Spotlight: Guess Was Right to Move South, NLRB Decides

The National Labor Relations Board has concluded that Los Angeles-based Guess Inc. had legitimate business reasons for moving a large portion of its garment-sewing production from the U.S. to Mexico in August 1996. The labor board investigation was prompted by claims that Guess moved the production in response to an apparel union’s efforts to organize Guess work sites. The Union of Needletrades, Industrial & Textile Employees was not available for comment.