Document Links

	No-Sweat Coordination Sites: •No-Sweat Coalition •Amnesty at UR Final Documents: •President Jackson's Final Report •Final Committee Recommendations •Minority Report Letters: •May 1 Response to President Jackson's Letter •September 28 Letter to President Jackson •April 3 Letter to Administration and Amnesty International •March 28 Letter to the University Deans •March 20 Letter to the University Community Meeting Minutes: •April 21 •April 14 •April 10

Off-Campus Resources

	www.workersrights.org www.fairlabor.org www.nlcnet.org www.usasnet.org www.sweatshopwatch.org www.uniteunion.org dolphin.upenn.edu/~psas/ www.umich.edu/~sole/

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Meeting Minutes - April 21, 2000

Meeting Minutes - April 14, 2000

University Apparel Manufacturing Committee Meeting April 14, 2000 Present: Mary-Beth Cooper, Quentin Roach, Tom Gibson, Morris Eaves, Stanley Engerman, Leah Siepel, Ashley Conner, Shawn Goldman, Ganapathy Rama Iyer. Introductions were again made because there were two new committee members (Stanley Engerman, Ganapathy Rama Iyer) that were not present at the first meeting. It was asked about the Alumni representative. Mary-Beth has been in touch with the Alumni office about this. It has not yet been determined who it will be. Mary-Beth opened discussion about the next two week and what the cmte. wants to do. The minutes can be distributed by the cmte. to anyone interested. Shawn is looking into putting the minutes on the web. It was brought up as to how the minutes should look. Do we want to have the minutes distributed with individual names associated with their ideas/statements given at the meetings? There were no objections to this. Ashley: Agreed that is should be okay to post names, statements/ideas in general detail. Leah: Can minutes be sent right after meeting? Tom: email minutes in draft form (from Gail Fanale) to be edited by cmte and returned w/in 48 hrs to Gail. Final copy distributed via email w/hard copy available at next meeting. Ashley: can hand outs be available on web? a list of what is distributed at mtgs will be available in the minutes anyone interested in a copy of handout can pick one up in the DOSO committee can also distribute PLANNING: Mary-Beth: spoke with Dr. Barnard from WRC-had good conversation. She is the speaker of choice. Willing to come but not available until 5/1. Contacting WRC for other speakers? Leah: Thought we should not have WRC without FLA and vice versa Morris: Thought we could have them meet together w/independent space Mary-Beth: What do we want to have WRC talk about? What does cmte. want to hear? What does community need to know? Tom: have talk before summer & plan another for 1st week of semester in the fall. Use debate format- (15 min) each for control Ashley: What are the differences between FLA & WRC? Speak to that. Leah: How are they dealing w/issues? Morris: WRC & FLA Ðplans/projects-need development about what they could accomplish Quentin: Educate committee and community on sweatshop issues-not why one is better than the other. Bring in B&N-what are contract agreement and affiliation w/FLA-do they follow code of conduct? Leah: spoke with FLA and they told her B&N had no affiliation Quentin: B&N not a member but follow code of conduct Mary-Beth: teach-in good to hold. They educate the community. Do again Leah: bring in FLA and WRC together with structure Mary-Beth: yes the more education the better Morris: bring in just to listen and to learn and bring in other points of view Tom: can go away at end of semester w/more knowledge Shawn: should university take stand-action/non-action Ð educate cmte. and community-then decide Ashley: bring in not necessarily together but just to hear and learn Tom: B&N first then FLA & WRC then altogether Mary-Beth: Have President Jackson involved? ??: Pres. Jackson has final decision based on committee recom. Stanley: Three questions- 1. What role do American Labor Unions play in FLA &WRC? 2. Do we know about how the people feel in the countries that could be having their jobs taken away from them? 3. What are the conditions in the other parts of the country/countries to make these jobs acceptable to them and are there any alternatives? Ganapathy: What would happen to these countries and people if they didnÕt have these jobs? Any alternatives? Leah: goal is not to close down but to improve conditions. Coalition: demands, what are they looking to do, what is going on, what they are about? Ashley: Organization stand-be more specific-goals as organization-monitoring standards-code of conduct Shawn: What happened @ convention? Current goals-by next mtg in June? Quentin: What drives whole process? What are comebacks when they do find shortfalls/not up to code of conduct? What will they do? Members findings Ð accountability Ashley: B&N- what is university relationship? Profit to University? Where does our apparel come from? Shawn: Just apparel- how about sports equip. lab coats, kitchen workers clothes Someone said the WRC-college apparel is main focus-just college logo apparel Tom: stay close to agenda-donÕt go off on tangent Mary-Beth: should we join both? Benchmark other schools to see what they are doing? What is right for UR? Quentin: B&N is good starting point. Already sent letter to B&N concerning affiliation, supplier contact, etc. Want to formally invite to campus. Tom: B&N suggested format: submit written questions. Open floor to ask questions Mary-Beth: B&N here before finals? Quentin: Try to get B&N rep. Joe Freidman here April 24/25 Shawn?: have balance-someone from other side (labor enforcement) SUMMARY: Quentin to contact B&N rep to see if they can come on the 24th or 25th of April Meeting next week 4/21 at noon in Morey 310 from 12-1 then have Open Forum 1-2(?) which will take place in Morey 321 (room confirmed) HANDOUTS: 1. WRC -For Enforcement of Univ. Licensing Codes of Conduct 2. Purdue News dated 4/7/00 GOALS: For next 2-3 weeks Take of this semester& next

