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WashTech is lobbying for three bills in the state legislature that would help stem the tide of exporting jobs.  All three bills need to be voted out of the House of Representatives by February 17th or they cannot get moved into the Senate for consideration.      

We need you to write and call your legislators today (if you received this through e-mail, their names are listed on at the top right of this page under "Send this message to:") and ask that they support the following bills and ask Speaker Chopp to move them to the floor of the house for a vote.  Please contact your state representatives on the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-562-6000   If you came to this through the WashTech website and you live in Washington state, to find your representatives, click http://www.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx

If the state legislature can vote to spend $80 million on tax breaks for the same high-tech companies that are exporting jobs, then the legislature can surely vote for bills that protect Washington's working families who pay the taxes against the unfair abuses of the global economy.

House Bill 3186 says that consumers have a right to know where their customer service  calls are going, if the call center is located outside the U.S that the consumber can ask the call be rerouted back to the U.S. and that call center representives need to get permission from the customer before getting personal information.

House Bill 3187 bans state contract work from flowing overseas.  Our tax dollars should not subsidize job creation in foreign countries. 

House Bill 2352 mandates that companies give ten days notice if employees are going to train their successor employees and be laid off.  A company that fails to comply faces civil penalties and workers can earn back pay.