Workers United

 

Hollywood Stars: Don't Wear Hugo Boss on the Oscar Red Carpet

When you're selling high-end fashion like Hugo Boss suits, you can afford to pay decent wages to the people who make them. But Hugo Boss is stuck in the 20th Century. They say they need to shut down their U.S. suit factory in Cleveland and fire more than 300 workers. They say they want to make suits more cheaply in Turkey or Eastern Europe. They don’t even claim the Cleveland factory is losing money -- they just say they need to make a bit more money. Please.

That's why Danny Glover is asking stars not to wear Hugo Boss on the red carpet -- and show their solidarity with workers with a pin on their lapels.

Read his letter and take action by contacting the celebrities yourself by using the form to the right. We'll make sure the petition gets into the hands of stars walking the red carpet.


Petition to Attendees at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards:

We the undersigned join Danny Glover in urging you not to wear Hugo Boss to the Oscars - and to wear the pin that you will receive by courier - to tell the world you want Hugo Boss to keep making suits here in the United States.

Hugo Boss says it wants to expand its sales in this country, and the Hugo Boss brand depends on Hollywood cachet. Please tell the world you won’t be wearing Hugo Boss on March 7.

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We'll fax your comments to these Hollywood stars before the Academy Awards:

Sean PennJeff BridgesGeorge Clooney
Colin FirthMorgan FreemanJeremy Renner
Matt DamonWoody HarrelsonChristopher Plummer
Stanley TucciChrisotopher WaltzJames Cameron
Quentin TarantinoLee DanielsJason Reitman
Jon LandauLawrence BenderGary Magness
Joel CoenEthan CoenJonas Rivera
Daniel DubieckiIvan ReitmanAlejandro Amenabar
Ron HowardPaul GiamattiWilliam Hurt
Jackie Earle HaleyMark SallingNeil Patrick Harris
Ryan KwantenMatthew MorrisonCory Monteith
Philip Seymour Hoffman