Meeting Minutes - April 10, 2000

University Apparel Manufacturing Committee April 10, 2000 10:00am Present: Mary-Beth Cooper, Quentin Roach, Thomas Gibson, Morris Eaves, Ashley Connor, Shawn Goldman, Leah Siepel 1st committee was too large and ineffecient better smaller committee open mtgs to public finish in shorter time line (rejected) educate university make recommendations by 11-1-00 Packet of info for reading Any new information-give to Gail Fanale she see committee receives Goal Ð walk away fully informed Shawn: chosen by Senate and approached by Amnesty IntÕl for help tell committee what students want will take back to students information. communication between committee and student body Ashley: Scott Jennings asked has no knowledge of issues but is info gathering on FLA and WRC wants to inform and educate and take back to students 1st topic whether to open meetings Leah: students should be able to observe mtgs. Gibson: allow students in Ð way of getting info out to students have periodic executive (closed) mtgs. decision meetings closed M-B: all information is out there for anyone to see open meetings for last 15 min.? Quentin: the committee should come together 1st re: charge, learn issues, more efficient if closed Ð open forum @ appropriate times find missing pieces administration is interested in human rights Quentin has personal interest Barnes and Noble position Ðcode of conduct FLA follows MB: do a comprehensive report w/recommendations from committee accepted by administration ? Shawn: open forums Leah: negative light having closed committee meetings essential to open to students nothing to hide Ð closed meetings creates suspicion Ashley: no suspicion re closed meetings, come together a committee mtgs to form plan of action 1st open meetings can be disruptive Morris: appointed by Ted Brown w/LeBlanc concerns Ð focus semi public mtgs canÕt achieve serious discussion education is the key have serious discussions then channel info to outside problem w/committee open to public just let them know what goes on @ meetings Shawn: minutes available and give to students so they know what goes on at meetings they can still raise issues, problems and ask questions. Quentin: obligation to open meetings at appropriate time M-B: bring in rep from Barnes and Noble Leah: public forums ÐWRC, FLA donÕt put off bring in ASAP weekdays better Quentin: careful open forums as education to community M-B: bring in speakers Quentin: B&N is member of FLA supply chain, need to understand their relationship Leah: Human Rights and ignorance Ð sweatshop labor abuse Ashley: bring in speakers address?? inform committee of issues Tom: closed meeting for/to education committee then educate forum Shawn: see early decision better w/closed meetings but keep the students informed then- open forum and take longer to settle. Ashley: have decision by middle of October at least if not able to have earlier decision M-B: speakers before end of semester Ð last week of April 10, 2000 Leah will try for April 24&or25 Leah will give to Gail any information or literature to be distributed to committee. Mtgs scheduled for: April 14 @ noon with box lunches provided April 21 @ noon with an open fourm @ 1:00