The fact is, most garment manufacturing is geared toward a race to the bottom, ... Most of the companies that compete directly with Levi Strauss either haven't manufactured garments here for years or have never manufactured in North AmericaClearly, Levi Strauss Co. is under enormous pressure, but we are saddened by their decision to join the race to the bottom.
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We believe that American workers are facing a historical crisis, ... There are 28 million Americans that went to work this morning who made less than the poverty level.
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There are 28 million people that went to work this morning who make less than the poverty level, ... Fifty percent of the workers in America used to draw defined benefit retirement plans when they finished their working careers. That number is down to 17 percent. More and more Americans face their old age without adequate financial resources to enjoy that retirement in dignity.
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Washington (AP) - Unite Here, a union of 450,000 workers in the apparel and hospitality industry, is leaving the AFL-CIO to join a group of dissident unions that want the organized labor movement to spend more time and money recruiting new members. It is time for the labor movement to make some changes, ... After two years of internal debate, we have concluded it is the best course for the labor movement for us to join hands with six sister organizations and strike off in a direction of focusing more on organizing.
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It is time for the labor movement to make some changes.
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