The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal is terrible even apart from its quantifiable economic effects, as it threatens our environment, our health, our democracy, our sovereignty, our security and many other things. But it is also a lousy deal on the pure economics, which is why it is currently being sold to the American people and Congress using bogus economic analysis. Read more
Dumping Crackdown: New Law Cracks down on Steel Dumpers
in American Made, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing/by The Made in America Movement TeamPresident 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 TeamA 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 TeamEmployees 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
Flashback: Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima
in American History, Military/by The Made in America Movement TeamThe late photographer Joe Rosenthal recalls his Pulitzer Prize-winning image of United States Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima that would later be memorialized in a monument at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. Read more
TPP: Another Nail in the Coffin of American Manufacturing
in Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Production, Public Policy, TPP/by The Made in America Movement TeamOn January 25, 2016, the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) released a report on the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) trade agreement. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) promptly released their commentary on the Peterson Institute report the same day, which was based on oral and written testimony CEO Michael Stumo had given to the U. S. International Trade Commission on January 15, 2016. Read more
Whirlpool to Expand Dishwasher Assembly Plant in Ohio
in American Made, Consumer Products, Economy, Jobs, Production, Reshoring/by The Made in America Movement TeamWhirlpool Corp. confirmed on Thursday said it would invest $40.6 million in its Findlay, Ohio, plant, and anticipates adding 50 new jobs at the dishwasher-manufacturing facility. Read more
Why a Small Company Like WeatherTech Keeps Coming Back to the Super Bowl
in Automotive, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Small Business/by The Made in America Movement TeamEveryone’s favorite big-spending automotive floor-mat manufacturer, WeatherTech
, is back for its third straight Super Bowl—and will run the 30-second spot below in the first half of the game, after throwing down a challenge to two different directors. Read more
Skills Gap: Why It’s Creating New Manufacturing Opportunities
in Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Military, Skills Gap, Veterans/by MAM TeamSkills Gap – the difference in the skills required on the job and the actual skills possessed by the employees.
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TPP Trade Deal Being Sold With Bogus Economic Models
in Currency Manipulation, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, News, Politics, Public Policy, TPP/by The Made in America Movement TeamThe Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade deal is terrible even apart from its quantifiable economic effects, as it threatens our environment, our health, our democracy, our sovereignty, our security and many other things. But it is also a lousy deal on the pure economics, which is why it is currently being sold to the American people and Congress using bogus economic analysis. Read more
50 Years on the Road to Made in America
in American Made, BAGS – HANDBAGS, PACKBACKS, BOOKBAGS, Domestic Sourcing, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Recycling, Small Business, Sustainability/by The Made in America Movement TeamOur organization, Mountain Bird Designs, is a new member of The Made in America Movement. Our premier products are business bags and clutches for women. We are a start-up company located in Western North Carolina.
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