APTech a founding member of Americans for Free Trade

The Association for Print Technologies (APTech) has joined with over 80 other trade organizations representing manufacturers, other technology suppliers, retailers, services trade groups, farmers and agribusinesses in a campaign against tariffs under the coalition banner Americans for Free Trade (americansforfreetrade.com).

Through a multi-million dollar nationwide campaign titled Tariffs Hurt the Heartland (TariffsHurt.com), coalition members will tell stories of how Americans are being economically damaged by tariffs on aluminum, steel and a myriad of Chinese-sourced products that have spawned retaliatory tariffs on a growing list of U.S. exports, according to APTech.

The campaign will tell the stories through town-hall meetings, grassroots outreach to Congress and the Trump administration, social media, and digital advertising. The campaign also includes a searchable map (TariffsHurt.com) that records stories of job losses, deferred investments, higher prices and other negative consequences for businesses hurt by tariffs, according to APTech.

“The combined power of this broad-based multi-industry effort is what’s needed to turn back these harmful tariffs,” says Mark J. Nuzzaco, APTech vice president, Government Affairs. “Ultimately, everybody loses in a trade war,” he said.

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