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Editorial: Get city out of sweatshops

Cities across the country have taken steps to stop doing business with firms that deal in goods made in sweatshops, and Madison needs to join the coalition of conscience.

District 8 Ald. Austin King, fresh from his landslide re-election in April 5 local voting, wants the city to set a standard that says no public funds will be used to purchase “goods made under the deplorable, inhumane conditions of a sweatshop.”