Danny Glover asking Hollywood to shun Hugo Boss

CLEVELAND

Actor Danny Glover is calling on Oscar nominees and others in the film industry to not wear Hugo Boss suits to the Sunday event.

In collaboration with the labor union Workers United, Glover made the request in a letter dated Feb. 26 on behalf of about 375 Hugo Boss factory workers in Cleveland who will lose their jobs if the German company closes the plant next month as planned.

The letter asks that Hollywood "take a small stand for American workers."

The letters include a pin reading "Keep the Hugo Boss Plant Open" that Oscar attendees are asked to wear on their lapels.

The company says the plant is not globally competitive and under capacity. The union says the plant is profitable and the company is shuttering it because it can make clothing more cheaply in Europe.

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On the Net:

http://action.workersunitedunion.org/page/s/tellhollywood