Jobs Home Act, but despite a majority of senators voting to provide incentives to companies that bring good jobs back to the U.S., the bill failed to get the 60-vote "super majority" needed break a Republican filibuster and move the bill to the Senate floor. The final vote was 56-42.
ICYMI: Mitt Romney Pioneered the Off-shoring of Call Center Jobs & Why it Matters
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A new investigative report in today?s Washington Post highlights the fact that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney helped to usher in the detrimental practice of shipping call center jobs overseas. This news comes as the U.S. call center industry continues to shed jobs - this very day seven T-Mobile call centers facilities in six states are closing, affecting 3,300 American workers.
Republican Led House Refuses to Take Up Call Center Bill
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June 21, 2012
The Republican-majority House of Representatives Wednesday voted against consideration of HR 3596, the U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act.
T-Mobile USA Shuts Down Seven Call Centers
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June 21, 2012
T-Mobile USA will shut down seven call centers on Friday, June 22 affecting 3,300 workers and their communities. The call centers are Allentown, Pa.; Thornton, Colo.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Frisco and Brownsville, Tex.; Lenexa, Kan.; and Redmond, Ore.
SAVE THE DATE
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June 7, 2012
Please mark your calendar for the biennial Customer Service Professionals Conference being held October 14-17, 2012, in St. Louis, MO.