Page 4 of Made in USA Brochure by Armstrong Industrial Hand Tools

a few official comments about made in u.s.a in a recent survey 75 of americans expressed a strong preference to buy hand tools made in the u.s.a these consumers cited the retention of american jobs as a key reason for their preference for their purchase and that they rely on the made in the u.s.a label and claim to help them accomplish that goal but what`s the official position of some of the people and organizations that represent the american worker and consumer here`s a selection of recent comments on made in u.s.a americans and consumers abroad know what the `made in u.s.a label means to them and they expect a certain level of quality and reliability from those products bearing that label i.b.e.w local union #1040 8/97 #745 in ftc file no p894219 75 of the truth is still a lie george moore vice president danaher corporation `dateline nbc with tom brokaw 10/97 because of the intensity of its appeal the credibility of the `made in u.s.a claim must not be undermined uaw 8/97 #615 in ftc file no p894219 armstrong industrial hand tools are available at by supporting american-made products we aim to keep americans working that standard requiring that a product be composed of product all or virtually all domestic parts and labor as we understand it now is clear and easily understood it is a standard that essentially holds that the words `made in u.s.a mean what they say when american consumers see a `made in u.s.a label they rightly expect it to mean what it says union label services trade dept afl-cio 1/96 ftc file no p894219 danaher tool group ©1998 danaher tool group printed in u.s.a lancaster pa 17604 form no p9-032

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