LCLAA Criticizes Air Force for Tanker Contract Decision

Boeing KC-767 would have Created More American Jobs

WASHINGTON, March 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Gabriela Lemus, executive director of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) today released the following statement criticizing the Air Force for choosing the EADS/Northrop tanker to build the next generation aerial refueling tankers:

"The Air Force has made the wrong decision by choosing the EADS/Northrop plane over the U.S.-made, Boeing KC-767 aerial refueling tanker.

"The Air Force's decision on this tanker contract would have had a significant impact on U.S. jobs and Latino workers, especially as we face severe contractions in the nation's economy. The Boeing KC-767 tanker would have supported more than 44,000 American jobs in over 40 states. Texas alone stood to gain 3,000 jobs and $125 million in annual growth.

"The Boeing KC-767 would have been the best value choice for the American tax payer. It is American-designed, American-developed, and American-made. It would have ultimately resulted in more jobs from which Texan Latinos would have benefited."

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Source: Labor Council for Latin American Advancement

CONTACT: Silvana Quiroz, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement,
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