29 April 1945 | U.S. Army soldiers liberated #Dachau - the first concentration camp created in Nazi Germany which became a model camp for the entire SS concentration camps system. Over 205,000 people were imprisoned there between 1933-1945. Some 41,500 were murdered there. #history

China's government is encouraging 'unprofitable carmakers to keep producing... adding cars to a global market that risks becoming more oversupplied.' Now 'Washington is worried that Chinese companies will try to dump subsidized vehicles in the U.S.'
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TAKE ACTION: It's time to close the loophole that allows Chinese state-owned & supported companies to bid on taxpayer-funded contracts for transit at U.S. airports!
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Labor & environmental groups are criticizing the EPA's plan to waive Buy America for the $3 billion Clean Ports Program, with some arguing it could end up being a taxpayer-funded giveaway to China.
americanmanufacturing.org/blog/epas-prop…

Thanks Joseph S. Pete & @nwi for covering the RELIGHTING THE FLAME screening in Indiana last week. If you haven't seen the documentary yet, watch it at RelightingtheFlameFilm.com. Relighting the Flame Film
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Listen to Scott Paul: 'The presence of the massive amount of industrial overcapacity China has... is a real threat, and we know this because we've seen this play out before in the United States and in other industries. It doesn't end well.'
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Love this story. nytimes.com/2024/04/24/wor…

Despite overcapacity, China keeps making more cars than it needs wsj.com/business/autos…

Our Administration is launching four new Workforce Hubs to connect workers with good-paying jobs in growing industries – in MI, PA, WI, and NY.

These new hubs will support semiconductor manufacturing, lead pipe replacement, electric vehicle manufacturing, and more.

Labor & environmental orgs are worried abt EPA's plans to waive Buy America for the Clean Ports Program, saying it 'misses an opportunity to align w/ the Biden administration’s goals of promoting emissions reductions & supporting domestic manufacturing.'
americanmanufacturing.org/blog/epas-prop…

2. Made in USA fraud deceives customers and punishes honest businesses.

FTC will continue holding to account businesses that misrepresent where their product are manufactured.

1. Williams-Sonoma claimed its products were made in America even though they were made in China.

A repeat violator, Williams-Sonoma will be required to pay a record penalty.

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Important this entire supply chain returns to the US. nytimes.com/2024/04/25/bus…

We were honored to host a screening of Relighting the Flame Film last night at the United Steelworkers #EverybodysUnion Local 6787 hall in Indiana. Thanks to everyone who turned out, especially cast members Edwin Alcox and Kodie Kinney!

If you still haven't seen the movie, catch it at relightingtheflamefilm.com.

The United States will not be able to build a successful domestic solar manufacturing industry until it stops the flood of unfairly traded solar imports. Period.
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HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT: 'Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible' l April 30th @ 10am.

EU raids Chinese airport scanner maker Nuctech looking for evidence of state financial help.

But evidence has been openly available for years: in 2017, Beijing listed Nuctech a 'single champion'—leading firms in key industrial nodes that BJ supports to win global market share

Micron’s $6.14 Billion CHIPS Grant Will Support A Commodity Product via @forbes forbes.com/sites/willyshi…

THIS from Rick Barrett: 'In the nearly 45 years since industrial employment peaked in the United States, manufacturers have struggled to regain their prominence. Now, they have some wind at their back.'
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The American solar industry is indeed in a “ very precarious” position because of a flood of Chinese imports, including some being shipped in from third party countries. Robust trade action is needed.
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/bus…