The latest Wall Street Journal: Kamala Lifts NJ Hat Maker

It was looking like a bad political swag season. And then President Biden had a terrible debate. Unionwear owner Mitch Cahn, feeling down about the state of his political sales this election cycle, first had a sense that his fortunes might turn…
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The Baseball Cap: How To Make It In America
Clips from German television show Galileo, videotaped by Jynx Productions of a typical day in Unionwear’s baseball hat manufacturing facility in Newark, NJ. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
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Unionwear Wins Inaugural Reshoring Award
The Reshoring Initiative and SEAMS, the domestic textile manufacturing association, presented their inaugural Manufacturing Reshoring Award to Unionwear for bringing cut and sew jobs back to the USA. Unionwear’s 180 workers in Newark, NJ make baseball hats, backpacks, and other…
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Podcast: The Fall and Rise of USA Cap Manufacturing
Red Pilled America took a deep dive into the history of the baseball cap, and used the story of offshoring ballcap production to tell the story of American apparel manufacturing. Episode 24 focuses on Unionwear’s history. Founded as a fashion…
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Unionwear Hires José Bellon from Coach to Run Domestic Manufacturing Operations
Unionwear is pleased to announce the hiring of their new Domestic Operations VP, José Bellon, formerly of Coach Ready-To-Wear Apparel. With this move, Unionwear and CEO/President Mitch Cahn hopes not only to maintain but to improve the already award-winning company.…
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DLX Industries’ Management Team Bring Portfolio-Making Expertise and Equipment to Unionwear
Unionwear has acquired the remaining assets of DLX Industries, the promotional, union made in USA sewn leather portfolios and binder manufacturer from Brooklyn. Unionwear has hired DLX’s Sales and Marketing Director, Cindy Kronen, and Plant Manager Phil Stern. Ms. Kronen…
Read MoreVerizon Fios Showcases Unionwear Hat Factory
A recent Verizon Fios video explores and examines Newark, New Jersey’s Unionwear, a manufacturer of scarves, hats, backpacks, and much, much more. The video opens with an interview with Unionwear CEO and President, Mitch Cahn, regarding the company’s background. Mr.…
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Unionwear Wins NJBIZ “Excellence in Manufacturing” Award
Mitch Cahn, the President of Unionwear, and the Chairman of the Newark Workforce Development Board, has won the Raymond Hopp Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Manufacturing. The announcement was made official at National Manufacturing Day. The fifth annual event…
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Unionwear Wins NJBIZ “Excellence in Manufacturing” Award
Mitch Cahn, the President of Unionwear, and the Chairman of the Newark Workforce Development Board, has won the Raymond Hopp Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Manufacturing. The announcement was made official at National Manufacturing Day. The fifth annual event…
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Unionwear Completes Restructuring As Core Biz Thrives
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Unionwear, a New Jersey manufacturer of hats and bags, has had its repayment plan approved by Judge John Sherwood, and will emerge from a Federal court supervised restructuring it filed earlier this year…
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