The FABRIC Act
The Buy Your Values campaign is pleased to join hundreds of labor groups, businesses, and other organizations in endorsing The Fashioning Accountability and Building Real Institutional Change (FABRIC) Act. Modeled on California’s historic Garment Worker Protection Act, the FABRIC Act would end piece rate pay and implement hourly pay for garment workers. In addition, the Department…
The Garment Worker Protection Act
California Senate Bill 62, also known as the Garment Worker Protection Act, is a historic law that eliminated the notorious practice by employers of paying piece rates, which were often less than minimum wage. The campaign to make the law a reality took over two years of persistent campaigning, protests, and lobbying. With Los Angeles…