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riversedge

(75,782 posts)
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:09 AM Apr 25

Yesterday, 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!





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Yesterday, 99% of @LeviStraussCo . shareholders voted to continue support for DEI, continuing to reaffirm the value of d (Original Post) riversedge Apr 25 OP
Great to Hear! ScoutHikerDad Apr 25 #1
My faith in this iconic brand continues Norbert Apr 26 #40
This story is True Dough Apr 25 #2
Legend has it... GiqueCee Apr 25 #4
Great piece of trivia, GiqueCee True Dough Apr 25 #7
Da nada... GiqueCee Apr 25 #8
Hooray! I just got two new pairs of button fly 501 classics Walleye Apr 25 #3
They're not made in America anymore. everybody everybody Apr 25 #10
Your point? This thread is about DEI. Scrivener7 Apr 25 #13
Good morning! everybody everybody Apr 25 #14
And again, this thread is about DEI. Do you have anything to say about that? Scrivener7 Apr 25 #15
Pardon our manners, please. And welcome to DU! erronis Apr 25 #16
I sometimes read profiles. Scrivener7 Apr 25 #17
Thank you so much! everybody everybody Apr 25 #18
Where Levis jeans are made is beside the point. ShazzieB Apr 25 #20
She's gone now, so I can say: that was Library Girl. Risen from wherever she goes between DU trolling visits. Scrivener7 Apr 25 #19
Thanks, I think, for some additional info. I don't know anything about "Library Girl" and erronis Apr 25 #21
This was her third or fourth post in this visit. Her signature was pretty clear in the ones before this, Scrivener7 Apr 25 #22
"library girl" is the name given to one of our resident, repeat trolls. niyad Apr 26 #41
Do you have a link for your claim that Levis "are not made in America anymore"? lapucelle Apr 25 #26
So sad... that one claiming Levis are made in China Cha Apr 25 #31
Her book was overdue. lapucelle Apr 25 #32
She has a lot of them.. Cha Apr 25 #34
Oh really? Did you read the first post Cha Apr 25 #30
WTF? There is no public support for "Hate they Neighbor"? bucolic_frolic Apr 25 #5
Big shoutout to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY). Paladin Apr 25 #6
Dan Goldman shows up in purple Nassau County, LI to knock on doors with us lapucelle Apr 25 #29
Levi Strauss had no children Retrograde Apr 25 #33
Wow.... Rep Dan Goldman is one of my Cha Apr 25 #35
One of my favorites, as well. He'd make a great President. (nt) Paladin Apr 26 #37
He Would💜 Cha Apr 26 #38
Great! Pinback Apr 25 #9
Trump/gop/project2025 are forcing this country to take sides. Biophilic Apr 25 #11
"It'll be bloodless, if The Left allows it." czarjak Apr 26 #39
They've never fit me very well, but I guess now I'll fork out the money to get them tailored. Scrivener7 Apr 25 #12
Keep sinking, Target Blue Owl Apr 25 #23
Right on Iamscrewed Apr 25 #24
Great news malaise Apr 25 #25
K&R spanone Apr 25 #27
YOu GO Levis! DEI ROCKS!! Cha Apr 25 #28
So proud! I worked at Levi Strauss for twenty years! lucca18 Apr 25 #36

ScoutHikerDad

(36 posts)
1. Great to Hear!
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:16 AM
Apr 25

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

(7,064 posts)
40. My faith in this iconic brand continues
Sat Apr 26, 2025, 06:10 AM
Apr 26

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.

GiqueCee

(2,289 posts)
4. Legend has it...
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:35 AM
Apr 25

... 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.

 
14. Good morning!
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 07:51 AM
Apr 25

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.

erronis

(19,933 posts)
16. Pardon our manners, please. And welcome to DU!
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 08:50 AM
Apr 25

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

 
18. Thank you so much!
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:01 AM
Apr 25

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

(20,772 posts)
20. Where Levis jeans are made is beside the point.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 12:40 PM
Apr 25

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

(55,834 posts)
19. She's gone now, so I can say: that was Library Girl. Risen from wherever she goes between DU trolling visits.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 12:23 PM
Apr 25

erronis

(19,933 posts)
21. Thanks, I think, for some additional info. I don't know anything about "Library Girl" and
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 12:54 PM
Apr 25

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

(55,834 posts)
22. This was her third or fourth post in this visit. Her signature was pretty clear in the ones before this,
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 01:02 PM
Apr 25

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

lapucelle

(20,235 posts)
26. Do you have a link for your claim that Levis "are not made in America anymore"?
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:22 PM
Apr 25
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/

-----------------------------------------------

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

(311,321 posts)
31. So sad... that one claiming Levis are made in China
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:40 PM
Apr 25

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

(20,235 posts)
32. Her book was overdue.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:46 PM
Apr 25


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

(311,321 posts)
34. She has a lot of them..
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:29 PM
Apr 25


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.

bucolic_frolic

(50,616 posts)
5. WTF? There is no public support for "Hate they Neighbor"?
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:37 AM
Apr 25

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

Paladin

(30,589 posts)
6. Big shoutout to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY).
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 06:39 AM
Apr 25

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

(20,235 posts)
29. Dan Goldman shows up in purple Nassau County, LI to knock on doors with us
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:26 PM
Apr 25

during GOTV events.

Retrograde

(11,119 posts)
33. Levi Strauss had no children
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 09:49 PM
Apr 25

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.

Biophilic

(5,674 posts)
11. Trump/gop/project2025 are forcing this country to take sides.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 07:36 AM
Apr 25

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

czarjak

(12,858 posts)
39. "It'll be bloodless, if The Left allows it."
Sat Apr 26, 2025, 05:41 AM
Apr 26

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

Scrivener7

(55,834 posts)
12. They've never fit me very well, but I guess now I'll fork out the money to get them tailored.
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 07:45 AM
Apr 25

Blue Owl

(56,389 posts)
23. Keep sinking, Target
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:29 PM
Apr 25

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

lucca18

(1,396 posts)
36. So proud! I worked at Levi Strauss for twenty years!
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 11:10 PM
Apr 25

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

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