February 1, 2016 | The Made in America Movement

China is buying up American companies fast, and it's freaking people out

China Buying American Companies Fast, Freaking People Out

in Made in USA/by The Made in America Movement Team

Here’s a story you’ll be hearing about a lot this year. Read more

A Few Facts About Leap Day

in American History/by The Made in America Movement Team

Surrounded in history and superstition, February 29 only comes once every four years— and we have one today. Here are a few facts about leap day. Read more

State, Manufacturing, How, Build, Future

State of Manufacturing: How to Build for the Future

in Economy, Education, Jobs, Manufacturing, Skills Gap, STEM, Technology/by The Made in America Movement Team

Jay Timmons was preaching to the “manufacturing” choir in GlaxoSmithKline’s sun-drenched lobby at its Navy Yard offices. Read more

King Arthur Wants To Tell You Where Its Flour Comes From

in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Food Products, Sourcing/by The Made in America Movement Team

More and more, people want their food providers to be transparent. They want to know exactly where the ingredient they’re eating and cooking with are coming from. Which is why King Arthur Flour recently launched Identity-Preserved White Whole Wheat Flour. Read more

Carrier: Anger, Resignation as Massive Pay Gap Prompts Mexico Move

in Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Middles Class, Outsourcing/by The Made in America Movement Team

Carrier – Union leaders at an air conditioner factory in Indianapolis threatened with losing 1,400 jobs to Mexico said on Tuesday the plant’s owner expects to pay Mexican workers $3 an hour compared to an average of more than $20 an hour for the U.S. workers. Read more

Obama Signs Law Banning Imported Goods Produced by Forced Labor

in Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Slave Labor/by The Made in America Movement Team

President Obama signed into law Wednesday a provision banning the import of good made by child and forced labor. Read more

Factories in American: 56K Lost During First Decade

Factories in The USA: 56K Lost During First Decade

in Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Middles Class, Outsourcing, Slave Labor/by The Made in America Movement Team

In the week before Valentine’s Day, United Technologies expressed its love for its devoted Indiana employees, workers whose labor had kept the corporation profitable, by informing 2,100 of them at two facilities that it was shipping their factories, their jobs, their communities’ resources to Mexico. Read more

Dumping Crackdown Called A Great Day for Steel

Dumping Crackdown: New Law Cracks down on Steel Dumpers

in American Made, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing/by The Made in America Movement Team

President Barack Obama signed a customs bill that contains added protections for the domestic steel industry, whose advocates hailed it as a “good news day” and even a “great day.” The new law will crack down on steel dumping. Read more

Asian Honey, Banned in Europe, Is Flooding U.S. Grocery Shelves

in American Made, Consumer Products, Food Products, Made in USA/by The Made in America Movement Team

A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. A Food Safety News investigation has documented that millions of pounds banned as unsafe in dozens of countries are being imported and sold here in record quantities. Read more

Nabisco Factory Workers Fight Back Against Layoffs

in Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing/by The Made in America Movement Team

Employees at the Nabisco plant on Chicago’s Southwest Side face an uncertain future as the company hands out pink slips and starts moving parts of its operations to Mexico. Read more