I’m going to get some shirts printed. I was planning to use American Apparel shirts, as most of the people I know have done in the past, mostly because I understand your clothing to be an alternative to sweatshop-made products. However, I had assumed from your mission statement:

“While apparel is a universal necessity that transcends almost all cultural and socioeconomic boundaries, most garments are made in exploitative settings. We hope to break this paradigm.”

that “made in the US” also meant “union made”. There are stories that this not true, and that American Apparel may be engaging in anti-union behaviour, including threatening to shut down a plant if the workers organized.

http://www.behindthelabel.org/infocus.asp?id=84

Is this true? If I choose to use American Apparel shirts, I’ll be paying a significant premium over other options. I don’t want to be spending that money if your company isn’t living up to it’s own marketing about socially responsible manufacturing.

I look forward to your response,