Below is a list of the companies, brands, and countries that I keep my eye on.  Names listed in red have official boycotts called against them.  (You can download a more printer-friendly list of only the boycotted companies by clicking here.)  Companies with names listed in magenta are not being boycotted.  I have included a summary of reasons for concern next to each parent company, along with initials showing the general reason each is being targeted:

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Nabisco Holdings Corp.
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Nabob
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Nabs
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Nacional
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Nacional 27
(See Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.)

Nan
(See Nestlé.)

National Arrowroot
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Natural Bran Flakes
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Natural Mix
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Nature's Own
(See Basic American Foods.)

Nautica (HR, L)
http://www.nautica.com/sub_help_contact_content.html
(877) 628-8422

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  Nautica benefits from political repression in Burma (also called Myanmar), a country being boycotted because of its brutal military government.  Do not buy new products with the label "Made in Myanmar," and ask Nautica to stop using Burmese factories.⁶¹

Neiman Marcus (HR, L)
Neiman Marcus Customer Relations
P.O. Box 650589
Dallas, TX 75265-0589
(888) 888-4757

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern: Neiman Marcus and Hallmark produce gift bags at the Duro factory in Rio Bravo, Mexico.  Workers there have been struggling for better wages and an end to intimidation, sexual assault, and dangerous work conditions.  Neiman Marcus should use its leverage to win dignity for Duro workers.  Neiman Marcus also sells clothing made in Burma (called Myanmar by its authoritarian government), a country whose democratically-elected leaders are calling for a total boycott of all Burmese goods, services, and tourism.  Please do not buy anything with the "Made in Myanmar" label.  Please contact Neiman Marcus and tell them to stand up for workers' rights in Rio Bravo, Mexico, and to stop doing business with Burmese sweatshops.⁶²

Neptazane USP Tablets
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Nescafé
(See Nestlé.)

Nescau
(See Nestlé.)

Neslac
(See Nestlé.)

Nespray
(See Nestlé.)

Nespresso
(See Nestlé.)

Nesquik
(See Nestlé.)

Nestea
(See Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., and Nestlé.)

Nestlé (E, HR)
Nestlé USA, Inc.
800 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91203
(818) 549-6000
Fax:  (818) 549-6952
http://www.nestlefaq.com/p_form_rw_email.html

Subsidiaries: Aero, After Eight, Alcon, Alpo, Arrowhead, Baby Ruth, Baci, Bärenmarke (Bear Brand), Beba, Blaue Quellen, Bonka, Build-up, Buitoni, Butterfinger, Buxton, Cailler, Calistoga, Camy, Carnation, Cérélac, Chamyto, Chef, Chokito, Coffee-mate, Contrex, Crosse & Blackwell, Crunch, Dairy Farm, Davigel, Fancy Feast, Felix, Food Ingredients Specialties (FIS), Frigor, Frisco ice cream, Friskies, Frutips, Fürst Bismarck, Galak/Milkybar, Galderma, Gloria, Gourmet, Guigoz, Herta, Ice Mountain, Juicy Juice, KitKat, Klim, Lactogen, La Laitière, La Lechera, La Vie, LC1, Lean Cuisine, Levissima, Libby's, Lion, L'Oréal, Loumidis, Maggi, Magi, Magnolia, Mighty Dog, Milkmaid, Milo, Minor's, Moça, Modulen, Molico, Mon Petit, Motta, Nan, Nescafé, Nescau, Neslac, Nespray, Nespresso, Nesquik, Nestea, Nestogen, Nestum, Nesvita, Nido, Ninho, Nutren, Oh Henry!, Ortega, Panna, Peptamen, Perrier, Peters, Poland Spring, Polo, PowerBar, Quality Street, Quézac, Raisinets, Ricoffy, Ricoré, Rolo, San Pellegrino, Santa Maria, Santa Rica, Savory, Smarties, Stouffer's, Sveltesse, Svelty, Taster's Choice, Thomy, Valvert, Vera, Viladrau, Vismari, Vittel, Winiary, Yes, Yoco, Zephyrhills, Zoégas

Official boycott called?  Yes, by the Baby Food Action Campaign and Save America's Water.

