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Russell Athletic First-Ever College Licensee on Fair Labor "Probation"; Student Campaign Surges into Summer

On June 25, Russell Corporation became the first collegiate licensee ever to be placed on probation by the Fair Labor Association, over persistent worker rights abuses in Honduras. Despite the FLA's reputation for refusing to take strong stances with its member companies, the corporate-controlled monitoring body ruled Russell continues to violate university labor codes

Students Force 70 Schools to Cut Ties with Russell Corporation over Honduras Union-Busting

Russell Factory Workers On Tour With USASStudent labor activists are back with a vengeance!  Russell Corporation -- the largest private employer in Honduras -- has already lost millions of dollars in business as the target of the largest collegiate boycott of an apparel supplier ever.  The boycott, orchestrated by

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