LI Federation of Labor asks the first congressional district (R) candidate to resign

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LI Federation of Labor asks the first congressional district candidate to resign.

By Shana Braff | Email the author | October 5, 2010

The Long Island Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO) held a protest on Monday afternoon, outside the Farmingville campaign headquarters of Republican Congressional candidate Randy Altschuler.

AFL-CIO called on Altschuler to resign from his position on the board of directors at the outsourcing company, GlobalLogic. The corporation employs 3,000 people, two-thirds of whom are located in India, and one-third in Ukraine.

AFL-CIO is adamant that since GlobalLogic helps American corporations to outsource office operations and development overseas for lower rates, the GOP candidate is further hurting the American economy, and is thereby unfit to run for Congress . Altschuler, a St. James resident, is running against incumbent Tim Bishop.

The federation is Long Island's largest labor organization with more than 250,000 members. As they urge the self-professed fiscal conservative to sever ties with Virginia-based, GlobalLogic, they also underscore his past as CEO and co-founder of Office Tiger, one of the pioneers in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in India.

The company paved the way for countless other U.S. businesses to follow suit. Today, it is widely regarded as the undisputed father of BPO, especially after R.R. Donnelley & Sons acquired it for the staggering sum of $250 million, in an all-cash deal. However, Office Tiger continues to operate as an independent unit, with Altschuler staying on as co-president.

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