Reasons for Concern:  Nestlé has been the focus of a boycott campaign for many years because of one of its coercive business-building campaigns in Latin America.  Nestlé provides many developing countries' maternity wards with free samples of its baby formula.  When mothers go home, their infants can no longer breast-feed easily because they are used to suckling on the plastic tips of bottles.  This, in turn, means that families must turn to formula instead of breast milk, and Nestlé is then happy to sell its formula to these families.  This formula is very expensive and can eat up up to 50% of a family's income.  Breast-feeding is always preferable to formula, especially in countries where water supplies or often contaminated with harmful chemicals.  James Grant, UNICEF's Executive Officer, says that 3,000 to 4,000 infants die daily because of inadequate access to breast milk.  Every year, 1.5 million babies die from unsafe bottle feeding.  Clearly, this practice must stop, but Nestlé continues to market baby formula in developing nations despite World Health Organization regulations against it.  Nestlé is also being boycotted by Save America's Water because Nestlé subsidiary Perrier wants to extract water from the aquifer beneath the communities of New Haven and Newport, Wisconsin.  Perrier wants to use this water for their new Ice Mountain line, but many citizens of Wisconsin think that pumping 700,000 gallons of water every day of the year will have an adverse effect on the local watershed.  Several counties, townships, and other governing bodies in the area have passed resolutions opposing the proposal without a full environmental impact statement (EIS), extensive hydrological studies, and public hearings.⁶³

Nestogen
(See Nestlé.)

Nestum
(See Nestlé.)

Nesvita
(See Nestlé.)

Neumega
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Nevadas
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

New Editions (L)

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  Apparel manufacturer New Editions produces some of its clothing at a Lesotho factory that recently locked out its unionized workers and hired replacement workers.  See Kmart Corp. for more information.⁶⁴

New Maternity (L)

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  Some of New Maternity's products are made at a Lesotho factory that recently locked out its unionized workers and hired replacement workers.  See Kmart Corp. for more information.⁶⁶

New Otani Hotel and Garden
(See New Otani North America Center.)

New Otani North America Center (L)
120 S. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 629-1200
Fax:  (213) 622-0980
laotani@aol.com

Subsidiaries: Azalea Restaurant & Bar, Garden Grill, Genji Bar, Rendezvous Lounge, A Thousand Cranes

Official boycott called?  Yes, by HERE.

Reasons for Concern:  This hotel, also known as the New Otani Hotel and Garden, has intimidated, harassed, and fired its workers for union organizing since 1997.  The New Otani's parent company is the Tokyo-based Kajima Corp., a huge construction and development firm with a history of bribery and bid-rigging.  Labor law violation charges against the New Otani are pending before the NLRB.  The hotel's cooks, housekeepers, servers, and other low-wage employees are mostly female immigrants.  The workers "are tired of low wages and poor benefits . . . no job security, seniority protections or retirement benefits and . . . the unfairness, harassment and disrespect they endure on the job," according to the AFL-CIO's Executive Council, but workers are also afraid of hotel management, making a truly free and fair union election highly unlikely.  Because of this fact, the Council has asked the hotel to sign a neutrality agreement and to allow an expedited union election using card-check procedures.  Please do not support the New Otani or any of its restaurants and bars.⁶⁷

New Silver Palace (L)
52 Bowery St.
New York, NY 10013
(212) 964-1204

Official boycott called? Yes, by NMASS and 318 Restaurant Workers Union.

