Hugo Boss Workers Fight to Save their Jobs
Hugo Boss spends millions on sports sponsorships like competitive sailing, tennis, golf, auto racing, and soccer.
And yet they'd like you to believe that they can no longer afford to employ suit manufacturing workers in the U.S.
Don't believe them.
Click here to watch worker video.
Hugo Boss made more than $140 million in profits in the first nine months of 2009, according to the company's third-quarter report. The company paid shareholders more than $135 million in dividends last year, on top of a huge dividend of $637 million in 2008.
The amount Hugo Boss says it is trying to save by closing its U.S. suit manufacturing plant is only a few million dollars... a drop in the Hugo Boss bucket.
Tell Hugo Boss Chief Operating Officer Dr. Andreas Stockert to keep the company's U.S. suit manufacturing plant open and keep hard-working Americans on the job.
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Workers want change
Mary Carter
Cook, Westin Hotel, Pittsburg Local 57 member for 22years
Since we merged with the Joint Board we've made big improvements. Uniting with SEIU will allow us to keep moving forward and take on our challenges.
Caroline Booth
Hyatt Hotel, Philadelphia Joint Board, union member for 8 years
The Philadelphia Joint Board will give us a better future for our family, for our brother and sister union members. And for the brothers and sisters who are not union, we will go and organize them-- help their voice be heard. We will work for justice.