
From the AFL-CIO
Democrats in the Wisconsin
Legislature are kicking off 2020 with a package of bills to support American
workers and American-made products by updating our state procurement processes
to support buying local, made in the USA goods when possible. The 2020 "Buy American"
legislation package is a commonsense set of bills that will
prioritize made in the USA goods in our state and local communities’
procurement processes. This will encourage economic growth, boost American
manufacturing, and support America’s workers and middle class.
Introduced by Representative Tip McGuire
(D-64) in the Assembly, and Senator
Jennifer Shilling (D-32) and Senator Patty Schachtner (D-10) in the
Senate, the 2020 “Buy American” Legislative package will update state law to
ensure our state’s procurement processes support American-made in the USA goods
and supplies. LRB 3753
and LRB 3779
will ensure Wisconsin taxpayer dollars are used to buy American-made materials
from American businesses when state and local governments are purchasing goods
and supplies.
Union members from around
the state who make a great array of products right here in Wisconsin have
spoken out in favor of the 2020 Buy American legislative package.
Thank you to Representative Tip
McGuire for introducing a “Buy American” bill package that will help protect
American manufacturing and the American middle class. As a shop chair and a
worker in a manufacturing environment, I know firsthand that we make great
products in Wisconsin and in the USA that can go toe-to-toe with any foreign
product. Our taxpayer dollars should go towards buying American-made goods and
services whenever and wherever possible. - Hunter Scott, Vice President of IAMAW Local Lodge 66
It’s not right our state’s
procurement laws implicitly favor foreign-made goods. That hurts Wisconsin’s
and America’s middle class. When our state opts for cheap goods, made in other
countries – whether it be vehicles for the State Patrol, lab equipment for UW
campuses, or steel used in construction projects – over American-made goods,
the state literally chips away at our American middle class and manufacturing
base with each purchase. I will be watching to see which politicians are
willing to stand up and vote to Buy American. - Jennifer Grabczyk, UAW Local 722 President, Hudson, Wisconsin
The best way to grow our middle
class is to create a demand for the products we make. Our local governments
should be purchasing American-made products whenever possible. It helps create
and keep jobs in our state, builds strong communities, and ensures we have the
best, high-quality, durable, made in the USA products. - Michael MacDonald, Financial Secretary of USW 2-144, Midwest
Paper in Combined Locks
When taxpayer dollars are
invested back into our local economy, wages are spent on main streets across
the country. Our government should buy American. We make so many great products
in Wisconsin and the USA. I want Wisconsin to use our tax dollars to buy
American-made products as much as possible. - Lee Hanson, Treasurer of USW 2-469, Freedom, Wisconsin
In Solidarity,
Stephanie Bloomingdale, President
Dennis
Delie, Secretary-Treasurer Wisconsin
Legislature are kicking off 2020 with a package of bills to support American
workers and American-made products by updating our state procurement processes
to support buying local, made in the USA goods when possible. The 2020 "Buy American"
legislation package is a commonsense set of bills that will
prioritize made in the USA goods in our state and local communities’
procurement processes. This will encourage economic growth, boost American
manufacturing, and support America’s workers and middle class.
Introduced by Representative Tip McGuire
(D-64) in the Assembly, and Senator
Jennifer Shilling (D-32) and Senator Patty Schachtner (D-10) in the
Senate, the 2020 “Buy American” Legislative package will update state law to
ensure our state’s procurement processes support American-made in the USA goods
and supplies. LRB 3753
and LRB 3779
will ensure Wisconsin taxpayer dollars are used to buy American-made materials
from American businesses when state and local governments are purchasing goods
and supplies.
Union members from around
the state who make a great array of products right here in Wisconsin have
spoken out in favor of the 2020 Buy American legislative package.
Thank you to Representative Tip
McGuire for introducing a “Buy American” bill package that will help protect
American manufacturing and the American middle class. As a shop chair and a
worker in a manufacturing environment, I know firsthand that we make great
products in Wisconsin and in the USA that can go toe-to-toe with any foreign
product. Our taxpayer dollars should go towards buying American-made goods and
services whenever and wherever possible. - Hunter Scott, Vice President of IAMAW Local Lodge 66
It’s not right our state’s
procurement laws implicitly favor foreign-made goods. That hurts Wisconsin’s
and America’s middle class. When our state opts for cheap goods, made in other
countries – whether it be vehicles for the State Patrol, lab equipment for UW
campuses, or steel used in construction projects – over American-made goods,
the state literally chips away at our American middle class and manufacturing
base with each purchase. I will be watching to see which politicians are
willing to stand up and vote to Buy American. - Jennifer Grabczyk, UAW Local 722 President, Hudson, Wisconsin
The best way to grow our middle
class is to create a demand for the products we make. Our local governments
should be purchasing American-made products whenever possible. It helps create
and keep jobs in our state, builds strong communities, and ensures we have the
best, high-quality, durable, made in the USA products. - Michael MacDonald, Financial Secretary of USW 2-144, Midwest
Paper in Combined Locks
When taxpayer dollars are
invested back into our local economy, wages are spent on main streets across
the country. Our government should buy American. We make so many great products
in Wisconsin and the USA. I want Wisconsin to use our tax dollars to buy
American-made products as much as possible. - Lee Hanson, Treasurer of USW 2-469, Freedom, Wisconsin
In Solidarity,
Stephanie Bloomingdale, President
Dennis
Delie, Secretary-Treasurer