Date of publication: April 12, 2007
Source: The Portland Mercury
Author: Scott Moore
On March 26, members of an anti-sweatshop coalition sent City Commissioner Sam Adams a letter, urging him to bring an ordinance to city council that would prevent the city or its contractors from purchasing products, like city employee uniforms, made in sweatshops.
The letter, which asked for an ordinance by May 1, came after months of lobbying and working with Adams' office, but reflects growing frustration and decreasing patience with the political process...