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ONLINE VERSION VOLUME 107 - NUMBER 5 - JUNE/JULY 1998
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"Made in USA" Stays That Way

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The "Made in USA" merchandise label will continue to mean just that.



On December 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it was abandoning its efforts to weaken the "Made in USA" label. Last May, the FTC had asked for public comment on its proposal to lower the standard to allow products with 25 percent or more foreign content to be labeled and advertised as "Made in USA."



The FTC said it received more than 1,000 written comments with the majority "strongly supporting" retention of the "all or virtually all" standard now required for use of the "Made in USA" label.



"Seldom have we seen the kind of outrage that Americans expressed when they learned about the Federal Trade Commission's proposal to weaken the standard governing use of the label," said Charles Mercer, president of the AFL-CIO Union Label & Service Trades Department. "Unions, union members, other workers, business owners, consumers, members of Congress and others are to be applauded for letting the FTC know of that outrage in unprecedented numbers."



Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Stabenow, co-sponsor of a House resolution opposing the FTC proposal, said the FTC's reversal is "a huge victory for American workers and businesses."



From the Michigan AFL-CIO News January 1998.

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