Make Our Future Work Resolution

Visit www.makeourfuturework.org for more information on the USW's campaign to renew our economy.

Our first Make Our Future Work resolution calls on local and state governments and leaders to use taxpayer dollars to maximize the creation of American jobs and to restore the economic vitality of our communities.

The resolution also asks that domestically produced products be purchased with economic recovery plan monies to immediately help struggling American families and help stabilize our greater economy. This may be referred to as "Buy American" or domestic content or domestic sourcing. The bottom line for us is that we want to keep American tax dollars in America to create jobs at home.

There are three parts to the Make Our Future Work "Buy American" resolution online tool kit:

1. The Make Our Future Work resolution (Click here to download)

2. The Make Our Future Work resolution Action Steps, which walks you through how to talk about the issue and what to do with the resolution. (Click here to download)

3. The Make Our Future Work progress report, which gives you a log for keeping track of whom you talk to and what they're position on the measure is. (Click here to download)

You can also download a Buy American fact sheet provided by our allies, Allliance for American Manufacturing, by clicking here. This helps dispel some of the myths about the issue and provides good facts that are helpful when discussing this important topic.