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Teamsters Union Members Protest 76ers Game PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yesterday, Philadelphia
Teamsters protested at the Philadelphia 76ers game against the L.A. Clippers,
urging fans to tell Elton Brand to speak out about serious workers rights
violations involved in Brand's new shoe line, "EB1".

The EB1 line of sneakers is a collaboration between the 76ers power
forward Elton Brand, Nike's Converse division and JC Penney. The shoes are
transported to JC Penney by Oak Harbor Freight Lines of Auburn, Washington.

On Monday September 22, 600 Oak Harbor Freight Lines drivers, warehouse
and office workers walked off the job to protest violations of American labor
laws. Oak Harbor workers have now been on strike for more than 8 weeks.

A report by the International Labor Rights Forum on the situation at Oak
Harbor found substantial evidence that Oak Harbor has abused workers' rights
by pursuing a premeditated plan to permanently replace employees by employing
a labor contractor that discriminates against African American and women
workers it recruits to replace strikers, and by inflicting significant
hardship on retired employees by terminating their health insurance payments.

In response, a variety of activist organizations including United Students
Against Sweatshops, Sweatfree Communities, No Sweat and Jobs with Justice,
along with faith-based groups and global union federations, have called on JC
Penney to respect workers' rights.

According to news reports, Brand said his new collaboration would allow
kids to have a shoe that looks "cool" when they wear it to school.

Rod Palmquist, a national organizer with United Students Against
Sweatshops, said, "Elton Brand should speak out as a role model for kids about
this horrible situation. Elton shouldn't allow his name to be used when
hardworking people are being exploited, like the truck drivers at Oak Harbor."

Teamsters, students and community organizations will continue educating
the public as the holiday season approaches.


Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents
more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States, Canada
and Puerto Rico.


SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters




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