MADISON, Wis. — A student labor group is calling it a victory for labor rights.
After months of outside pressure, citing unfair labor practices and low wages, UW-Madison has ended a contract with New Era – a hat company responsible for numerous UW-Madison licensed baseball and knit hats.
The university announced the contract cut on Friday, after a member of the Student Labor Action Coalition recounted what she witnessed at a production facility in Mobile, Ala.