Milwaukee police get the uniform they wanted
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...