The U.S. government's approval of China safeguard petitions related to imports of Chinese knit fabrics, bras and dressing gowns evoked strong reactions of support and disapproval from the apparel, textile and retail industries. "This sends a signal to manufacturing workers around the country: If you demand action, you can get it," said Cass Johnson, president of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute (ATMI), a part of the textile/fiber coalition that led the petition effort. The coalition, which represents 17 industry organizations, rallied tens of thousands of U.S. manufacturing workers and concerned citizens to write to their political representatives and the Bush administration in favor of the China safeguard measures.
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