[PAA-Discuss] Juli, Tell George Zimmer: Our Jobs Matter!

[Juli3 at aol.com]

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Tell  George Zimmer: Our Jobs Matter!  
Dear Juli, 
This February, Texas-based men’s apparel giant  Men’s Wearhouse – which owns 
Canadian retail chain  Moores as well as MW Tux – announced it will close  
its Montréal factory where suits for the company  are made, leaving 600 workers 
out in the cold.  
Men’s Wearhouse CEO George Zimmer claims they  have no choice but to close 
the factory in order  to “remain competitive” – this from a company that  
reported revenue of $1.9 billion last year. From  the same company that has seen 
its net income more  than double between 2005 and 2007 – something  doesn’t add 
up!By moving its clothing  production to countries where low pay is the norm, 
 we suspect that Men’s Wearhouse executives think  they can cut costs and 
pocket larger profits.  
Since 1961, workers at Golden Brand factory in  Montreal have been making 
quality suits, helping  to build the reputation of Moores and later its  parent 
company, Men’s Wearhouse – and this is how  they’re repaid. 
YOU CAN HELP -- TAKE ACTION  TODAY! 


 (http://action.unitehere.org/campaign/menswearhouse/w68w3wi4zk3kwd5?) 
Send  a letter to the following decision  maker(s): 
George  Zimmer, CEO of Men's Wearhouse 
Below  is the sample letter: 
Subject: Don't abandon your Montreal suit  factory workers -- their jobs 
matter! 
Dear [decision maker name automatically  inserted here], 
Jobs are about more than just salaries -- they  give workers dignity and 
support families and  communities. 

Closing the Golden Brand  factory when Men's Wearhouse's profits keep rising  
is unnecessary and is an insult to the workers who  have helped build your 
company.

Keep your  Montreal suit factory open!  
Sincerely,

Juli  Kring

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What's  At Stake:

You can help workers like Nelia Tavares, who  has worked at Golden Brand as a 
machine operator  for 16 years, and her husband who is also employed  there.  
“I don’t know what I’ll do without this job,”  she explains. “The company 
is forgetting about the  workers who have given years of their lives to  make 
the company strong.” 

Campaign  Expiration Date:
May  9, 2008   
 
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