Macroeconomics

Alcoa to Outsource 130 Pittsburgh Jobs to India I.<Tab/>Summary: Alcoa plans to eliminate about 130 jobs locally over the next year or so, as the aluminum producer moves data processing jobs to India in order to reduce costs. The company said 70 to 80 contractors and salaried employees at its North American Data Center in Upper Burrell, Westmoreland County, would be affected as well as about 40 salaried employees and 15 contractors who process accounts …

…of lay-offs all at the same time. Reference: Boselovic, Len. (2004) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News), June 2, 2004 pNA. Alcoa to Outsource 130 Pittsburgh Jobs to India. Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved on December 27, 2004 from Apollo Library Info Trac OneFile. Colander: Macroeconomics, Fifth Edition. I. Introduction: Thinking Like an Economist. 1. Economics and Economic Reasoning © The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2004 Colander: Macroeconomics, Fifth Edition. Back Matter Glossary © The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2004