Whether we like it or not, celebrities wield tremendous power and influence. The fashions they don on the Red Carpet can spark as much conversation and interest as the award nominations themselves--and even determine retails trends for months following the show.
One of the retailers that caters to some of Hollywood's biggest stars--Hugo Boss--says they need to shut down their only U.S. suit factory and fire close to 400 workers. After making more than $140 million in profits in the last nine months of 2009, the apparel company is putting short-term profits first on their list of priorities, even though it will damage the American manufacturing base.
You would think that if you're selling high-end fashion like Hugo Boss does, you could afford to pay decent wages to the people who make them. And you'd be right.
Boss doesn't claim the Cleveland, Ohio factory it's closing is losing money. They're simply looking to offshore American workers' jobs to make suits more cheaply in Turkey or Eastern Europe, so they can pocket an even greater share of the profits. A Hugo Boss spokesperson said that the company had worked with local government to try and save the location, but without success. Please. We're not buying their excuses--or their clothing.
Hugo Boss says it wants to expand sales in the U.S., but the high-price brand will heavily depend on its Hollywood cache in order to do that. And right now, Hugo Boss is probably working hard to promote iconic celebrities to wear their clothing line at the March 7th Oscars. We need you to ask that each Hollywood star in attendance publicly refuse to wear Hugo Boss clothing, so long as the company continues to put its own greed over the interests of American workers.
Tell Hollywood glitterati to say NO to wearing Hugo Boss by signing our petition.
We'll make sure it gets into the hands of stars walking the red carpet.
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I hope , the people of the United States will come to their senses and will never allow to pass this massive HC reform, because this will ruin our country. People in WH wants to colapse our economy to show us that capitalism did not work. Capitalism works , but greed doesnt work, socialism doesn't work.
Believe me I know it firs hand, I came from socialistic country, where this government health system is. It doesn't work there, patient hate it, doctors hate it and government gate it .
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Danny Glover is eager to spend other people's money. Did he want to contribute to the pay of the workers in Cleveland?
Marco, it appears that we do agree on one thing here: corporate greed doesn't work, and outsourcing American jobs that pay a living wage is not helping our economy recover from the recession---nor is it helping lower the unemployment rate.
By closing their only U.S. factory, Hugo Boss is essentially promoting low-wage, unskilled labor in Turkey, not to mention hurting America's already-dwindling manufacturing base. And no one, least of all an influential celebrity, should condone that kind of unsavory corporate practice by buying and wearing Hugo Boss.
To honest, I prefer corporate greed, then government or union punk teling me what to buy and what. If you don't like Hugo for any reason, don't buy his products.
You should blaim Clinton for selling jobs to china. By imposing taxes on companies, what Obama is planning to do now, he gave no choice for businesses but to run oversees. Bush only partially revesed this by cutting taxes, but was unable to bring busineses back to the US.. I wouldn't involve celebrities in this, let them do what they are good at; having afairs. , and Mr. Glover is one confused sob, he prizes Shaves, Castro ,Chegevara, if he hates America for capitalism, what is he still doing here, but enough of Glover and 90% of Hollywood pinheads.
Why don't thay cut taxes and spendings by 50%, and in one year we whoud be OK like it always worked in the past, but it take a patriotic president with gutts who values constitution and people , not just some interst groups like SEIU with his pal Stern, liers in WH,
If you have a socialist president, with marxists advisors, the country has to colapse, we dont need unions at least not the big ones like SEIU with with their overloaded administration, good retirements plans , exelent benefits for free, you pay for it and most hard working Americans etc, I don't need this kind of unions
I know this is probably useless because Marco is no doubt a Glenn Beck groupie but here goes.
The Hugo Boss factory workers in Cleveland make about $13.00 per hour, roughly $27,000 per year. Hugo Boss wants to pay them about $16,000 per year or else close the plant.
I don't know where Marco lives, but I doubt he can support a family on 16K a year. Hugo Boss says the factory is profitable, they just want more profit. How is that any different than workers wanting a fair wage. It has nothing to do with Union, Socialism, Marxism. These American workers are hard working, they aren't demanding anything outrageous. In this case it's the other way around.
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