Word: heusen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...called its first major strike since 1921; 110,000 union members walked off their jobs making tailored men's and boys' suits, topcoats and overcoats at more than 700 plants in 30 states. They include facilities of such well-known companies as Hart Schaffner & Marx, Phillips-Van Heusen and Kayser-Roth. Many strikers were so unprepared for the transformation of their union from mouse to lion that some locals felt compelled to conduct informal crash courses to brief them on strike duties, and full-dress picketing was delayed for a day at some plants because union leaders...
...walks up to the second floor, turns left, and passes 23 rows of machines to get to her JUKI sewing machine on the aisle. She sits down and picks up a light blue piece of polyester knit, that will eventually be part of a Van Heusen "Vanknit." With her right hand, she picks a button out of the box on a small side table, and lays it in a slot of her machine. With her left hand, she positions the cloth, using a mark on the machine. Her foot, and her green slipper, depress a pedal, and the machine places...