AAM to Host Town Hall Meetings, Highlight the Importance of Manufacturing
The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) (Washington, DC) launched a public information campaign highlighting the importance of manufacturing jobs in an economy roiled by financial excess. The group will host nine national Town Hall meetings to emphasize its message.
“Too many workers have seen the American Dream start to slip away: Foreclosures; massive consumer, government, and trade debt; jobs shipped overseas. There is real concern about the economic opportunities for the next generation,? said AAM Executive Director Scott Paul. ?We?ve come to value financial instruments over products like automobiles and electronic equipment. But as we?re seeing in the news, you can?t build a strong economy on paper alone. We need to get back to basics.?
The AAM campaign started in Oxford, MS, where Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama prepared for the first presidential debate. Full-page ads ran in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal and the Oxford Eagle challenging the candidates to explain how they would revive domestic manufacturing and get tough with countries like China.
AAM also is launching a media campaign that will run in both the battleground states of the industrial heartland and on the Internet. ?Jobs and the economy are the top issues in this election, and voters want answers,? said Paul. ?Will our leaders strengthen our economy, revitalize manufacturing and fight against unfair trade, or will they squander an historic opportunity? We have 40,000 factories closed over the past 10 years, 3.5 million manufacturing jobs lost. We?re going to make sure the candidates can?t duck these key questions.?
A series of nine ?Keep it Made in America? Town Hall meetings gets underway on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Rochester, N.Y. Others include: Columbus, Ohio (Oct. 6); Royal Oak, Mich. (Oct. 13); Cincinnati (Oct. 14); Greensburg, Pa. (Oct. 20); Aliquippa, Pa. (Oct. 21); Northampton, Pa. (Oct. 22); Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Oct. 23); Green Bay, Wis. (Oct. 28).
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