Reasons for Concern:  This labor dispute goes back to 1993, when The New Silver Palace restaurant (then called just Silver Palace) in New York City's Chinatown tried to destroy the 318 Restaurant Workers Union by offering them an illegal contract.  The contract would have reduced their pay from $8.42 an hour to $2.90 an hour, allowed managers to take a portion of tips, eliminated benefits, reduced sick pay, and allowed management to arbitrarily replace full-time workers with part-timers.  Obviously, the union rejected the deal, so management locked the workers out.  After a seven-month community campaign, the union won a fair contract and $1 million in back pay.  Management then declared bankruptcy in order to avoid paying the back wages.  Once again under extreme pressure from the local community, owner Richard Chan "sold" the restaurant in 1997.  It was immediately re-opened as the New Silver Palace.  Despite the name change and transfer of Chan's stock to Jonathan Khuu, Chan remained in charge, and the "new" management implemented two conditions that former workers had to fulfill before being rehired.  First, workers had to pay between $5000 and $10,000 upfront to get rehired.  Second, all members of the 318 Restaurant Workers Union had to publicly renounce the union.  Some women were told that they were "too old and ugly" to work at the restaurant.  NMASS and  the 318 Union call for a continued boycott of the New Silver Palace restaurant until workers are allowed to exercise their legal right to organize.  There are weekly pickets at the restaurant.  All who are interested in workers' rights are encouraged to participate on Saturdays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and on Mondays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.⁶⁸

Newtons
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

New York & Co.
(See The Limited, Inc.)

Next
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Nido
(See Nestlé.)

Nike, Inc. (HR, L)
Philip H. Knight, Chairperson and CEO
Nike, Inc.
1 Bowerman Dr.
Beaverton, OR 97005
http://www.globalexchange.org/economy/corporations/nike/stillwaitingfax.html

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  Nike--the largest and most well-known producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and equipment--has one of the worst records of any corporation for human rights abuses.  Nike products are made almost exclusively in countries with repressive governments such as China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.  Nike has aligned itself with these countries because it knows that workers there have very little chance of unionizing; it is either against the law or very dangerous.  Indonesians working in Nike factories have gone to jail for simply asking to unionize.  If unions do appear in Nike factories, then Nike quickly cancels its contracts with those factories (as it did recently in the Philippines).  The reason Nike is one of the most hated of all companies is that it refuses even to admit its own guilt.  While many other companies have verbally committed themselves to respect worker rights, Nike has been the slowest to even recognize that there is a problem.  CEO Phil Knight has said in the past that he does not believe there is anything wrong with 14-year-olds working in his factories, and one of Knight's assistants recently sent a politically charged letter to the Vietnamese government.  The letter basically said that Nike is more interested in maintaining a good relationship with Vietnam than in either improving its workers' conditions or following the American trend to improve labor laws.  Nike has also refused to call for the release of Indonesian factory workers imprisoned for trying to organize unions.  Only a few years ago, Indonesian Nike workers made $2.46 per day.  Now, Nike workers in Indonesia earn about $1.25 per day.  Tiger Woods's advertising contract with Nike is worth $55,555 per day.  Nike CEO Phil Knight is worth $5.8 billion.  Recently, workers at the Kuk Dong factory in Mexico (which produces sweatshirts and other clothing for Nike and Reebok) were fired because they had called a work stoppage to protest abusive and dangerous working conditions and unsanitary food in the factory cafeteria.  Factory management took immediate action, firing some workers and increasing intimidation so that others would not continue to protest.  In response to this crisis, United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) and the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) immediately sent monitors to the factory.  Nike delayed sending anyone to the factory, and when Nike's own monitor finally released a report detailing human rights abuses and violations of Mexican labor law, the company was again slow to act.  Nike finally became involved only after a sustained campaign by student groups and others abroad, especially in the US.  With the support and solidarity of groups from around the world, the Kuk Dong workers were able to fairly elect their own union and drive a corrupt union out.  Nike should have played a larger role in this solution.  The company is beginning to take legal heat for its brash confrontations with its critics; recently, the California Supreme Court ruled that Nike cannot claim that its products are sweat-free unless they truly are.  Because Nike's PR is a form of advertisting, it is not protected under the First Amendment.  Rather, Nike's attempts to recast itself as a company concerned about human and workers' rights are commercial speech.  This development will make it much more difficult for Nike to brush off criticism by lying to consumers.⁶⁹

Nilla
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Ninho
(See Nestlé.)

