Union, company agree on deal to keep open an Ohio Hugo Boss suit plant

Union, company agree to save Ohio Hugo Boss plant

BROOKLYN, Ohio — Union workers have approved a deal to keep open a Hugo Boss men’s suit plant in Ohio where workers got the support of actor Danny Glover.

Union officials did not immediately know the margin of Friday’s ratification vote or offer details of the three-year agreement. It was announced earlier in the day by the company and union leaders.

Hugo Boss had said the plant in the Cleveland suburb of Brooklyn was not globally competitive when it announced in late December that it would close the facility April 27. The company had sought concessions from the plant’s 375 workers to keep it open.

Actor and activist Glover gathered twice with workers to show support and asked stars not to wear Hugo Boss suits to this year’s Oscars.

Hugo Boss AG is based in Metzingen, Germany.

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BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) — Union and company officials say they’ve agreed on a tentative deal to keep open a Hugo Boss men’s suit plant in Ohio where workers got the support of actor Danny Glover.

Details of the three-year agreement were not released ahead of a vote by union members, which began later Friday morning.

Hugo Boss had said the plant in the Cleveland suburb of Brooklyn was not globally competitive when it announced in late December that it would close the facility April 27. The company had sought concessions from the plant’s 375 workers to keep it open.

Actor and activist Glover gathered twice with workers to show support and asked stars not to wear Hugo Boss suits to this year’s Oscars.

Hugo Boss AG is based in Metzingen, Germany.