BUY UNION, BUY LOCAL, BUY AMERICAN!
Every time I take out my checkbook, I will ask myself where that money is going. If I am buying something that was made outside the US, I will ask myself whether I can live without it. If I can, I will. I will look for opportunities to buy Union made goods and services. I will choose to shop with local merchants and Union contractors.
Whenever I pull that debit or credit card out of my wallet, I will stop and think. Is this purchase going to help American workers or bleed money out of our economy to be sent overseas? Is this gift I am purchasing going to create work for my neighbors or siphon money out of my community?
I will let my local politicians know that I want my tax dollars spent here at home. I will ask them to specify MADE IN AMERICA as part of their bid specifications. I will tell them that I want competitive bidding process that rewards local businesses that provide living wages not necessarily the lowest cost.
Join me in fighting for American workers in 2012, and Happy New Year.
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