Nipent
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Noboa Corp. (HR, L)
Alvaro Noboa, President
Fax:  011-593-444-093
banoboa@bonita.com

Subsidiary:  Bonita

Official boycott called?   No.

Reasons for Concern:  Noboa is a major banana grower in Ecuador, owning many plantations in that country.  (Noboa owns the Bonita brand, which is sold at Costco, among other stores.)  Banana workers throughout Central America face difficult working conditions and intimidation from large corporate owners, but unions are also extremely strong--except in Ecuador.  This fact is changing, albeit slowly, with the emergence of independent unions at Noboa plantations.  Workers won a major victory recently when the Ecuadorian labor minister approved unions at seven separate Noboa plantations.  A recent report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) highlighted the violence and other intimidation that Ecuadorian banana workers often suffer, and this report played a large part in forcing the labor minister to recognize the unions.  Unfortunately, workers have not seen serious improvements since the certification of their unions.  In fact, Noboa fired union organizers shortly after the unions' official recognition.  In response to Noboa's intransigence, workers went on strike in early May 2002 and demanded the reinstatement of the fired workers.  In the early morning of May 15, about 400 hooded assailants attacked striking workers, raping one woman and injuring many others; the attackers shot one man in the leg.  More than five hours passed before six police officers arrived.  The tiny police presence seemed to slow the attackers, but the officers refused to intervene directly, saying that they had not received instructions from authorities on how to proceed.  The attackers then told workers that they had until 6:30 p.m. to leave the plantation.  That afternoon, the assailants once again attacked the workers, shooting two workers and one police officer nonfatally.  The workers left the plantation before more police arrived at 8 p.m.  Although it has admitted to hiring the attackers, Noboa has not apologized for the attacks.  Instead, the company has had the audacity to blame workers for damages.  Two days later, assailants attacked banana workers at a separate Ecuadorian plant owned by a Danish company.  The timing of these attacks seems to indicate a disturbing industry-wide campaign to intimidate workers, whose unions began negotiating with management on May 17.  Please contact Noboa president Alvaro Noboa and ask him to immediately denounce violence against workers and to negotiate with the now legally-recognized unions.  Please also contact Ecuadorian President Dr. Gustavo Noboa (no relation to Noboa president Alvaro) and ask him to provide police protection to workers and to apprehend and prosecute those who brutally attacked the workers.  You can fax President Gustavo Noboa at either 011-593-2-258-0735 or 011-593-2-224-5871.  Please send copies of your letters to US Ambassador to Ecuador Larry Palmer at 011-593-2-254-0712 and to Campaign for Labor Rights (CLR) at CLR@afgj.org.⁷⁰

Nolvasan
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Norplant System
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Not So Basic Tee
(See Cherry Stix.)

Novantrone
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Novus
(See Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.)

Now
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Now and Later
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Nuezky
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Nutren
(See Nestlé.)

Nuts 'n Crunch
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Nutter Butter
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

O

Oasis Bars
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Oh Henry!
(See Nestlé.)

Old English cheese
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Old Fashioned
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Old Navy
(See Gap, Inc.)

100% Bran
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

One Step Up (HR, L)

Subsidiaries: Extra Touch, Who's Who

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  One Step Up is a clothing company that may produce some of its line in Burma, despite that country's government's repression of political and labor rights.  (Because companies are not required to disclose the locations of their factories, they can publicly deny doing business in particularly repressive countries while secretly benefiting from inhumane working conditions.)  Boycott all products with the label "Made in Myanmar."  You can also help activists learn whether One Step Up produces in Burma by visiting local Bon Marche and Burdines stores and looking for clothes bearing either the "Made in Burma" or "Made in Myanmar" labels.  (For information on how to report your findings, click here.)⁷¹

Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. (L)

Subsidiaries: CF&I Steel, Rocky Mountain Steel Mills

Official boycott called?  Yes, by United Steelworkers of America (USWA).

