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The blog of the Alliance for American Manufacturing

Must Reads

Jun 02 2023
Buy America By Matthew McMullan

Tammy Baldwin Tells the Federal Highway Administration to End its Buy America Waiver

The Build America, Buy America law had ending this waiver in mind when it was written, argues the senator from Wisconsin.

May 31 2023
Trade

America Needs Outbound Investment Review, Treasury Official Attests

May 30 2023
National Security

Why Elon Musk’s Trip to China is Alarming

May 25 2023
Manufacturing

Master Lock is Closing Its Milwaukee Plant. Is Corporate Greed to Blame?

The Build Back Better Blueprint

Dec 18 2020

Steel Overcapacity: Trump Performed Triage. Can Biden Heal the Wound?

America’s steel industry is vital to our national security and critical infrastructure. But it remains threatened by global overcapacity, and COVID-19 has only made things worse.

Dec 17 2020
The Build Back Better Blueprint

The United States Can’t Build Back Better Without Investing in American Workers

Dec 16 2020
The Build Back Better Blueprint

What Do Black Factory Workers Want from the Incoming Biden Administration?

Dec 15 2020
The Build Back Better Blueprint

Renewed Interest in Made in America Was a Boon to Small Manufacturers During COVID-19. But Will It Continue?

Made in America

May 19 2023
Made in America By Jeffrey Bonior

Why Klein Tools Has Kept it Made in America

The 166-year-old company’s tools are so revered among electrical and communications workers that they’re simply known as “Kleins.”

May 08 2023
Made in America

Why Fitness Brand Runyon Canyon Apparel is Dedicated to Made in USA

May 04 2023
Made in America

Bipartisan Bill Would Mandate Country-of-Origin Labeling for Online Products

Apr 28 2023
Made in America

FTC Fines Motocross Company for Falsely Labeling its Products as Made in USA

Trade

May 31 2023
Trade By Cathalijne Adams

America Needs Outbound Investment Review, Treasury Official Attests

The Senate Banking Committee explored how to oppose China’s threat to America’s national and economic security Wednesday.

May 24 2023
Trade

Goods Made with Uyghur Forced Labor Still Likely Entering the U.S., Key Congressional Panel Finds

May 12 2023
Trade

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Stop the Offshoring of Manufacturing Critical to National Security

May 09 2023
Trade

Trade Enforcement is Critical to Securing Supply Chains and Supporting U.S. Workers, Witnesses Tell House Panel

Buy America

Jun 02 2023
Buy America By Matthew McMullan

Tammy Baldwin Tells the Federal Highway Administration to End its Buy America Waiver

The Build America, Buy America law had ending this waiver in mind when it was written, argues the senator from Wisconsin.

May 23 2023
Buy America

Our Message to the Federal Highway Administration: End the Offshoring Loophole

Apr 25 2023
Buy America

President Biden Reaffirms His Commitment to Made in America Infrastructure

Apr 06 2023
 

Build America Is an Integral Part of America’s Infrastructure and Clean Energy Goals

Workforce

Mar 27 2023
Workforce By Jeffrey Bonior

Filmmaking Competition Aims to Get Young People Interested in Manufacturing Careers

The “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing” contest in Pennsylvania asks middle schoolers to make videos that promote manufacturing as a career pathway.

Jan 21 2022
Workforce

Closing the Factory Floor Gender Gap

Oct 07 2021
Workforce

Democrats Discover Where They’ve Lost Voters: In Factory Towns

Oct 06 2021
Workforce

How Can Manufacturers Recruit More Women?

National Security

May 30 2023
National Security By Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch

Why Elon Musk’s Trip to China is Alarming

A lot of people dislike the billionaire because of what he’s done to Twitter. But Musk’s increasingly close ties with China’s authoritarian government should also raise some red flags.

May 23 2023
National Security

Congress Gets Closer to Closing an Infrastructure Loophole that Benefits a Chinese State-Owned Firm

May 19 2023
National Security

Former USTR Robert Lighthizer tells Congress the CCP “May Be the Most Perilous Adversary We’ve Ever Had”

Jan 17 2023
National Security

Wow, Things are Really Bad at the CRRC Factory in Massachusetts

Infrastructure

May 17 2023
Infrastructure By Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch

The Biden Administration Just Unveiled “Buy Clean” Guidelines. Here’s What You Need to Know

Buy Clean is designed to incentivize cleaner steel production. The pilot requirements issued on Tuesday afternoon are a step forward.

May 15 2023
Infrastructure

It’s Infrastructure Week Again — No Joke

Apr 14 2023
Infrastructure

Rejoice, Washington Area Residents: The 14th Street Bridge Is Getting Repaired

Apr 06 2023
 

Build America Is an Integral Part of America’s Infrastructure and Clean Energy Goals

Jobs

Mar 14 2023
By Cathalijne Adams

The U.S., U.K. and Australia Are Partnering in a Deal to Develop Nuclear-Powered Submarines. Steelworkers Build Them.   

USW Local 8888 constructs nuclear submarines in Newport News, Va., one of the nation’s two shipyards with the capability. Beginning in the early 2030s, pending approval from Congress, the United States will sell Australia three Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) with […]

Feb 27 2023
 

Rep. Debbie Dingell On Why She Formed the Heartland Caucus and How the U.S. Needs to Navigate EVs

Feb 03 2023
Jobs

Manufacturing Adds 19,000 in January, says Latest Jobs Report

Jan 06 2023
Jobs

Only 8,000 Jobs for Manufacturing this December