Keeping jobs local: Burlington city law bans use of outsourcing
Source: Shay Totten, Vermont Guardian, December 2, 2005
Officials in Burlington have a message for companies that outsource jobs to faraway countries: Don’t come looking for business at City Hall. A resolution adopted unanimously by the city council on Nov. 21 sets a policy that the city will not give service contracts to contractors, subcontractors, and vendors who are not performing that work in the United States or Canada. An amendment to strike Canada from the ordinance failed on an 8-3 vote.