Campaign Updates

6/24: Berkeley adopts sweatfree policy >>

6/23: Group urges San Francisco to join Consortium >>  

6/22: Allegheny County commends anti-sweatshop work >>

6/19: San Francisco sweatfree ordinance is saved; funding cuts are restored >>

6/16: The Milwaukee Clean Clothes Campaign has broken new ground, releasing a report on a uniform factory that would make police uniforms for the city pending the outcome of a contract decision. Report findings include below minimum wages and an average work week of at least 72 hours >>

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New Made in L.A. video clip focusing on sweatshop problem launched on May Day. Watch online >>

On YouTube: Dishonorable Conduct - Military Uniform Sweatshops >>

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Featured News 

6/25: City adopts sweatshop ordinance | Berkeley Daily Planet >>

6/24: Berkeley City Council unanimously passes sweatfree procurement ordinance | Media Release >>

6/22: New Bedford factory workers challenge planned closure | Boston Globe >>

6/18: Ashland joins no-sweatshop group | Ashland Daily Tidings >>

6/16: City of Ashland Set to Adopt Sweatshop-Free Procurement Policy | Media Release >>

6/10: Eagle workers protest plant closure | Standard Times >>

5/6: Viewpoint: Communities going sweatfree | Sea Change Radio; full show >> , clip >>

5/1: NYPD uniforms allegedly made in sweatshop | UPI >>

4/30: NYPD used a 'sweatshop' | New York Post >>

4/29: Police Uniforms Seized in Raid on Manhattan Garment Factory | New York Times >>

4/29: Sweatshop for police uniforms busted | Crain's New York Business >>

4/28: A 'thimble-ready' cause: Michelle Obama, the fashion industry, and sweatshops | USA Today >>

4/27: Labor organizations step up pressure in Russell dispute | Sporting Goods Intelligence >>

4/23: No sweat | Isthmus  (Madison, WI) >>

4/21: The latest corporate social responsibility news: UnEarth Day | CSRwire >>

4/17: State labor pressure helps Honduran workers | The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) >>

In the Spotlight: Take Action to Support Eagle Workers' Jobs

ATK/Eagle has announced that they are closing a Massachusetts factory to move work to Puerto Rico, where labor is cheaper. But workers are resisting and fighting back
Learn more >>  Take action now >>

Events

National SweatFree Summit: Sept. 11-13, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. Register online.

On Tax Day we rallied in 15 cities to release Subsidizing Sweatshops II.

Highlights and photos from our spring Economic Stimulus Speaking Tour.>>

Bring an exhibit of garment worker paintings to your community >>

Featured Resources

Shopping? Check out our Shop with a Conscience Guide >> 

Subsidizing Sweatshops II: How our tax dollars can foster worker rights and economic recovery rather than fuel race to the bottom >> 

Sweatshop Solutions? Economic ground zero in Bangladesh and Wal-Mart's responsibility >>

More resources >>