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Written Assignment

  1. Not all questions have right or wrong answers; you will be graded on how thoughtful your answers are. (__/35)
  2. When was the Great Western Garment Company established? __/1 .
  3. What was the most significant achievement of the union? __/2
  4. When did Levi Strauss buy GWG? __/2
  5. When did Levi Strauss close its last North American plants? __/1
  6. Where were most workers at the Edmonton plant from at the time of the closure? __/1
  7. Why did Levi Strauss close its manufacturing plants in North America? __/2
  8. Was the closure inevitable? Why or why not? __/4
  9. Compare the images of workers at the plant in 2004 to the images in GWG catalogues from the 1950s to 1980s. Was GWG marketing to its workforce? Why or why not? __/4
  10. How did the workers feel about working for GWG/ Levi Strauss? __/2
  11. How did they feel when they heard that the plant was closing? __/2
  12. What was the union's response to the closure of Levi Strauss plants? __/2
  13. What did Levi Strauss provide for its workers when the plants closed? __/2
  14. How do other garment companies compare to GWG/ Levi Strauss as a place to work? __/2
  15. Would you pay more for a pair of jeans to ensure that the workers had more rights? Why or why not? __/4
  16. The majority of workers in garment manufacturing companies are women; why is this a concern for human rights activists? __/4