Reshoring – For decades we have been shedding apparel-manufacturing jobs in addition to the entire ecosystem that goes along with them. However, the offshore wages that were once a fraction of U.S. labor costs are escalating. Shipping costs, coupled with long lead times, quality problems, and the intangible costs and risks of being far from customers are making offshore manufacturing and sourcing less attractive for apparel companies. Read more
How to Revitalize U.S. Manufacturing
by The Made in America Movement TeamManufacturing – Nine policies that could spark new growth in factory jobs and the economic benefits they bring.
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The High Public Cost of Low Wages
by The Made in America Movement TeamLow Wages Cost U.S. Taxpayers $152.8 Billion Each Year in Public Support for Working Families
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Challenges of Getting a Product Made in the USA
by The Made in America Movement TeamMany manufacturers perform a cost-benefit analysis when deciding whether to move production abroad. Others, however, are determined to make their products in the United States, even when the costs are higher. Read more
Skills Gap: Aging Workforce Puts Strain on Skilled Manufacturing Workers
by The Made in America Movement TeamGeneral Electric runs two plants in a small New Hampshire town just south of the state’s capital, employing 800 workers. GE Aviation is the largest employer in town, with skilled workers building jet engines for the world’s major airlines, reports ABC News. Read more
Reshoring And The Apparel Industry
by The Made in America Movement TeamReshoring – For decades we have been shedding apparel-manufacturing jobs in addition to the entire ecosystem that goes along with them. However, the offshore wages that were once a fraction of U.S. labor costs are escalating. Shipping costs, coupled with long lead times, quality problems, and the intangible costs and risks of being far from customers are making offshore manufacturing and sourcing less attractive for apparel companies. Read more
8 Reasons Manufacturing Is Great for America
by The Made in America Movement TeamIt’s critically important to create successful policy solutions for manufacturing to help this job machine thrive. Read more
Shinola is not Made in The USA According to FTC
by The Made in America Movement TeamShinola is dropping the company’s “Where American is Made” slogan after a probe by federal regulators revealed the Detroit-based watch manufacturer relies heavily on overseas parts. Read more
Neil Armstrong’s Moon Landing Artifacts Are on Display at the Smithsonian
by The Made in America Movement TeamThey were seen on television screens across the nation as Apollo 11 landed on the moon and Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Exactly 47 years after that historic day, Armstrong’s familiar blue-tipped gloves and helmet are on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Read more
Jobs: Can The Reshoring Initiative Bring Them Back?
by The Made in America Movement TeamThroughout the 2016 election cycle, one of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump’s most impassioned – and oft-repeated – promises should he move into the White House next year is the recovery of millions of jobs previously offshored to China, Mexico and elsewhere. Read more
Do Trade Agreements Kill Jobs?
by The Made in America Movement TeamInternational trade agreements: It is remarkable that the one thing leading presidential candidates of both parties agree is bad is the one thing mainstream economists agree is good. Read more