October, 2012

Corporate Responsibility, Packing and Processing, Retail, UFCW Industries, UFCW Values

Carharrt Releases “Made in America Line” and Continues its Dedication to the American Worker

Oct 16, 2012

The rugged apparel brand Carharrt has newly released a “Made in America Line”.  This exciting news is part of a national movement to bring manufacturing, especially textiles, back to the USA.  Currently, less than 2% of the clothing available for purchase in our country is actually made here.

A video released by Carharrt talks about the new line of products made in America, in which all all items are designed in Michigan and produced in their Tennessee and Kentucky plants, but also highlights the fact that, in the 123 years since Carharrt began, they have never stopped manufacturing here.  Employees in the video note that one of the company’s mottos is “for the American worker” which it exemplifies by providing good jobs, including over 900 jobs to UFCW members.  The overall idea expressed in the short film is that America was not made by men in suits behind a desk, but workers getting down and dirty to build our country.

Watch the video below or by clicking here.

Retail, Walmart

Where will you be on Black Friday?

Oct 15, 2012

Walmart workers say that if Walmart doesn’t end its attempts to silence workers, they will make Black Friday a very memorable day for the company – complete with actions inside and outside of the stores and a possible nationwide strike. Will you stand with them? If so, sign the pledge below and we’ll send you more information on how to take action. You can also click here to sponsor a striker on Black Friday. Your donations will go to Walmart strikers as food cards to cover the amount of hours they lose as a result of the strike.

 

 

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Biden Sticks Up for the 47 Percent

Oct 12, 2012

After last night’s vice presidential debate, it’s clear which side is really fighting for working and middle class Americans, for those struggling with poverty, and for the least fortunate among us.

While Representative Paul Ryan has tried to shape-shift himself into a man who cares about the poor and middle class, his budget plan—which has been embraced by Mitt Romney—tells a different story. Romney and Ryan have made it clear that they plan to pay for more tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of America’s workers and the poor, including ending Medicare as we know it, and cutting Medicaid and other programs that serve the working poor. They believe that 47 percent of Americans are “victims” who take no responsibility for their lives, and Vice President Biden made it clear that he took 47 percent comment personally.

“These people are my mom and dad — the people I grew up with, my neighbors,” Biden said. “They pay more effective tax than Governor Romney pays in his federal income tax. They are elderly people who in fact are living off of Social Security. They are veterans and people fighting in Afghanistan right now who are, quote, ‘not paying any tax.’”

President Obama and Vice President Biden have been unyielding friends to America’s working men and women and have fought for a budget that rebuilds our economy, creates good jobs, revives America’s middle class and protects our most vulnerable citizens. They have experience and the world view to lead this country forward in the next four years, and have made it clear that they want to represent all Americans, and not just the wealthy few.

For a full transcript of the debate, click here.