May 9, 1972

[Omaha Steve]

http://nhlabornews.com/2014/05/may-9-1972/




4,000 garment workers at Farah Manufacturing Company in El Paso go out on strike over union representation. In January 1974, after a successful national boycott, the NLRB ruled in the workers’ favor, and the company finally recognized the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. The 1974 contract included pay increases, job security and seniority rights, and a grievance procedure.

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[Scuba]

1. How quaint.

[Omaha Steve]

2. Great info

Thanks.

[Brickbat]

3. I know some Minnesota Vikings players protested Dayton's department stores for carrying Farah pants.

Would love to see that kind of activism today.

[KentuckyWoman]

4. Out of business.

The US government let the elite who own every damn thing take the jobs to slave labor countries rather than honor the fair compensation packages American workers fought, bled and died for.

There is not one single foreign label in my closet. When it has come to repairs getting elastic etc made in USA has been quite a challenge. Thank God for Google. It has taken some work but so far I can say no textiles in my house are foreign.

My things are getting so old, and fixed so many times that replacements are becoming necessary. The shoes have proved to be the most difficult - but so far so good.


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