Reasons for Concern:  CF&I in Pueblo, Colorado, has been using strikebreakers ever since its 1,100 unionized workers there went on strike in 1997 to protest violations of labor laws.  The NLRB has charged CF&I with more than 100 illegal labor practices.  Even when the striking workers offered to return to work unconditionally, CF&I refused to allow them in, proving that it is more interested in punishing the strikers than in resolving the labor dispute.  Oregon Steel's various plants produce railroad rails; seamless pipes; steel plates for railroad cars, ships, and other heavy equipment; and large welded pipes for oil and gas pipelines. Wells Fargo & Co. is also being targeted because it has helped Oregon Steel finance its strikebreaking.⁷²

Oreo
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Ortega
(See Nestlé.)

Orudis
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Oruvail
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Oscar Mayer
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Oven Fry
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Ovral
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Ovrette
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Owen's
(See Kroger Co.)

P

Padres Pub
(See Hilton San Diego Mission Valley.)

Palace
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Palm Court
(See Hotel Del Coronado.)

The Palms
(See Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Kaua'i.)

Pam Cooking Spray
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Panna
(See Nestlé.)

Panolog
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Pantry Cookies
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Papagus Greek Taverna
(See Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.)

Parkay (Puerto Rico only--do not boycott elsewhere)
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Parliament
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Particulares
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Partner
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Pay Less Super Markets
(See Kroger Co.)

PB Crisps
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Pebbles
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Pecan Passion
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Pecanz
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Peek Freans
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Peptamen
(See Nestlé.)

Perrier
(See Nestlé.)

Peter Jackson
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Peters
(See Nestlé.)

Petra
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Petterino's
(See Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.)

Phenergan Suppositories
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Philadelphia
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Philip Morris Companies, Inc. (L, T)
Betsy Holden, President and CEO
Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
3 Lakes Dr.
Northfield, IL 60093
(847) 646-2000
Fax:  (847) 646-2922

James M. Kilts, President and CEO
Nabisco Holdings Corp.
7 Campus Dr.
Parsippany, NJ 07054
(800) 932-7800
(973) 682-5000
Fax:  (973) 503-2202

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
P.O. Box 2959, 401 N. Main St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
(910) 741-5000
Fax:  (910) 741-1457

