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Trade unions with connections to organized crime are reportedly hurting apparel industry, causing ILGWU to lose contracts.

Apparel manufacturers using unions competing with ILGWU can lower costs - able to pay lower wages, give less health and welfare benefits. IlLGWU finds competition difficult.

Investigators are seeking to link counterfeiting and trade-union-influence operations to the Bufalino family. The search is restricted to certain ILGWU locals in northeastern Pennsylvania.

New York City police report that 50 robberies and muggings have taken place on Seventh Ave. since June, 30 of which were in the apparel district. A suspect, Richard Bryan, has been arrested.

New York State arrested two and charged 19 others for operating under sweatshop conditions in the apparel business. Wage and tax-law violations were among the charges.

Fashion and real estate industry representatives to decide on legal status of private security force for garment district.

Apparel industry executives discuss funding for private security in N.Y. garment district.

An environmental impact study of the proposed Times Square redevelopment project predicts that the new office towers and wholesale mart would displace about 1,000 apparel jobs, and up to 47 firms may leave New York. The new mart may encourage firms to move marketing operations there and move manufacturing out of town; or it may attract more foreign competition., NEW YORK -- The refurbishing of Times Square could lead to the exodus from New York of 36 to 47 apparel manufacturing firms and 400 to 540 jobs, according to [...]

Seizure of counterfeit perfumes.

Associated Dry Goods Corp. intends to sue over the embargo on wool sweaters from China. The firm maintains that their orders were placed before the restrictions were imposed.

Devito, business agent of Local 91-105, was charged Wednesday with the sale of cocaine and usury. Sam Fine, manager of the local, said the charges must be studied further before any action would be taken against DeVito.