FTC: Made In The USA Comments Concerning John Laperle--P894219

PHILIP A. WHEELER
DIRECTOR
REGION 9A UAW
111 SOUTH ROAD
FARMINGTON, CONNECTICUT 06032-2560
PHONE: (860) 674-0143
FAX: (860) 674-1164

August 4, 1997

Office of the Secretary
Federal Trade Commission, Room 159
6th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20508

Dear Secretary:

The UAW is adamantly opposed to the FTC's proposal to severely water down the criteria to allow use of the "Made in USA" label on product labels and advertising. This proposal will make the "Made in USA" label a fraud on the American public and open the door even wider to the export of U.S. jobs.

It seems that the FTC is, unfortunately, responding to big business' and manufacturer's interests that have moved substantial operations overseas at the cost of hundreds of thousands of good American jobs.

The UAW is urging congressional members to support bipartisan Resolution 80 which calls on Congress to maintain the current "Made in USA" standard and to refrain from lowering standards at the expense of consumers and jobs in the United States.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Sincerely

John Laperle

John Laperle
CAP Representative

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cc:Tim Foley, Director National CAP
John Olsen, President AFL-CIO