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Immigration Reform Has Industry on Edge
The red-hot debate on immigration isn't new to U.S. apparel manufacturing, which has dealt with the issue of…
Wal-Mart Tightening Its Belt
Wal-Mart Stores went on the defensive at a federal hearing Monday.
Industry Loses Jobs, U.S. Unemployment Falls
U.S. textile and apparel makers cut 4,600 jobs in March, but the economy added 211,000 jobs and the…
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AFL-CIO Criticizes Wal-Mart on Port Security
The AFL-CIO, in a report it submitted to Congress on Wednesday, accused Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a retail…
Rep. Thomas: Doha Talks Beyond Repair
House Ways and Means committee chairman Bill Thomas (R., Calif.) threw cold water Monday on the global round…
Treasury Warns on China Currency
U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Timothy Adams sent a strong warning to China Wednesday that it has not done…
Vote on China Tariffs Postponed in Senate
Sens. Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham delayed a vote on their bill for a stiff tariff on Chinese imports…
Retail Group Opposes China Tariff
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Max Baucus plan to introduce a bipartisan bill today addressing China's "currency…
Customs Seizes Chinese Goods
U.S. Customs & Border Protection said Wednesday it has made 26 seizures of Chinese apparel and textile…
Bush Proposals Aim to Rectify CAFTA
The seven countries in the deal were expected to start implementing it simultaneously, but so far only the…
Thomas Criticizes Bush on Trade Case
Rep. Bill Thomas (R., Calif.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has accused the Bush…
Bush Gets Tough on Counterfeiting
President Bush on Thursday signed into law a bill that increases criminal penalties for counterfeiting.
Dubai Firm Clarifies Operations Sale Plan
Dubai Ports World announced Wednesday that it would sell all of its American terminal operations within four…
Port Security: Lawmakers Seek $4B Over Five Years
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that would increase funding for port security…
Port Security Remains in Spotlight
The aborted Dubai Ports World deal triggered a national debate and generated broader port security…