The Wire for 3/10/08

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An action request concerning Boeing Tanker bid



Salandra Benton-Hanna

Organizing Director

AFSCME Florida Council 79

3064 Highland Oaks Terrace

Tallahassee, Florida 32301

321-689-7127

> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 06:58:54 -0800

> From: ronnie751

Subject: Fwd: FW: message sent to members



Hello Everyone,

> As many of you know the Air Force gave the contract

to build the Tankers to EADS. This is a huge slap in

the face of American workers. If Boeing would have

received this contract we would have been able to hire

more people into U nion paying jobs.

I am asking each of you to please take a moment to

read the e-mail below and respond to the White house

and to your Congress People and Senators. And pass it

along to the other Sisters and Brothers that you know;

we need to get the message out the we will not stand

for our tax dollars and jobs being sent out of our

country. It is important we make this a national issue of concern to all American

taxpayers.

In Unity,

Ronnie Behnke

US Government Sells Out America

To All American Citizens:



On February 29th 2008, the Department of Defense

chose Airbus and European workers over Boeing and American workers

for Air Force Tanker. This is the second largest military contract in US history!

44,000 family wage jobs will be lost to Europe: Jobs YOU will pay for

with YOUR taxes.

There have been protests by many concerned American citizens. However

Congress and The White House MUST see a nationwide outcry over this

ill-conceived decision.

We need ALL American citizens to send a message to their Senators,

Representatives and the White House.

Lookup your: US Senator here



http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm



US Congressional Representative here

http://www.house.gov/house/MemStateSearch.shtml



Boeing operates in 40 states and has suppliers in all 50 states of the

US. This decision by the Defense Acquisition Board adversely affects

every tax paying American.

The proud men and women who build the finest

aircraft in the world are asking for your help.

This betrayal of America will transfer $40 billion of technology, jobs,

military and economic security to our nation's rival

in the aerospace industry. It also places our national sovereignty

at risk by giving France and other Foreign decision makers power over

whether or not to produce our military hardware if they disagree with

military action by our government.



We ask that you cc Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell from

Washington State in your correspondence. We know you will have statements and questions of

your own.

Once again, thank you for your help as we try to> reverse this bad decision for America.



Some message examples include:

1) Our military hardware should be labeled "Made in

the U.S.A." NOT made in France

2) In the future, if France disagrees with our

military action will they continue to deliver our tankers?

3) With our economy teetering on the edge of

recession w hy would our government ship $40 billion worth of defense jobs

overseas?

4) It is wrong to give away America's aerospace manufacturing jobs at a

time when our nation has a record trade deficit?

5) With respect to the air refueling tanker contract, why did the U.S.

Air Force decide the location of the jobs created by the contract was of

no importance?

6) Why is the U.S. Government granting a $40 billion contract to Airbus

for Air Force tankers while filing charges on Airbus through the World

Trade Organization for unfair and illegal developmental subsidies?

These are the same type of subsidies used to create the very Airbus made

Tankers the US now wants to buy?



Email address as follows:



Email to the White House

To:comments@whitehouse.gov

cc Your Representative

> > Senator Patty Murray:

> > patty@murray.senate.gov

> > Senator Maria Cantwell

> > maria@cantwell.senate.gov

Senator Patty Murray of Washington State has included a Petition to sign.

Please log onto http://murray.senate.gov/tankers to sign the tanker petition.

If you also cc webmaster@iam751.org on what you

send, we can track the activity to ensure we are being effective in this effort.

> > Be sure to visit our web site at

> > http://www.iam751.org for up to date

> > information

> > FOR MORE INFORMATION email your questions to

> > edl@iam751.org