Word: stevenses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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"It must be assumed," James D. Finely, president of J.P. Stevens, said in a letter to Dukakis on June 15, "that any corporation so distasteful to you that you make a public issue of it apparently is not wanted as a corporate citizen of Massachusetts."
J.P. Stevens Products has threatened to close its Easthampton plants as a reaction to speeches, made by Gov. Michael Dukakis throughout the state, which supported the boycott of Stevens products in protest of the company's labor practices.
Dukakis said in a reply to Finley that he was pleased to have J.P. Stevens in Massachusetts "as long as it upholds the law as it applies to all our citizens, including labor."
The National Labor Relations Board and the courts have cited J.P. Stevens for numerous violations of labor laws. In his letter to Finley, Dukakis wrote that he found the language of the federal circuit court of appeals to be "extraordinarily strong regarding the management practices of Stevens" concerning labor issues...
Mike Schippani, New England coordinator for the J.P. Stevens boycott, disagreed yesterday with the Stevens statement. "Conditions are improving at the plant because the boycott is effective. Stevens' sales are up but their profits are down as they are cutting their prices to push their goods to stores," he said...