A Silver Lining

It is said that every cloud has its silver lining. Look's like the major labor cloud hanging over China right now will turn out to have a silver lining for American workers. Over the last few months Chinese workers have been demonstrating for better work conditions and better pay causing a mass exodus of foreign companies who have used cheap Chinese labor for years. One main foreign presence in China has of course been the U.S. Add the current labor issues with the recent string of product recalls for items produced in China and American companies such as Mattel, Apple, and Wham-o have more than enough incentive to bring their product production back to the U.S. Biotech, pharmaceutical, and ag related companies are also finding that in a lot of instances U.S. production costs are becoming a less expensive alternative to the "made in China" label. For the Chinese workers it is way past due for fair pay and decent working conditions. And perhaps this is the opportunity for the United States to reclaim the pride and passion that went along with the product labeling "Made in the USA".