Milwaukee police get the uniform they wanted

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Date of publication: January 12, 2010

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Author: Dave Umhoefer

City Purchasing Director Rhonda Kelsey has signed off on a city contract with a Milwaukee company that will supply made-in-China uniforms for the Milwaukee Police Department.

The bidding process has dragged on for more than a year amid concerns about price and allegations by labor activists who say a Chinese textile factory violates the city’s anti-sweatshop ordinance...

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