Dear Friends and Supporters of American Workers,

Dear friends and supporters of American workers,

I want to thank the people who have responded to my radio commentaries. It is good to see that more and more people are paying attention to what's being made in America and what's being imported. At this point we have to face the fact that the current employment crisis did not happen overnight nor did the exodus of manufacturing jobs that employed Americans for decades. The unfortunate part is that we are now paying the price for not reacting sooner and we see that we have to change our attitudes and buying practices in order to insure success for American workers.

I'm doing my best to encourage business owners, government officials, and American workers to sit down at the table and work together to reverse the current trend in the United States employment market. But it's up to you and me to create the demand for more American-made products so we can fill empty manufacturing facilities with employed people.

America still has many good jobs available, we simply need more of them. If we keep moving forward together, we will help create more employment opportunities and put American manufacturing facilities back on the road to success.

Today, I also want to encourage you to network with family, friends and neighbors by letting them know what American-made products you purchased lately and the stores where you purchased them. The American people have more power to bring about change than they realize. Every time you spend your hard-earned money to purchase the products you use either daily or occasionally, consider how you can support American workers and the businesses that employ them.

This is a grass-roots campaign to get people to stop, look and choose products that will help keep American manufacturing facilities open and American people employed. We simply can't continue buying without seeking to help our fellow Americans keep their jobs in an ever changing world economy where competition is the name of the game.

If you want to highlight the stores where you shop and the American-made products they have to offer, email me that information so I can share it with others. You can email me from my Internet site at: AmericanWorkersNeedYou.com, where you can also read past commentaries supporting American-made products and American workers.

I welcome your suggestions on ways to support American workers. Email me at: Michael@AmericanWorkersNeedYou.com

P.S. As a Polish American, when I go shopping at Polish markets or other ethnic specialty stores, I'm expecting to see local ethnic specialty products as well as imported items. When I go shopping at a mall or local stores, I want to see at least 50% of the items in those stores offering products made in America alongside products from around the world.