Subsidiaries: Air Crisps, Aladdin, Alpha-Bits, Alpine, Altoids, A.1., Apollo Soyuz, Astor, Astra, Athenos, Avena Cooky, Aylmer, Bacon Dippers, Baker's chocolate and coconut, Balance Bar, Banana Nut Crunch, Barnum's Animals, Basic cigarettes, Belmont, Benson & Hedges, Better Cheddars, Bird's, Bis, Biscos, Bits & Bites, Blendy, Blueberry Morning, Boca Burger, Bond, Bond Street, Breakstone's, Breyer's (yogurt only), Bristol, Brunette, Bucks, Bull's-Eye, Café Creme, California Pizza Kitchen (frozen pizza only--do not boycott the restaurant chain), Callard & Bowser, Calorie-Wise, Calumet, Cambridge, Camel, Cameo, Capri Sun, Carmen, Caro, Carte Noire, Casino, Century, Certo, Chase & Sanborn, Cheese Nips, Cheez Whiz, Chesterfield, Chips Ahoy!, Churny, Cinna-Cluster Raisin Bran, Claussen, Clight, Club Social, CocoBall, Coffee Break, Collector's Choice, Colorado, Comet Cups, Commander, Cookie Barz, Cool Whip, Congress, Corn Flight, Corn Nuts, Coronation, Côte d'Or, Country Time, Cracker Barrel, Cranberry Almond Crunch, Cream of Wheat, CremeSavers, Crispers, Crispin, Crown Pilot, Crujinieve, Crystal Light, Dad's cookies, Daim, Dairylea, Dallas, Danish, Darifarm, Delicadas, Delissio, Del Monte (in Canada only--should not be boycotted elsewhere), Derby, Diana, Di Giorno, Diplomat, Doo Dad, Doral, Dream Puffs, Dream Whip, D-Zerta, Easy Cheese, Easy Mac, Eclipse, Eden, El Caserío, English Ovals, Estrella, Eve, Ever Fresh, Express crackers, Extra Cheddar Deluxe, Family Favorites, Famous Chocolate Wafers, Farley's, Fiesta, Figaro, Filis, Flavor Crisps, Freeport, Freia, French Onion, Fresh, Frisco powdered soft drink, Frosted Shredded Wheat, Fruit & Fibre, Fruit 'n Grain, f6, Fudgee-O, Full Speed, Galaxy, Gallito, General Foods International Coffees, Gevalia, Ginger Snaps, Golden Crisp, Good Companion, Good Seasons, Grand' Mére, Grape-Nuts, Great Grains, Grey Poupon, Handi-Snacks, Harvest Crisps, Harvest Moon, Helikon, Hillsborough Mills, Hoffman's cheese, Hollywood candy, Honey Bunches of Oats, Honeycomb, Honey Maid, Honey Nut Shredded Wheat, Hony Bran, Ideal, Ilusiones, Imparciales, Invernizzi, Jack's pizza, Jacobs, Jacques Vabre, Jell-O, Jenny Craig (food only--the weight loss company is independently owned), Jet-Puffed, Juwel, Kaffee HAG, Karol, Kastitys, Kaunas, Kazakstan, Kenco, Ki-Suco, Klaipeda, Klubowe, Knox, Knudsen, Konitos, Kool-Aid, Kool Stuf, Korona, Kosmos, Kosmosas, Kraft Foods, Kraker Bran, Lacta, Laka, L&M, Lark, Lavie, La Vie De La Vosgienne, Le Mans, Lider, Life Savers, Light Done Right, Light N' Lively, Limolin, Log Cabin, Longbeach, Lorna Doone, Louis Rich, Lucky, Lunchables, Lux, Luxor, Maarud, Magic, Magic Moments, Magna, Mallomars, Marabou, Marbu, Marlboro, Marshmallow Twirls, Mascaritas, Maxim coffee, Maxwell House,  Mclaren's Imperial, Medio, Melrose, Melting Moments,  Mercedes cigarettes, Merit, Mickey's Malt Liquor, Milka, Milk-Bone, Minit, Minute, Miracel Whip, Miracle Whip, Mirácoli, Moonlight Tobacco, More,  Morelianas, Mr. Freeze, Multifilter, Muratti, Nabisco Holdings Corp., Nabob, Nabs, Nacional, National Arrowroot, Natural Bran Flakes, Natural Mix, Nevadas, Newtons, Next, Nilla, Now, Now and Later, Nuezky, Nuts 'n Crunch, Nutter Butter, Oasis Bars, Old English cheese, Old Fashioned, 100% Bran, Oreo, Oscar Mayer, Oven Fry, Palace, Pantry Cookies, Parkay (Puerto Rico only--do not boycott elsewhere), Parliament, Particulares, Partner, PB Crisps, Pebbles, Pecan Passion, Pecanz, Peek Freans, Peter Jackson, Petra, Philadelphia, Philly Flavors, Pinwheels, Pirate, Planters, Poiana, Polly-O, Polyot, Português Suave, Post Cereals, Postum, Premier, Premium, Premium Plus, Prima, Primo, Prince Polo, P'tit Québec, Q-Refres-Ko, Quench, Raffles, Red & White, Red Ovals, Ritz, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Royal, Royal Lunch, RSVP, Rubios, Saimaza, Saladas, Salem, Sanka, Saratoga, Sathers, Sauceworks, The Second Cup, Seven Seas, SG, Shake 'N Bake, Shot, Shredded Wheat, Shredded Wheat 'N Bran, Shreddies, Siesta, Simmenthal, SnackWell's, Snackwiches, Sociables, Social Tea, Sonho De Valsa, Sottilette, Sour Cream & Chives crackers, Sparta, Splendid, Spoon Size Shredded Wheat, Sportz, Starbucks (grocer-sold products only), Stella D'oro, Sterling, Stove Top, Suchard, Sugar Crisp, Sugus, Sultana, Superslims, Sure-Jell, Sweetie Pie, Swiss Cheese crackers, Taco Bell (store-sold products), Talisman, Tang, Team, Teddy Grahams, Temp-Tee, Terry's, 3-Bit, Toasties, Tobler, Toblerone, Tombstone, Toppables, Total Balance, Trakinas, Tres Estrellas, Triscuit, Trolli, Uneeda, Vantage, Vegemite, Vegetable Thins, Velveeta, Verao, Vesta, Virginia Slims, Visa cigarettes, Waffle Crisp, Waverly, Wheatsworth, Wheat Thins, Whip 'n Chill, Wild Thornberry's, Wilton, Winston, Woody's, Yemina, Yuban, Zefir, Ziz, Zwieback

