The latest Unionwear: Celebrating 125 years of American Craftmanship. JK.
Unionwear has found a drawing of our Newark building, probably done from a hot air balloon, in 1902. The building looks almost identical, but now we are adjacent to the Newark City Subway line, and every plot of land for…
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Fishy Marketing: Lawsuit against American Tuna targets “Made in America” claims
Seafood Source reports that San Diego-based American Tuna falsely claimed their products are “Caught and Canned in the U.S.A.,” “Caught and Canned in America,” “American Made” and “100 percent American Made” when in fact the tuna is caught and canned…
Read MoreHouse Passes Infrastructure Package to Reconstitute Domestic PPE Supply Chain
In a statement from Unionwear’s union, Workers’ United, praised the recent $1T infrastructure package signed into law by President Biden. “Congress joined a bipartisan level of support in the Senate which had passed this act twice earlier this year. Now,…
Read MoreChronic power shortages in China set to disrupt the already-fragile supply chain woes for fashion industry
Business of Fashion Magazine writes a long and comprehensive article on how China’s power shortages are going to impact fashion manufacturing through at least mid-2022. Whether it’s sourcing raw materials or manufacturing and selling products, by some estimates, about 60%…
Read MoreHouse Passes Infrastructure Package to Reconstitute Domestic PPE Supply Chain
In a statement from Unionwear’s union, Workers’ United, praised the recent $1T infrastructure package signed into law by President Biden. “Congress joined a bipartisan level of support in the Senate which had passed this act twice earlier this year. Now,…
Read MoreMade in America Medical Supply Chain Law Working its Way Through Congress
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers proposed legislation that would overhaul the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), expand domestic manufacturing of medical supplies and improve America’s preparedness for public health emergencies. U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) unveiled…
Read MoreThe US is running out of packing material, including cardboard, due to the supply chain crisis
Business Insider found yet another, unexpected problem with the global supply chain bottlenecks: a lack of packing materials. Low containerboard and corrugated cardboard inventory has been a mounting issue since earlier this year, according to the article, thanks to…
Read MoreHow ‘Made in America’ products can help navigate supply chain issues
ABC News has a video explaining how buying made in USA products can help you navigate the ongoing supply chain issues caused by the pandemic. They start by saying that out-of-stock messages have shot up by 172% compared to pre-pandemic…
Read MoreOne reason the supply chain is broken: online shopping
C-NET has been doing a great series on what it means, and what it takes, to be made in America. The answer is not as straightforward as it might seem. With the pandemic and chaos in America’s supply chains, many…
Read MoreMore than 10,000 John Deere workers go on strike
More than 10,000 UAW members working for John Deere went on strike last Thursday after overwhelmingly voting down a proposed deal between union leaders and the company. A 10,000-worker strike is a big deal in the U.S., but the John…
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