Shopping Guide for Non-Sweatshop Clothing
in the Milwaukee Area & on the Web:
Leisure, Sports, Shoes, Spirit, Group, Uniform and Team
Wear
Always check the label, just to make sure, but the following manufacturers are identified as mostly
“clean” or sweatshop free by the organizations identified by code [x] and listed at the end of this Guide.
Local retailers
All-Star Sportswear, 6100 W. Mitchell, West Allis, WI 53214
T-shirts, sportswear and uniforms
Call Adam Stikel at 414-321-1926 and ask for non-sweatshop
made brands
jerseys [UL]
262-521-2112
Lark Uniform, 3860 S. Howell, Milwaukee
Unionline/Graybear jeans, casual wear, jackets, coats [UL]
414-481-0740
Burghardt Sporting Goods, 14660 W. Capitol Dr.,
Brookfield, 53005
Don Alleson Athletic brand sports uniforms, jackets, shirts,
jerseys [UL]
262-790-1170
Milwaukee Sporting Goods, 2929 N. 114th St., Milwaukee 53222
Bike Athletic jackets, jerseys, pants, sports uniforms, gym
shorts [UL] ; Don Alleson Athletic brand sports uniforms,
jackets, shirts, jerseys [UL]
414-475-7580
Champs Sports, 2500 N. Mayfair Rd., Wauwatosa, 53226
Majestic Athletic Wear and Off the Bench brand sports
uniforms [UL] 414-774-3515
Red Wing Shoes - several area locations [C,UL]
Boots and shoes
Dunn’s Sporting Goods, 6034 W. National Av., West Allis 53214
Bike Athletic jackets, jerseys, pants, sports uniforms, gym
shorts[UL] ; Rawling manufacturing sports uniforms [UL]
414-453-7200
EDI Marketing, 2510 S. Howell Av., Milwaukee 53207
T-shirts and other promotional apparel
Call Kevin Bestul at 414-482-4002
Express Promotions, 233 E. Chicago, Milwaukee 53202
Empire Sporting Goods: sportswear and team uniforms [UL, N]
414-220-4689
Farm and Fleet - several area locations
California Manufacturing outerwear, sportswear [S]
Carhartt jeans and shorts [C]
Fleet Farm - several area locations
California Manufacturing outerwear, sportswear [S]
Carhartt jeans and shorts [C]
Foot Locker - several area locations
Majestic Athletic Wear and Off the Bench brand sports
uniforms [UL]
Goldman’s Department Store, 930 W, Mitchell, Milwaukee 53204
California Manufacturing outerwear, sportswear [S]
414-645-9100
Horse Emporium, 280 W. Main, Waukesha
Diamond Cut Jeans [UL,C, U]
262-549-5422
JC Penneys- several area locations
Majestic Athletic Wear and Off the Bench brand sports
uniforms [UL]
KM Sports, 2132 Silvernail Rd, Waukesha
Don Alleson Athletic brand sports uniforms, jackets, shirts,
Sears - several area locations
Majestic Athletic Wear and Off the Bench brand sports
uniforms [UL]
Sonrisa, Fair Trade for a Better World, Main St., Rockton, IL
Leisure and dress clothing, gifts and handcrafts
815-624-6615
Stadium Sports Stuff, 5208 W. Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee 53208
Rawling Manufacturing sports uniforms [UL]
414-778-0007
Streff Advertising, 7600 W. Harwood, Wauwatosa, WI53213
T-shirts and other promotional apparel
Call 414-771-8300 and ask for non-sweatshop apparel
Sunrise Clothiers, 916 Milwaukee Av., South Milwaukee, 53172
School uniforms made by School Apparel, Inc., and Royal
Park Uniforms in the US [N] 414-762-9639
Uniform Place, 811 N. 68th St., Wauwatosa, 53213
School uniforms made by School Apparel, Inc, Elder Manuf.
