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The PPE Saga: From Pandemic to Policy Issue

March 1, 2021 | Posted by unionwear

Unionwear CEO Mitch Cahn was recently quoted by Kate Nishimur in the Sourcing Journal about making PPE domestically during the pandemic. Below is an excerpt of that interview; click on the link above for the full article with additional context.…

For unions and Amazon, much is riding on vote in Alabama

February 23, 2021 | Posted by unionwear

The Seattle Times highlights a potential turning point for Amazon: a vote to unionize in Alabama of all places. The focus is on a warehouse in Bessemer, outside Birmingham, where workers contacted the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. By…

The tech company making fashion for the next 100 years

February 18, 2021 | Posted by unionwear

Financial Review profiles an interesting new trend: tech-powered fashion.  Hoodies to help you sleep? Solar-powered puffers to keep you warm? Jackets made with copper fibres to repel viruses? These are just some of the ideas of twin brothers Steve and…

Why we need unions: modern Americans work longer with less vacation than Medieval Peasants

February 15, 2021 | Posted by unionwear

We recently came across this very interesting — and sobering — article on the modern American worker.  Juliet Schor, a Professor of Sociology at Boston College, explained in her book The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure, that the…

What makes manufacturing sales different than other sales? by Mitch Cahn

February 10, 2021 | Posted by unionwear

What makes manufacturing sales different than other sales? Every manufacturing salesperson has two clients: the customer and the factory.  The salesperson’s role is to get them to meet in the middle. This involves negotiating due dates, manufacturing processes, materials, quantities, and…

Tech unions in Silicon Valley have been rare. Here’s why that’s changing

February 5, 2021 | Posted by unionwear

Some of the Bay Area’s knowledge workers — historically hard to organize — are embracing unions. It was remarkable when several hundred workers from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced the formation of a union. Cafeteria workers, security guards and bus…

Benefits of reshoring manufacturing

February 2, 2021 | Posted by unionwear

There are many reasons to set up, or reshore, your manufacturing in the USA. While patriotism is a great reason to set up shop here, business leaders know you need to make the business case to make it work.. It…

Covid-19 pandemic is refueling interest in unions

January 21, 2021 | Posted by unionwear

(Summarized from Kaiser Health News and NPR. Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of Kaiser Family Foundation that is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.) The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked…

Chris Chapman, owner and president of JAM Image-Inc, joins us in this video to discuss his experience as a customer of Unionwear.

January 19, 2021 | Posted by unionwear