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Pa. Gov. Ed Rendell is Urging a Stronger Effort to Enforce Anti-Sweatshop Policiesnew

Pennsylvania is the first state to pledge its support for a proposed anti-sweatshop consortium, made up of states, counties and municipalities from across the country. "Rendell has taken the leadership of states nationally," says Kenneth Miller, who has long been active in local anti-sweatshop campaigns.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Adam Fleming  |  07-28-2008  |  Business & Labor

Anti-Sweatshop Law in San Fran is Moving at Slow Pacenew

Two years after the law's passage, some appointees to the city's newly formed Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group, including former state senator Tom Hayden, say San Francisco is already failing to recognize its own commitment to human rights.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  G.W. Schulz  |  08-29-2007  |  Business & Labor

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