and Royal Park in the US [N] 414-258-7888
Union Made in America, N35W21100 Capitol Dr., Brookfield, WI
53072
Union made apparel of all kinds, silkscreening and embroidery
262-373-0777; www.umaspecialties.com
Wigwam Mills, PO Box 818, Sheboygan, WI 53082 [C, UL]
Outdoor and athletic socks
Laacke and Joys and numerous other local retailers; see
www.wigwam.com
Wildwood Productions, 100 S. Baldwin, Madison, WI 53703
Maggies brand apparel, water based silk screening,
embroidery [C] 800-772-9453
NoNo-sweat Web Sites
Blue Canoe, PO Box 543, Garberville, CA [C]
Women’s sportswear and Blue Canoe brand body wear
www.bluecanoe.com
Dehen Knitting Co., 404 NW 10th Av., Portland, OR 97209
[UL, U]
Cheerleader sweaters, shirts, pants, skirts, varsity jackets
www.dehencheer.com
Demoulin Brothers, 1025 S. 4th St., Greenville, IL 66246 [U, UL]
Music program related apparel
www.demoulin.com
Clean T-shirts for groups
Many of these local retailers and websites can provide silkscreened T-shirts and other apparel for your organization.
Please ask for clothing from companies like the
COMAMUVI co-op distributed by the Presbyterian Church
USA, Lifewear, Maggies Organics, No-Sweat, Plains Tshirts, Platinum Sportswear, or Union Jean and Apparel,
because these are not made in sweatshops. You may also
make group purchases directly from each of these
companies ─ see listings for contact information.
Excelled Sheepskin and Leather by Empire Clothing [UL, U]
Leather coats, jackets, vests and pants
www.leathercoatsetc.com
Fruhauf Uniforms, 800 E. Gilbert, Wichita, KS 67211 [UL]
Band uniforms
www.fruhauf.com
Justice Clothing Co., 5633 Callowhill St., Pittsburgh, PA 15206
[UL]
All types of leisure and dress clothing including: Diamond
Cut jeans [UL,C]
Unionline/Graybear jeans, casual wear, jackets, coats [UL]
Windjammer leisure and sportswear [C,S]
www.justiceclothing.com
Lifewear, Inc., 3rd and Penn Streets, Pottstown, PA 19464 [C, U]
T-shirts, sweatshirts and sportswear
610-327-9938
Maggies Organics, 306 W. Cross St., Ypsilanti, MI48197 [C]
COMAMNUVI brand T-shirts (Nicaraguan sewing co-op)
T-shirts, socks, dress shirts, camisoles [C,S]
www.organicclothes.com
No Sweat/Bienestar Intl., 36 Border St., West Newton, MA
02465 [UL]
T-shirts and large selection of sports, casual wear and
sneakers
www.nosweatapparel.com
Plains T-Shirt Co., 10 Sarah St., Plains, PA 18705 [C,S, U]
T-shirts and sweatshirts
www. plainstshirt.com
Platinum Sportswear, 128 Almar St., Tignall, GA 30668 [C]
T-shirts, sweatshirts and pants
800-241-9483
Presbyterian Church USA
Begora (Ghana) Maid Sewing Factory: dress shirts, T-shirts,
clergy shirts, conference bags
COMAMUVI brand T-shirts (Nicaraguan sewing co-op)
www.PCUSA.org or call Presbyterian Distribution Service,
800-524-2612
Specialtunlimited, 4835 W. Butterfield Rd, Hillside, IL 60162
Many union-made brands of shirts, outerwear, etc., screen
printing and embroidery [UL]
www.specialtunlimited.com
Union Jean and Apparel Co., 2149 Arcanum-Ithaca Rd,
Arcanum, Ohio 45304 [UL]
T-shirts, jeans, jackets, fleece, etc.
www.unionjeanco.com
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Sources of “sweatfree” verification: The Clean Clothes
Connection at www.cleanclothesconection.org [C], UNITE
[U], AFL-CIO Union Label [UL], South Sound Clean
Clothes Campaign [S], Newark Diocese [N].
Compiled by Mike Howden for the Milwaukee Clean Clothes
Campaign. For information about the Campaign, please call
414-342-5284 or email at <[email protected]>.
This is a project of the Wisconsin Fair Trade Campaign. For
information call Steve Watrous at 414-933-3033.
Printed with voluntary labor. 7/29/04