Manufacture This

The blog of the Alliance for American Manufacturing

Must Reads

Oct 11 2024
Trade By Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch

At a Pennsylvania Steel Mill, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai Touts Progress in “Flipping the Script” on Trade

Tai appeared alongside Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, touring the Cleveland-Cliffs facility and speaking about the importance of “thinking about industrial policy in a new way.”

Oct 09 2024
Trade

Surging Steel Overcapacity “Seriously Harms Viability” of Steel Industries Worldwide, OECD Forum Warns

Oct 08 2024
Trade with China

U.S. Trade Representative Offers Support for EU Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles

Oct 07 2024
National Security

Members of Congress Urge New Mexican President to Address Threat Posed by Chinese Connected Autos

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

Oct 07 2024

The Great Outdoors Are Calling. This Made in USA Truck Camper Will Take You There to Answer It.

When one Portland dad couldn’t find a high-quality truck camper for family adventures, he decided to build his own. Peter Williams, co-founder and president of Super Pacific, shares what his company’s “built like an airplane” mantra means for their production […]

Oct 03 2024
Made in America

Pyrex is Paying Out for Made in USA Fraud, and You Might be Eligible for a Refund!

Oct 02 2024
Made in America

Most Footwear Makers Moved Abroad, But Thorogood is Building a Bigger U.S. Factory

Oct 01 2024
Made in America

We’re Making a Made in America Gift List, and We Need Your Help!

Trade

Oct 11 2024
Trade By Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch

At a Pennsylvania Steel Mill, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai Touts Progress in “Flipping the Script” on Trade

Tai appeared alongside Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, touring the Cleveland-Cliffs facility and speaking about the importance of “thinking about industrial policy in a new way.”

Oct 09 2024
Trade

Surging Steel Overcapacity “Seriously Harms Viability” of Steel Industries Worldwide, OECD Forum Warns

Sep 26 2024
Trade

Key House Committee Advances Bill Establishing New Trade Crimes Unit at the Justice Department

Sep 17 2024
Trade

New Report Highlights China’s Use of Forced Labor to Make Products in Dozens of Industries

Buy America

Aug 07 2024
Buy America By Matthew McMullan

Probe Finds Issues with Enforcement of Buy America Rules in Controversial SEPTA Contract

A U.S. Department of Transportation Investigation revealed weaknesses in the procurement guidance given to CRRC MA.

May 10 2024
Buy America

EPA Inspector General Says the Agency Needs to Do More to Track Buy America Waivers

May 07 2024
Buy America

Memo to Massachusetts: It’s Time to Buy American

May 02 2024
Buy America

Just Steel! Catching Freedom! Domestic Product! The Names of the Horses in the 2024 Kentucky Derby are on Point

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

Oct 07 2024
National Security By Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch

Members of Congress Urge New Mexican President to Address Threat Posed by Chinese Connected Autos

China has tripled its share of Mexico’s auto market since the start of the decade. That poses a national security risk to both the United States and Mexico, the lawmakers argue.

Feb 07 2024
National Security

Proposed Rule Aims to Close a Glaring Gap in Freight Rail Security

Jan 10 2024
National Security

Yet Another Report Finds that the U.S. Defense Industrial Base is in Real Bad Shape

Dec 11 2023
National Security

Proposed Rule Aims to Make Sure Freight Rail Cars Aren’t Made in China

Infrastructure

Sep 26 2024
Infrastructure By Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch

Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Stop Companies with Ties to CCP from Receiving Tax Dollars to Build School Buses

It’s commonsense legislation, and we’re proud to support it.

Sep 10 2024
Infrastructure

The Factory Boom is Drawing in Even More Domestic Investment

Jul 22 2024
Infrastructure

Cleveland-Cliffs Will Repurpose a Shuttered Tin Mill in West Virginia into an Electrical Distribution Transformer Plant

May 27 2024
Infrastructure

House Votes to Close a Loophole That’s Allowed Tax Money to Continue to Flow to a Chinese State-Owned Rail Car Maker

Jobs

Aug 26 2024
Jobs By Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch

Lifetime Show Shines a Spotlight on Military Veterans Forging a New Career with U.S. Steel

Hosted by Montel Williams, “Military Makeover: Operation Career” follows servicemembers as they transition to new careers as civilians.

Jun 20 2024
Jobs

Tupperware’s U.S. Factory Closure is the Latest Example of Workers Paying the Price for Poor Management Decisions

Jun 14 2024
Jobs

From Our Shockwaves Report: Standing Up for Steel

Jun 10 2024
Jobs

Join Us For a Special “Making It In America” Book Event in Washington, D.C.