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• UNIONS AND ADVOCATES URGE LEGISLATURE TO JOIN SPITZER IN CLOSING “WAL-MART” TAX LOOPHOLE 2/2/2007
  

  New York, NY – Unions and advocates praised Governor Spitzer today for standing up to Wal-Mart and other companies that exploit a ...

• Illinois Company Buys Specialty Filaments 1/30/2007. The Burlington Free Press
  An Illinois mop and broom manufacturer bought Specialty Filaments Inc. today, and production could start up again at the Middlebury brush maker as soon as Monday, one month after production lines stopped running.

  The Thomas Monahan Co. of Arcola, Ill., submitted the only bid at $3.125 million in U.S. Bankruptcy Court today in Burlington. The operation includes two production facilities in Middlebury. The court-approved deal is expected to close Wednesday.

  The deal includes a three-year contract with the company’s union Unite Here Local 2524. The union ratified the contract Monday afternoon.

• Suit Maker Goes 'Lean' to Keep Jobs in U.S. 1/24/2007. NPR Morning Edition
  If you check the tag on a men's suit these days, chances are it says "made in China" or Mexico — maybe even Hungary.

  But if the suit is a Joseph Abboud, it still says "Made in America." In fact, the company is one of the few that continues to produce suits in the United States. And instead of sending jobs overseas, Abboud is hiring more people here at home.

About the Industry

UNITE HERE represents those who sew, ship and sell clothing. With more than a century of history in the women's and men's clothing industry, we have fought against unfair trade agreements that have sent thousands of jobs to sweatshops overseas and we've adapted to changes in the industry. Today, over 30,000 members work at more than 200 distribution centers, like Liz Claiborne, Levi's and TJX stores, which include Marshalls, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods and Winners. Thousands of our retail members, mostly in New York City, work at high-end clothing stores like Brooks Brothers, Barneys and Joseph A. Bank.