Just some random info ... for what it's worth ...
Political contributions
2004 Election Cycle Target Corp
$67,075
Dems 27%
Repubs 73%
2000 Election Cycle
$349,604
Dems 21%
Repubs 79%
http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?Ind=N03 American Samoa Sweatshop Worker Convicted of Human Trafficking
National Labor Committee
Febuary 21, 2003
Sweatshop owner in American Samoa producing for Wal-Mart, Target and other U.S. retailers has been convicted of Human Trafficking and holding more than 200 workers under conditions of "involuntary servitude." Mr. Kil Soo Lee is facing life in prison.
In March 2001, the NLC released "Made in the U.S.A.?--Nightmare at the Daewoosa Factory in American Samoa" which thoroughly documented the exploitation and violently abusive sweatshop conditions faced by more than 230 workers--mostly young women from Vietnam and China--who were held under conditions of indentured servitude. ÊThe workers were cheated of their wages, beaten, starved, sexually harassed and threatened with deportation if they complained.
These workers sewed clothing for Wal-Mart (Beach Cabana label), Target (Pro Spirit label), Sears (David Taylor), David Peyser Sportswear (MV Sport) and J.C. Penney (Arizona), among others.
To our knowledge, J.C. Penney has been the only retailer to do the right thing--paying more than $350,000 in back wages owed to the Daewoosa workers who sewed their garments. ÊBy contrast, Wal-Mart has done nothing.
http://www.sweatshopwatch.org/swatch/headlines/2003/somoa_feb03.htmlBoard of Directors - the good ol' boys and girls who run the corporation
Roxanne S. Austin is Executive Vice President of
Hughes Electronics Corporation, a provider of digital television entertainment and technology services, and President and Chief Operating Officer of its subsidiary, DIRECTV, Inc. She joined Hughes in 1993 and has held various positions in finance. In July 1997, she was named Chief Financial Officer of Hughes. In May 2001, she was elected Executive Vice President of Hughes and June 2001, she was named President and Chief Operating Officer of DIRECTV. She is a director of
Abbott Laboratories.
Calvin Darden
Calvin Darden is Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations of United Parcel Service, Inc., an express carrier and package delivery company. He joined
UPS in 1971 and has held various operational and managerial positions. In December 1997, he was elected Senior Vice President of Domestic Operations and in January 2000 he was elected to his current position. He is a director of United Parcel Service, Inc.
Roger A. Enrico
Roger A. Enrico is the retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
PepsiCo, Inc., a domestic and international beverage and food business. He joined PepsiCo in 1971. He was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo in 1996, and became Vice Chairman in May 2001. He retired in March 2002. He is a director of
Belo Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., PepsiCo, Inc. and The National Geographic Society.
William W. George
William W. George is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Medtronic, Inc., a therapeutic medical technology company. He joined Medtronic in 1989 as President and Chief Operating Officer. He was elected Chief Executive Officer in 1991 and Chairman of the Board in 1996. He retired from his position as Chief Executive Officer in April 2001 and as Chairman of the Board in April 2002. He is a director of
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Novartis AG.
Elizabeth Hoffman
Elizabeth Hoffman is President of The University of Colorado System. In 1997, she joined the University of Illinois at Chicago as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs while holding concurrent academic appointments as professor of economics, history, political science, psychology and professor in The Institute of Government and Public Affairs. She held these positions until September 2000, when she was appointed to her current position.
Michele J. Hooper
Michele J. Hooper served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Voyager Expanded Learning, an educational development company, from August 1999 to June 2000. She was Corporate Vice President, International Businesses, Caremark International, Inc., a health care company, from 1993 to July 1998. In July 1998, she became President and Chief Executive Officer of Stadtlander Drug Company, Inc., a pharmaceutical drug company, and served in that position until January 1999 when that company was acquired. She is a director of PPG Industries, Inc.
James A. Johnson
James A. Johnson is Vice Chairman of
Perseus, LLC, a merchant banking private equity firm. From 1991 to 1998, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fannie Mae, a Congressionally-chartered financial services company, and from 1998 to 1999, he was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Fannie Mae. From December 1999 to April 2001, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Capital Partners. In April 2001, he was elected to his current position. He is a director of
Gannett Co., Inc., The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., KB Home, Temple-Inland Inc. and UnitedHealth Group.
Richard M. Kovacevich
Richard M. Kovacevich is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Wells Fargo & Co., a banking and financial services company. In 1995, he was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Norwest Corp., a banking and financial services company, and held that position until Norwest merged with Wells Fargo in 1998, when he was elected President and Chief Executive Officer. In April 2001 he was elected to his current positions. He is also a director of
Cargill, Inc. Anne M. Mulcahy
Anne M. Mulcahy is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Xerox Corp., a document management company. She joined Xerox in 1976 and has held various management positions in marketing, human resources and operations. From 1997 to 1998, she was Vice President and Chief Staff Officer. She served as Executive Vice President; President, General Markets Operations from 1998 until May 2000, and President and Chief Operating Officer from May 2000 through July 2001. In August 2001 she was elected Chief Executive Officer and in January 2002 she was elected Chairman of the Board. She is also a director of
Fannie Mae.
Stephen W. Sanger
Stephen W. Sanger is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
General Mills, Inc., a consumer food products company. He joined General Mills in 1974 and held a series of positions in marketing and management across the company's consumer food businesses. In 1995, he was elected to his current positions. He is also a director of Donaldson Company, Inc.
Warren R. Staley
Warren R. Staley is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Cargill, Inc., an international marketer, processor and distributor of agricultural, food, financial and industrial products and services. He joined Cargill in 1969 and has held various merchandising, administrative and management positions. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer from February 1998 until June 1999 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from June 1999 until August 2000, when he was elected to his current positions. He is also a director of
U.S. Bancorp.
George W. Tamke
George W. Tamke is a Partner with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., a private investment firm. He served as President of Emerson Electric Company, a manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment, in 1997, as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 1999 and as Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to February 2000. He assumed his current position in March 2000. He is a director of
ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd. and Kinko's, Inc. Solomon D. Trujillo
Solomon D. Trujillo is Chief Executive Officer and a director of Orange SA, a telecommunications company. From 1995 until June 1998, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of US WEST Communications Group, Inc., a business of US WEST, Inc., a telephone communications company which was merged with and into Qwest Corporation in June 2000. From June 1998 until November 2000, he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of US West. In November 2000, he was elected Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Graviton, Inc., a wireless communication technology company, positions he held until February 2003. He was elected to his current position in February 2003. He is also a director of
Gannett Co., Inc. and PepsiCo, Inc. Robert J. Ulrich
Robert J. Ulrich is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Corporation and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Target Stores, a division of the Corporation. He began his retailing career as a merchandising trainee in the Corporation's department store division in 1967 and advanced through various management positions. He became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Target Stores in 1987 and was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation in 1994. He is also a director of
Yum! Brands, Inc. (formerly known as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.).
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