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Our newest article on the Bartack Blueprint focuses on jobsite fatigue, and what your workwear can do to protect you: https://lnkd.in/gUatG9Yr

Our Hi Vis Softshell Work Jacket and Hi Vis Softshell Work Anorak are great options for teams that work in low visibility areas. Contact our team to see what we can do to keep your crew protected and comfortable on the job: https://lnkd.in/eYddvMtE

Our latest addition to the Bartack Blueprint tackles everything you need to know about stretch fabrics in workwear: https://lnkd.in/eMD-Ynk3

The NSF has announced their inaugural Regional Innovation Engines, offering financial support to areas across the U.S. that are improving innovation and technology in their industries. One of the winners is the "textile belt" of North Carolina, which has the largest concentration of textile workers in the country, and is where we proudly craft some of our American-made workwear. https://lnkd.in/eCbfzwuT

Introducing the all new 1620 Workwear blog, The Bartack Blueprint, where we'll be sharing the blueprints of success from tradesmen across the country, discussing how we fit into the landscape of the apparel industry, exploring the issues faced by American workers everyday, and more. https://lnkd.in/e964zB2Q

https://lnkd.in/ecEw76gT America is undergoing one of the most profound workforce shifts in its history. Turns out automation isn’t coming for all the blue-collar jobs. It’s coming for all those pampered white-collar workers who clock-in from home, or from the cozy confines of their office cubicles. Thanks to artificial intelligence, titles like “Chief Happiness Officer,” “Social Media Sherpa” and “Growth Ninja” will soon join Lamplighter and Pinsetter as jobs that no longer exist. Meanwhile, in the words of mikeroweWORKS, “no one’s ever seen a robot electrician, or a robot plumber.” What they do see is an absolutely critical shortage of skilled workers. And as any white collar economist can tell you, supply and demand is a thing. All of a sudden, the relatively small number of workers out there are finding that what they do is more and more lucrative. They’re learning that they can pull more dollars, because they’re in serious demand. So where’s the workwear campaign that doesn’t waste time trying to bestow value upon people who already know they’re valuable? Where’s the brand work that revels in the indispensable nature of what tradespeople do, and that they’ve never been in a better position to reap the rewards? Where’s the advertising that says, if you really want to recognize us, have your checkbook handy there aren’t many people who can do what we do. Maybe a better question is, what Brand would even be qualified to say that stuff? It would have to be a company born in America. One that never outsourced a single stitch of fabric, because it understands America is where the best things in the world are made. A company that came-up in the trades, and knows from experience that workers see what they wear the same way they see their tools—a means to do their job and earn a living—so they have no issue spending more for it. A company that doesn’t waste time pandering to American workers, because it’s too busy innovating on their behalf, investing in an ever-more-sophisticated domestic supply chain, weaving-in next gen technology to enhance performance and guaranteeing the things it makes, are for life. In short, a company that knows the American worker is about to go on a long-overdue rocket ride, and is honored to help them dress for the occasion. Throw on your 1620. Your Stock, Is Going Up

https://lnkd.in/etKX8UKw No one is more undervalued than those who work in the skilled trades Without tradespeople, America would literally fall apart. But the fact is, most Americans subtly look down on anyone who works with their hands. In fact, that phrase itself is emblematic of the problem. “Working with your hands” has a nice ring to it, but it implies your head isn’t playing much of a role in the process. Luckily, most of the people who work in the trades aren’t fishing for compliments. Like teachers, first responders, and soldiers, they’re used to doing incredible things in total obscurity. It’s not about what anyone else thinks. It’s about integrity. It’s about fulfilling a private promise they’ve made to hold themselves accountable. It’s about doing killer work. And it’s about being paid. REVOL Entertainment 🎥

https://lnkd.in/eURDQC2A Throwback to the @finehomebuidling podcast