Episode 56
We Can’t Find Anyone to Take Our Jobs
Why Labor Gaps, Regulation, and Global Pricing are Squeezing U.S. Textile Manufacturing
About This Episode
In this episode, Charles Poston explains why workforce shortages, regulatory pressure, and global cost competition are putting domestic mills in a difficult position. Charles Poston talks about mills running at partial capacity due to tariff uncertainty, the challenge of replacing retiring workers, and why subsidized overseas production creates an uneven playing field.
It’s a practical view from someone supplying the mills directly — where the constraints aren’t theoretical, they show up in hiring, compliance, and daily operations.
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