New York, Feb 26: Accusing the Bush administration of following policies which sent US job abroad and left American workers without work, Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry has once again promised to force companies to give three months' notice before sending their jobs abroad.
Campaigning in Ohio State yesterday, Kerry said he would require the companies to tell the Labour Department and the workers where, when and why the jobs are moving abroad.
Kerry along with his main Democratic opponent John Edwards had cosponsored a legislation in the Senate which would require companies to give 90 days warning before shipping the job abroad.
Outsourcing has become a major campaign issue with the Democrats telling workers who have lost jobs that they would be tough on companies shipping jobs abroad.
Kerry is wooing the Middle Class workers who, he argues, have suffered by the policies following by Bush that have benefited only the rich.
He denies that he is protectionist, but says he would review all trade agreements and would not sign any free trade agreement without protection for American workers. Bureau Report