The latest Wall Street Journal: Kamala Lifts NJ Hat Maker
It was looking like a bad political swag season. And then President Biden had a terrible debate. Unionwear owner Mitch Cahn, feeling down about the state of his political sales this election cycle, first had a sense that his fortunes might turn…
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Covid-19 pandemic is refueling interest in unions
(Summarized from Kaiser Health News and NPR. Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of Kaiser Family Foundation that is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.) The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked…
Read MoreThe impact of “Made in USA” on prices
Buying American is a symbol of personal identity and has been a focus over the years for US policymakers, including both the Obama and Trump administrations. This emphasis will continue with the Biden administration. The common belief is that domestically…
Read MoreThe top 10 supply chain innovations of 2020
Material Handling and Logistics, an organization dedicated to helping managers who oversee supply chain, logistics and material handling across America’s manufacturing, distribution and retail sectors, lists the top 10 supply chain innovations of 2020. Innovations include: smart warehouses, a digitized…
Read MoreUnionwear awarded Top-Ten New Jersey Manufacturer
NJBiz Magazine rolled out its Manufacturing Power 50 and awarded Mitch Cahn and Unionwear among it’s top-ten manufacturers. It’s always great to be recognized for our hard work and determination. What makes this even more notable is that Unionwear is…
Read MoreData Shows Reshoring is Creating Jobs Despite Pandemic
A study by American Machinist shows that from 2010 through 2019, over 900,000 announced new manufacturing jobs are attributable to reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI.) During the current year 2020, job creation due to reshoring activity is exceeding FDI,…
Read MoreHow Automation Accelerates Reshoring
A counterintuitive article in Assembly Magazine makes the argument that automation can accelerate reshoring. Those who are dedicated to bringing jobs back home sometimes shy away from automation. But that doesn’t have to be the case. In fact, embracing automation…
Read MoreHow reshoring saved a small business during the pandemic
In 2015, a sign making company called JennyGems launched in Millsboro, DE. JennyGems makes “little signs that say quirky things” and other home décor, employing seven people. For about five years, all of their items were all made in China.…
Read MoreReshoring Continues to Trend as Chinese Policies Put a Chill on Business Relations
According to this report from the Reshoring Initiative, reshoring manufacturing to the United States is on the rise. In fact, reshoring has outpaced foreign-direct investment (FDI) for the first time since 2014. There are a couple of reasons for this…
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