Word: schippani
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Dates: during 1977-1977
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...Intimidation, fear, rotten living conditions for generations--these are the reasons worker organization at J.P. Stevens has failed and the boycott is necessary," Mike Schippani, an organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, said last night at a gathering of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee...
...Schippani also said, "J.P. Stevens has become a symbol of many of the worst labor abuses: the 'run-away shop,' blacklisting, right-to-work laws, uneven regional development and unemployment...
Workers at J.P Stevens earn an average wage of $3.46 an hour, which is about 30 to 40 per cent less than the national average for textile workers, Schippani said yesterday...
...Michael Schippani, the New England boycott coordinator, said last week he thinks "it is an excellent start when a merchandiser like the Coop acknowledges that there is a conflict around selling J.P Stevens products...
...Schippani, terming the pension system "downright inhumane," said a man who worked 27 years for the company is only eligible for a pension of $10 a month. "It is absolutely absurd," he said...