We, the undersigned want to express our profound appreciation to members and supporters of Students Against Sweatshops who, through dogged perseverance, creativity, optimism and savvy have scored a major victory in helping to make Duke "sweat free." We are proud of you, and of the administration, for the new apparel agreement signed Tuesday, Feb. 13. This is an important step in making the ideals of justice and fairness that Duke promotes at the intellectual level, an integral part of the inner workings of our University. The next step is to ensure a living wage and good working conditions for all employees-both those outsourced and those here at home-who make "Duke in Durham" the place it is. This action reminds us that the abstract concepts of labor, trade and globalization are made through the concrete daily interactions of human relations and that ethical ways of doing this are available. It reminds us that, indeed, another world is possible.
Diane Nelson
Associate Professor
Ariel Dorfman
Distinguished Prof.
William Chafe
Professor
and 50 others
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