Labor Day Spotlight: Trump promised to revive manufacturing. Will he deliver?

Trump Promised to Revive Manufacturing. Will He Deliver?

A worker at the Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)This story originally appeared in Capital & Main. Many American businesses are bracing for higher costs after President Donald Trump levied wide-ranging tariffs this spring, a move that economists have largely panned. But for workers in southeastern Michigan, the heart of the U.S. automotive industry, the story is a little more complicated. Here, manufacturing i…

Labor Day Spotlight: Trump promised to revive manufacturing. Will he deliver?

Monty Rakusen | Getty ImagesThis story was originally published by Capital & Main. Many American businesses are bracing for higher costs after President Donald Trump levied wide-ranging tariffs this spring, a move that economists have largely panned. But for workers in southeastern Michigan, the heart of the U.S. automotive industry, the story is a little more complicated. Here, manufacturing is “our lifeblood,” according to Sean Crawford, a ski…