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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYesterday, 99% of @LeviStraussCo . shareholders voted to continue support for DEI, continuing to reaffirm the value of d
I think I have worn Levi's most of my jean wearing life.
Kimberly Diemert
@KimberlyDiemer1
Thank you Levi Strauss & Co.
We need more of this across all industries and services.
National Partnership
@NPWF
Yesterday, 99% of @LeviStraussCo
. shareholders voted to continue support for DEI, continuing to reaffirm the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Levi Strauss has long championed these issues and we're proud to call you partners!
Link to tweet
ScoutHikerDad
(100 posts)I have worn Levi's blue jeans almost daily for nearly fifty years. They are an iconic American brand. I'm happy they are supporting real American values instead of folding like a cheap suit like so many other once-proud institutions have.
Norbert
(7,847 posts)I will need to purchase a replacement pair of jeans later in the year (one of three) and Levies will be the blue jeans of choice.
True Dough
(27,240 posts)riveting!
Seriously, good on them!
GiqueCee
(4,676 posts)... that, according the the Wayback Machine, the original Levis had rivets in the top corners of the back pockets. But cowboys complained that the rivets damaged the cantles of their saddles, which were considerably higher than today's western saddles with their Cheyenne rolls and such. So the good Mr. Levi did away with the back-pocket rivets.
True Dough
(27,240 posts)
GiqueCee
(4,676 posts)... you're welcome!
Walleye
(45,353 posts)everybody everybody
(33 posts)Haven't been for years.
Scrivener7
(60,044 posts)everybody everybody
(33 posts)I just want to let people know that Levi's isn't a good old-fashioned apple pie American company based out of San Francisco anymore. During the Reagan '80s when our factories were shuttered and jobs sent to Mexico, Levi's was still made here. When they finally left it was a punch to the gut.
Scrivener7
(60,044 posts)erronis
(24,468 posts)I think it is perfectly appropriate to add some tangential information to any discussion.
Scrivener7
(60,044 posts)everybody everybody
(33 posts)I realize it wasn't exactly what was being discussed but the company's policy being praised kind of obscures the fact that it doesn't have the same relationship with this country as it used to. As a woman, Levi's jeans for men saved my butt--literally--in the early '90s when the Britney Spears fad of low-riding jeans showed the butt crack when you sat down. That was horrible enough but they were also so uncomfortable. The problem was that by then they were no longer being manufactured in the USA and I believe I had dye issues with streaks forming. That's a no-no.
ShazzieB
(22,838 posts)And the point is that the company supports DEI, and DEI s a good thing, despite what Schlump would have you believe.
P.S. The company's corporate headquarters are still in San Francisco, btw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi%27s_Plaza
Scrivener7
(60,044 posts)erronis
(24,468 posts)don't see that name in member lookup.
There are trolls and many DU members are probably very good at recognizing them.
This just didn't seem "trollish" to me.
Scrivener7
(60,044 posts)and once she gets rolling, she's very racist and creepy.
niyad
(133,896 posts)lapucelle
(21,119 posts)We source product from independent contract manufacturers located in approximately 32 countries around the world [including the US], with no more than 30% sourced from any single country, in line with our updated sourcing strategy for the post-COVID environment.
We require all third-party contractors and subcontractors who manufacture or finish products for us to comply with our code of conduct relating to supplier working conditions as well as environmental and employment practices. In addition, we require our licensees to ensure that their manufacturers comply with our standards.
https://www.levistrauss.com/who-we-are/company/
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Cha
(320,432 posts)Last edited Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:21 PM - Edit history (1)
is no longer with us.
Seemed upset that Levis were 99% DEI!
Mahalo for the Links to what Levis Stand for, lapucelle. ...
lapucelle
(21,119 posts)Levi Strauss is a company with a conscience.
In being a force for positive change in our communities.
https://www.levistrauss.com/
The Levis Strauss Foundations work is grounded in the values of our company originality, empathy, integrity, courage and performance and supports four core program areas: democracy, immigrant rights, reproductive justice, and worker rights and well-being.
https://www.levistrauss.com/values-in-action/levi-strauss-foundation/
Cha
(320,432 posts)It's so Heartwarming to know that our Treasured Jean company growing up... Stands Strong For American Democracy.
Unlike the Brainwashed Trolls that roam the internet.
Cha
(320,432 posts)Replied to you...she actually had LINKS.
Bye.
bucolic_frolic
(55,735 posts)Republicans should have heard of the Christian phrase "Love Thy Neighbor". And Quakers would add, "no exceptions!"
Paladin
(32,354 posts)He's an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune. Looks like I'll have to go back to wearing Levis again (I've been a Wrangler guy for quite a while).
lapucelle
(21,119 posts)during GOTV events.
Retrograde
(11,448 posts)he left his fortune to his brother-in-law and sister's children, who were responsible for a number of Bay Area charities and institutions (such as Stern Grove, site of free concerts in the summer). They're still active - the new mayor of San Francisco is one of the heirs. I didn't know Dan Goldman was related- it's nice to see the family still giving back to the country that made them.
Cha
(320,432 posts)Favorite Reps!
TY
Paladin
(32,354 posts)Pinback
(13,643 posts)I own a few pairs and will keep patronizing their brand.
Biophilic
(6,657 posts)Im hoping it surprises the hell out of them and their followers.
czarjak
(13,677 posts)Was a threat. The surprise will be when they'll have to back that shit up?
Scrivener7
(60,044 posts)Blue Owl
(59,586 posts)and all others who bent their knee to the racist rapist Nazi motherfucker
Iamscrewed
(486 posts)Good people need to continue with good trouble.
malaise
(297,777 posts)Bought two new pairs of Levis last year - best jeans on the planet.
spanone
(142,029 posts)Cha
(320,432 posts)TY!
lucca18
(1,469 posts)A great company to work for!
I received a very generous retirement package.
And, I even met my husband there!