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Article: Contract ends strike at Leslie Fay. (labor contract)
- Article from:
- Monthly Labor Review
- Article date:
- October 1, 1994
- Author:
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A 40-day strike at Leslie Fay Cos., a women's apparel manufacturer, ended when a U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved a tentative 3-year agreement reached between the company and the International Ladies' Garment Workers. The stoppage began after Leslie Fay, attempting to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, issued the union a final offer that included a proposal to close most domestic manufacturing operations. The strike idled some 1,500 of 1,800 unionized workers at 12 production, distribution, and cutting and sample-making facilities in 5 States.
The dispute soon became symbolic of organized labor's struggle to stop domestic manufacturers from relocating ...