"The company, whose sales have been sagging, has said it wanted to outsource the manufacture of its clothing and move toward marketing the finished product. "There is no question that we must move away from owned-and-operated plants in the U.S. to remain competitive in our industry," said Philip Marineau, chief executive officer." (Associated Press)
Has Levi Strauss announced plans to cut Third World production for the U.S. market?
American workers are screwed whether or not Levi Strauss survives if Levi Strauss "outsources" production to Mexico or Red China.
This same issue has come up around here with Guilford Mills. Guilford Mills - major area employer in textile industry - moved production to Mexico, then went broke anyhow. Another major area mill did the same.
NAFTA is no help for American workers.
Yep...between their anti Second Amendment ranting and their blatant pandering to the homosexual lobby they have lost a lot of business - mine included. I'll never buy another Levi Strauss product. Pity, because I liked their stuff. Oh well...