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Glover: Help Ohio plant, shun Hugo Boss at Oscars

Associated Press

Posted on March 6, 2010 at 4:07 PM

Updated Saturday, Mar 6 at 4:07 PM

CLEVELAND (AP) — Actor and activist Danny Glover is calling on Academy Awards nominees and others in the film industry to not wear Hugo Boss suits at Sunday's awards ceremony.

The "Lethal Weapon" star makes the request in a letter on behalf of 375 Cleveland factory workers who'll lose their jobs if the German company closes the plant next month as planned.

The Feb. 26 letter asks Hollywood to "take a small stand for American workers." It asks Oscars attendees to wear on their lapels a pin reading, "Keep the Hugo Boss Plant Open."

Glover is collaborating with the labor union Workers United. The union says the plant is profitable and the company is shutting it because it can make clothing more cheaply in Europe.

Hugo Boss AG says the plant isn't globally competitive.

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machinehead said on March 8, 2010 at 7:31 AM

I agree with you skippy. Tom Skerritt has been advocating for Seattle for years. Bring film mega dollars home to keep people working here.

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skippythedog said on March 8, 2010 at 12:31 AM

Cheap shot Glover! Just another sign of the times. How about filming in Seattle instead of Vancouver? You need to start your activism closer to home.

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