Sweatfree Baseball
Proposed Pittsburgh Pirates anti-sweatshop resolution
Pittsburgh City Council Proclamation, July 2006
SweatFree Communities' letter to Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club
Worker Rights Consortium's letter to Pittsburgh Pirates
Take action
Media
Response to Major League Baseball
Fair play in baseball should count not only in the field but also in the factories where baseball apparel and merchandise are made. But currently most baseball promotional products are made in sweatshops.
As one of the largest producers of licensed logo apparel in the world, Major League Baseball can make a decisive difference in the lives of thousands of workers worldwide, including workers in the United States. Sweatfree procurement and licensing standards in baseball would create more demand for decent jobs, benefiting workers in the United States and around the world.
The Pittsburgh Pirates can take advantage of the 2006 All Star Game to publicly announce support for the human rights of sweatshop workers by adopting the “We-are-Global-Familee” anti-sweatshop resolution proposed by the Pittsburgh Anti-Sweatshop Community Alliance and SweatFree Communities. (WE-ARE-FAMILEE was the 1970s Pirates marketing campaign now associated with the memory of Roberto Clemente.)
Please join us in demanding fair play for workers!
Baseball fans led by Pittsburgh Anti-Sweatshop Community Alliance chanted "Pittsburgh! Bangladesh! Living Wages Now!" and "We love baseball! We hate sweatshops!" at PNC Park during the All Star Game on July 11, 2006.
Take Action
1. Ask the Pittsburgh Pirates to urge Major League Baseball to eliminate the use of sweatshop labor in the production of baseball apparel and merchandise. Write to: Kevin McClatchy, CEO, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club, PNC Park at North Shore, 115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Fax: 412-325-4410.
Phone: 412-325-4746
E-mail: send to Kevin Mc Clatchy c/o Patty Paytas, Communications Director, patricia.paytas@pirates.com
2. Start a Sweatfree Baseball campaign in your community. Contact Kenneth Miller at nosweatshopsbucco@yahoo.com or 412-241-1339 for more information. Learn about the new Human Rights Baseball Alliance.
Media
• Video clip of anti-sweatshop protest at All-Star Game
Pittsburgh Indymedia – July 2006
• Victory for the Anti-Sweat Shop Pirates
The Nation – July 2006
• Pittsburgh rolls out red carpet for All-Stars
The Associated Press – July 11, 2006
• News release: Pittsburgh City Council to Consider Proclamation in Favor of Sweatfree All Star Game on Game Day
Pittsburgh Fans Demand Pirates Go to Bat for Sweatfree Baseball
Pittsburgh Anti-Sweatshop Community Alliance – July 6, 2006
• News advisory: Stadium Workers, Community Members Join Together to Demand an End to Sweatshop Merchandise in Major League Baseball
Human Rights Activists Hold Anti-Sweatshop March and Carnival at 2006 ALL STAR Game
Pittsburgh Anti-Sweatshop Community Alliance – July 6, 2006
• Letter: Write On...Hit a home run for justice
New Pittsburgh Courier – July 4, 2006
• Editorial: All-star effort / The Pirates should speak up about sweatshops
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – June 17, 2006
• Sweatshop foes plan All-Star protest
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – June 13, 2006
• Sweat-free baseball campaign hoping to share all-star spotlight
Pittsburgh City Paper – April 13, 2006
• Stained uniforms
Los Angeles Times – March 12, 2006
• Sports apparel protesters sweat the details
Pittsburgh City Paper - April 28, 2005
