Yesterday, 99% of @LeviStraussCo . shareholders voted to continue support for DEI, continuing to reaffirm the value of d

[riversedge]

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]

1. Great to Hear!

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.

[True Dough]

2. This story is

riveting!



Seriously, good on them!

[GiqueCee]

4. Legend has it...

... 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]

7. Great piece of trivia, GiqueCee

[GiqueCee]

8. Da nada...

... you're welcome!

[Walleye]

3. Hooray! I just got two new pairs of button fly 501 classics

[everybody everybody]

10. They're not made in America anymore.

Haven't been for years.

[Scrivener7]

13. Your point? This thread is about DEI.

[everybody everybody]

14. Good morning!

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]

15. And again, this thread is about DEI. Do you have anything to say about that?

[erronis]

16. Pardon our manners, please. And welcome to DU!

I think it is perfectly appropriate to add some tangential information to any discussion.

[Scrivener7]

17. I sometimes read profiles.

[everybody everybody]

18. Thank you so much!

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]

20. Where Levis jeans are made is beside the point.

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]

19. She's gone now, so I can say: that was Library Girl. Risen from wherever she goes between DU trolling visits.

[erronis]

21. Thanks, I think, for some additional info. I don't know anything about "Library Girl" and

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]

22. This was her third or fourth post in this visit. Her signature was pretty clear in the ones before this,

and once she gets rolling, she's very racist and creepy.

[lapucelle]

26. Do you have a link for your claim that Levis "are not made in America anymore"?

Levi Strauss & Co.

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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US factories and mills in Levi's supply chain

E&R Unlimited, Inc.
ETUI Town Inc.
MTK CUTTING SERVICE, INC.
MULTICOLOR APPAREL INC.
PXG INC
RC Stitches, Inc.
Sigma Clothing LLC.
Studio 9D8 Inc.
Tavares Cutting Inc.
Thienes Apparel
Thienes Design & Printing Inc
Two Bee Import, Inc.

https://www.levistrauss.com/sustainability/supplier-map/

[Cha]

31. So sad... that one claiming Levis are made in China

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is no longer with us. Seemed upset that Levis were 99% DEI!

Mahalo for the Links to what Levis Stand for, lapucelle. ...

[lapucelle]

32. Her book was overdue.

Levi Strauss is a company with a conscience.

We believe ...
In being a force for positive change in our communities.

https://www.levistrauss.com/

Levi Strauss Foundation

The Levis Strauss Foundation’s 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]

34. She has a lot of them..

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]

30. Oh really? Did you read the first post

Replied to you...she actually had LINKS.

Bye.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. WTF? There is no public support for "Hate they Neighbor"?

Republicans should have heard of the Christian phrase "Love Thy Neighbor". And Quakers would add, "no exceptions!"

[Paladin]

6. Big shoutout to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY).

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]

29. Dan Goldman shows up in purple Nassau County, LI to knock on doors with us

during GOTV events.

[Retrograde]

33. Levi Strauss had no children

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]

35. Wow.... Rep Dan Goldman is one of my

Favorite Reps!

TY

[Paladin]

37. One of my favorites, as well. He'd make a great President. (nt)

[Cha]

38. He Would💜

[Pinback]

9. Great!

I own a few pairs and will keep patronizing their brand.

[Biophilic]

11. Trump/gop/project2025 are forcing this country to take sides.

I’m hoping it surprises the hell out of them and their followers.

[czarjak]

39. "It'll be bloodless, if The Left allows it."

Was a threat. The surprise will be when they'll have to back that shit up?

[Scrivener7]

12. They've never fit me very well, but I guess now I'll fork out the money to get them tailored.

[Blue Owl]

23. Keep sinking, Target

and all others who bent their knee to the racist rapist Nazi motherfucker

[Iamscrewed]

24. Right on

Good people need to continue with good trouble.

[malaise]

25. Great news

Bought two new pairs of Levi’s last year - best jeans on the planet.

[spanone]

27. K&R

[Cha]

28. YOu GO Levis! DEI ROCKS!!

TY!

[lucca18]

36. So proud! I worked at Levi Strauss for twenty years!

A great company to work for!
I received a very generous retirement package.
And, I even met my husband there!