The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s official anti-sweatshop panel wants the university to require apparel companies that make UW logo clothing to use union labor.
The nine-member panel, made up of students, faculty and staff, voted without dissent Monday to send the recommendation to Chancellor John Wiley. Students, who packed the room, erupted with applause after the vote.
The proposal is designed to encourage large apparel companies like adidas, Nike and Reebok to pay their workers better wages, assign them shorter hours, and improve their working conditions.