Official boycott called?  Yes, by Adbusters Magazine--The Media Foundation and Infact.

Reasons for Concern:  Philip Morris is the largest tobacco company in the world.  It is now common knowledge that tobacco corporations knew for decades that smoking killed people, but these companies lied through their teeth and profited off the deaths of consumers hooked on one of the most addictive substances in the world.  After having been successfully sued by states' attorneys general and forced to contribute millions of dollars to anti-smoking campaigns, Philip Morris needed to change its image.  So it embarked upon an advertising campaign to tell the American public just how generous it is to after-school tutoring, meals on wheels, vocational training, and other charitable programs.  The company gave $60 million to charity in 1999, but it spent $108 million to advertise these "gifts."  In truth, making contributions to charity is simply a marketing tool for Philip Morris.  Most Americans have not been fooled by these arrogant and condescending TV spots and magazine ads; public anti-tobacco company sentiment is still very high.  Yet these same people give a large percentage of their earning to Philip Morris every week.  Why?  Because Philip Morris is also one of the largest food companies in the world.  As Adbusters says, if you hate tobacco companies so much, then why do you buy your food from them?  Totally boycotting Philip Morris products is hard work:  there are more than one hundred brands, and most of them are labeled with the familiar (but Philip Morris-owned subsidiaries') names Kraft, Miller, and Nabisco.  So next time you're at a barbecue and want to start telling someone how evil you think tobacco companies are, make sure you're not eating a Boca Burger, sipping a High Life, eating Velveeta-topped Ritz crackers, or spooning Cool Whip onto your Breyers frozen yogurt.  In addition to the total boycott called by Adbusters, the AFL-CIO and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) have called a more limited boycott, focused exclusively on R.J. Reynolds's American-made tobacco products.  (R.J. Reynolds is a subsidiary of Nabisco Holdings Corp., which itself is a subsidiary of Philip Morris.)  Since BC&T first called the boycott in 1955, R.J. Reynolds has been consistently and aggressively anti-union.  As recently as 1996, it initiated a "scare campaign" employing the full range of union-busting techniques intended to pre-empt a union organizing drive.  The company can literally afford to have a bad image because of its huge size and clout in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where it is headquartered.  Very few politicians have the courage to stand up to R.J. Reynolds, for it employs 22,800 workers and had $7.7 billion in sales in 1995.  Despite its power, the company has reacted somewhat favorably to the constant pressure it faces from unionized workers; in order to keep its own workers from organizing, R.J. Reynolds has made slight improvements in wages and working conditions.  Of the brands listed above, the following are owned specifically by R.J. Reynolds:  Vantage, Salem, Eclipse, Winston, Winston Select, Century, Camel, Now, More, Doral, Magna, Sterling and products of the Moonlight Tobacco Co.⁷³
 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (L)
Bruce Klatsky
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
200 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10016
(212) 541-5200 ext. 7200
Fax:  (212) 247-5309

