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Levi Strauss closing US factories

post #1 of 11
9/26/03 at 11:29am
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Levis leaving

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post #2 of 11
9/26/03 at 8:46pm
Yes, very sad for the workers of these plants. Another "American" company gone overseas.
post #3 of 11
9/28/03 at 11:22am
Looks like my family is the last of the great American jeans makers - nothing overseas yet, though my aunt & uncle have been scouting. Buy Key Apparel! You know those lovely overalls with the diagonal green stipe on the front pocket.
post #4 of 11
9/28/03 at 11:45am

This was supposed to be under the levis thread

Hey Paris, that's great! Glad you're still "American made" and I hope it can stay that way. The news was reporting that all major apparel makers are foreign now.

I bought jeans for my boys yesterday, made in Mauritias. Hopefully, not by slave or cheap labor. I wish we had some sort of guarantee that nothinghits the racks unless it is certified made in humane working conditions with a fair wage.
post #5 of 11
9/28/03 at 11:50am

This was supposed to be a reply under the levis

thread, not it's own thread.

When reading a thread, I wish the icon for "Start a new thread" wasn't available. I don't want to start a new thread while I'm reading another one.

Arrrrgh.
post #6 of 11
9/28/03 at 5:17pm
I squished them together.
post #7 of 11
9/29/03 at 9:44am
My grandpa was working in Jamaica back in the 50's. I don't recall why he stopped that. I'll have to make sure that my aunt & uncle didn't decide on any factories overseas. As far as I know, Key Jeans are still made in the US. I believe they have kids' jeans.
post #8 of 11
9/29/03 at 9:48am
Where is Key Apparel sold?
post #9 of 11
9/29/03 at 11:00am
They closed all their North American plants,costing about 1,600 jobs in Canada too.
post #10 of 11
9/29/03 at 12:02pm
http://www.allseasonsuniforms.com/kecat.htm

But they don't make kids' anymore.
post #11 of 11
9/29/03 at 12:47pm
A number of years ago I read a book called "Pioneer Jews" it was very interesting and it told the story of Levi Strauss. A real success story. I'm envious of his decendants. It was a good company to inherit.

Does anyone know about Wrangler? Are they made in the US. I know when I lived for short time in Nashville I was told no one wore Levi's in the south..just wrangler. It was lost on me. I always liked levis's more.
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