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Marriott: All towels at U.S. hotels will be made in USA

American Made, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production

Marriott Hotels in USA Will Carry Made in USA Towels Creating Jobs In The Process

UNION, S.C.--From now on, all towels made for Marriott International’s nearly 3,000 hotels in the USA will be made in the USA. Marriott announced on Thursday that it will have only “Made in the USA” towels and bath mats in every guest…

Consumer Products, Economy, Factory Closings, Food Products, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing

Nabisco Workers Continue Fight to Preserve Local Jobs

A beige apartment building at 73rd and Kedzie is ground zero of the Nabisco workers fight to keep their jobs. They’ve set up this empty apartment with a long table for meetings and keeping colleagues in the loop. From the front window,…

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Public Policy

House votes to penalize corporations leaving Indiana for Mexico

The Indiana House approved an amendment to Senate Bill 308 on Tuesday that penalizes companies like Carrier Corp., which is moving 1,400 Hoosier jobs to Mexico. The amendment, sponsored by state Rep. Karlee Macer, D-Indianapolis, places sanctions…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing

January Manufacturing Orders Showed Best Growth In 10 Months

The latest monthly manufacturing numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau reflected a strong start to 2016 as new orders for durable goods increased by nearly 5 percent. The survey estimated that durable goods orders increased by $11.1 billion…

State, Manufacturing, How, Build, Future

Economy, Education, Jobs, Manufacturing, Skills Gap, STEM, Technology

State of Manufacturing: How to Build for the Future

Jay Timmons was preaching to the "manufacturing" choir in GlaxoSmithKline's sun-drenched lobby at its Navy Yard offices. Timmons, who heads the National Association of Manufacturers, emphasized the value of manufacturing, expressed concerns…

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Middles Class, Outsourcing

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

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…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Slave Labor

Obama Signs Law Banning Imported Goods Produced by Forced Labor

President Obama signed into law Wednesday a provision banning the import of good made by child and forced labor. "It's not only right; it's the moral thing to do," said Representative Kind, D-Wisc., who introduced the bill to the house last…

Factories in American: 56K Lost During First Decade

Economy, Factory Closings, Jobs, Manufacturing, Middles Class, Outsourcing, Slave Labor

Factories in The USA: 56K Lost During First Decade

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…

Dumping Crackdown Called A Great Day for Steel

American Made, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing

Dumping Crackdown: New Law Cracks down on Steel Dumpers

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. "Duplicitous…

Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing

Nabisco Factory Workers Fight Back Against Layoffs

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. Parent company Mondelez International announced earlier this summer…