UM: Worker Rights

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The New York Times reports that UM has ended its sports licensing deal with Russell Corp. after the apparel maker decided to close a Honduras plant that had unionized: Says Leigh Wedenoja, a student who’s on the UM president’s Advisory Committee on Labor Standards and Human Rights: “This is a toxic company. We feel that if the university is serious about encouraging human rights, then we could not keep Russell as a licensee.” [Source]