Ground workers for American Airlines are planning to picket Wednesday at Dallas Fort Worth International to protest what union members say are plans to outsource US based jobs. Three Transport Workers Union locals representing American’s aircraft maintenance, fleet service, facilities and ground support employees will picket. The union members are specifically concerned about a plan to invest US$100m into a new aircraft maintenance facility in Brazil. The demonstration also will call on the company to deliver on an industry leading contract. “At the heart of the issue lies the safety of the traveling public and our flight crews, as American plans to outsource a substantial portion of its aircraft maintenance work to places like Argentina, Brazil, Chile and China — to increase profits," the unions say. <br/>