American Made. Union Made. 100% American Apparel.
UNION AND COMPANY GEAR
We specialize in bulk orders. If you are interested in a bulk customized apparel order for your Union or company, please visit our catalog page or contact us!
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Custom American Roots
We make custom apparel for Unions, businesses, and organizations. Embroider or screen print your American Roots gear!
SHOP OUR GEAR
Shop our limited retail release of American-Made, Union-Made apparel. Explore our 100% cotton hoodies, zip-ups and track jackets.
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Our Mission/Our Story
American Roots’ mission is to create jobs that are more meaningful, fair, and good-paying. Through our example we will help rebuild American manufacturing and its economy in a more just and sustainable way.
In 2013 founder and co-owner Ben Waxman moved back to his hometown of Portland, Maine, carrying a quest to create jobs in the place that he grew up and loved. It took a homecoming to find this chance in his own family roots...
![Union workers sewing at the American Roots Factory, Westbrook Maine](http://americanrootswear.com/cdn/shop/files/AmericanRoots-0021_copy_{width}x.jpg?v=1613690988)
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Making It In America
BY RACHEL SLADE
We are excited to announce that the story of American Roots is featured in best-selling author, Rachel Slade’s, newest book, Making It in America, The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (and How It Got That Way).