MADISON, Wis. â?? University of Wisconsin-Madison has canceled a licensing contract with New Era Cap Co., citing allegations of discrimination and anti-union activity at one of its factories.
The action is part of a growing national movement to get the company, the exclusive cap supplier for Major League Baseball teams, to improve its labor practices at a distribution center in Mobile, Ala.
The NAACP released a report Monday accusing the company of paying black workers less than whites, passing minorities over for promotions and firing employees involved in organizing workers. The Buffalo, N.Y.-based company called the allegations baseless.