by Bob Campbell, Communicator IAM LL731
During a period in the mid 20th century American workers made superb, high quality products. But as the cost to make products increased, it cost more to buy the products. However, foreign companies found ways to make similar products cheaper and sell them cheaper to U.S. consumers. Shortly, American companies started to invest overseas to make their products cheaper (wages were and are cheaper overseas - corporate bottom line). The term is "outsourcing."
It makes no difference if it is jobs being done overseas such as call centers for American companies or products being made, in some cases using child labor, and the companies in America can no longeer compete.
American companies can compete. Consumers must change their way of shopping; stop buying foreign made products. If the products aren't selling then the company will stop inporting the products - again corporate bottom line.
When we starting buying American, then more jobs become available. More people working means more products become available. As volume increases prices will start to fall.
How do you know if a product is Union Made or even American Made? I have done research online and provide the following websites for you, the consumer.
What could be more American than beer?
http://www.unionplus.org/union-made/beers
Here are other websites for Union Made and American Made products.
http://www.unionlabel.com/
http://www.theunionshop.org/
http://www.unionmade.com/
http://www.imagepointe.com/store/
http://unionmadegoods.com/
http://www.unionplus.org/union-made/clothing
http://www.unionmadeclothing.com/
http://www.theunionbootpro.com/
http://www.americanaisle.com/
http://www.unionlabel.org/
http://ethixmerch.com/union-made
http://www.unionfriendly.com/
http://greatamericangeneralstore.com/catalog/
http://www.floridasnatural.com/?gclid=CKipsvSRwKoCFQgDbAodzHKvpg
And the granddaddy of them all - a list by category, brand and Union.
http://www.howtobuyamerican.com/content/db/b-db-american-union-made.shtml
Support your Union Sisters & Brothers by Buying Union Made and American Made products only. Let's put America back on its feet and keep YOUR dollars locally and in America.
