Lawmakers call on Michigan House to move on offshoring protections for call center workers

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 526

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago


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On Thursday, communications workers gathered with lawmakers from separate sides of the aisle as they continued an almost 10-year push to keep call center jobs in Michigan.

In June, state Reps. James DeSana (R-Carleton) and Amos O’Neal (D-Saginaw) introduced a pair of bills to require companies with a large call center workforce to notify the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity of their plans to move jobs out of the country while giving …

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