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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 06:14 PM
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no more jeans
Levi to close all N. America plants

Jeans maker’s move to leave 2,000 workers jobless
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 — Jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. said Thursday it would close its remaining North America manufacturing and finishing plants, leaving nearly 2,000 employees out of work.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/971676.asp?0na=x23DG6X2-
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 06:16 PM
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1. There's Always Neoprene
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nini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 07:04 PM
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2. to hell with them..
they're not the same quality they used to be years ago anyway.

I haven't bought a pair of levis for years and certainly won't now
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Habibi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 07:21 PM
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3. Is anybody still making jeans
in the US?
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 07:23 PM
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4. is anybody making anything in the US?
:(
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Habibi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 07:24 PM
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5. I hear we're among the top ten
in producing nukular waste. Does that count?
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Dirk39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 07:43 PM
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8. Fender, G&L, Musicman...
and one million americans work for german corporations in the USA, while we have 5 million unemployed people! Give us our jobs back!!!:-), no, keep them, who wants to work for Daimler?
Besides I think this "give us our jobs back" or "keep the jobs here" is a nationalist and right-winger discourse. This isn't the problem.
Greetings from Germany,
Dirk
P.S. I heard that number (1 million) for the first time in my live today and was really surprised.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 07:25 PM
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6. I have a pair of Calvin Klein jeans that say...
...Union made in the USA on a tag inside. But then, I have the exact same pair that were made in Mexico. So...the answer to your question is: MAYBE! :D
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 07:42 PM
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7. I Wear Carhartts Now
Made in Mexico with US denim. That's the closest I can find to American-made.
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-25-03 08:30 PM
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9. well, my butt no longer fills out a pair of Levis as dramatically
as it used to. been settling for 'relaxed fit' knock offs lately anyway. :(
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