Miller weighs in on Gold Toe Moretz plant
You may have read about the closing of the Gold Toe Moretz plant in Alamance County. The layoffs will affect 430 people, according to the governor's office.
Congressman Brad Miller, a Raleigh Democrat who represents Greensboro and parts of Alamance, weighed in on the closure this afternoon:
I am deeply disturbed by the loss of jobs that will result in the closing of the GoldToeMoretz manufacturing site in Burlington. Sock mills have been one of the few remaining competitive sectors in the hard hit US- apparel industry. I will keep in mind the hundreds of workers at Gold Toe who will be forced to find new work. I believe we can do more to preserve these jobs and work to help create new high -paying jobs in North Carolina. I will continue to oppose trade agreements like CAFTA that only accelerate the loss of manufacturing jobs at home.This administration has done a woeful job of standing up for American manufacturing in the world market. A global marketplace and free trade mean nothing if it is not fair trade. When the CAFTA was passed, a commitment was made to protect the interests of the domestic sock industry. Today's news doesn't reflect well on that commitment. During consideration of CAFTA, and since it has become law, I have joined with other members of Congress in writing to the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Treasury asking them to honor their promises to protect this industry. I hope they do a better job of listening in the future.
Click here for a copy of the leader to Treasury Sec. Henry Paulson.
Click here for a copy of the leader to Commerce Sec. Carlos Gutierrez.
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