Subsidiaries: Bass, Gant, Geoffrey Beene, Izod

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  Phillips-Van Heusen--maker of Bass, Gant, Geoffrey Beene, Izod, and Van Heusen shirts--has recently closed down its only unionized factory in Guatemala.  The company cited economic troubles as its reasons for shutting down the factory, but its 1998 profits on dress shirts increased $5 million.  Clearly, the company would rather reap the profits of sweatshop labor than offer its workers a living wage.  Workers at PVH's non-union factories earn $5 per day or less, while workers at the recently closed factory earned $9 per day.  The current livable wage in Guatemala is approximately $10 per day.  PVH also sells clothing made in Burma (also called Myanmar), a country whose democratically-elected leaders are calling for a total boycott of all Burmese goods, services, and tourism.  Please do not buy anything with the "Made in Myanmar" label.  PVH calls itself an industry leader; its CEO sits on the board of Human Rights Watch, and the company is (in name) committed to ending sweatshops, yet its actions have spoken much louder than its words.  Please ask Bruce Klatsky to stop union-busting in Guatemala and to halt all contracts with Burmese sweatshops.⁷⁴

Philly Flavors
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Phospholine Iodide
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Pinwheels
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

PictSweet (L)

Official boycott called?  Yes, by IBT, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN), and United Farm Workers of America (UFW).

Reasons for Concern:  Workers at PictSweet Mushroom Farms in Ventura County, California, voted for UFW representation in 1987.  Fourteen years later, they still don't have a union contract.  Workers at PictSweet earn less than their UFW-represented counterparts at other mushroom farms.  Because of this, workers have called for a boycott of all PictSweet mushrooms and frozen foods.  PictSweet also recently fired 50 workers in Salem, Oregon, for attempting to organize a union.  The UFW asks all concerned consumers to write letters to the managers of their local supermarkets to inform them of the boycott and to encourage them not to stock PictSweet mushrooms or frozen foods in their stores.  Ralphs and Vons supermarkets in Southern California have already agreed not to sell PictSweet products while the boycott continues.  If you shop at either Ralphs or Vons, please write to your local manager and thank him or her for supporting the farm workers.⁷⁵

Pinnacle I.N.
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Pipracil
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Pirate
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

P.J. Clarke's
(See Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.)

Planters
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Pneumococcal 7-valent Conjugate Vaccine
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Pnu-Imune 23, Pneumococcal Vaccine
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Poiana
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Poland Spring
(See Nestlé.)

Polly-O
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Polo
(See Nestlé.)

Polyflex
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Polyot
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Polyvalent
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Português Suave
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Post Cereals
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Postum
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Potato Pearls
(See Basic American Foods.)

Powerade
(See Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.)

PowerBar
(See Nestlé.)

Premarin
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Premier
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Premium
(SeePhilip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Premium Plus
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Premphase
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Prempro
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Preparation H
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Presponse
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Prevenar
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Prevnar
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Price Right Grocery Warehouse
(See Kroger Co.)

Prima
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Primatine
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Primo
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Prince of Wales
(See Hotel Del Coronado.)

Prince Polo
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Protonix
(See American Home Products Corp.)

P'tit Québec
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

PYRAMID
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Q

QFC
(See Kroger Co.)

Q-Refres-Ko
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Quality Food Centers
(See Kroger Co.)

Quality Street
(See Nestlé.)

Quench
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

QUEST Gel
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Quézac
(See Nestlé.)

Quick-Start
(See Basic American Foods.)

Quik Stop
(See Kroger Co.)

Quinidex Extentabs Extended-Release Tablets
(See American Home Products Corp.)

R

Raffles
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Raisinets
(See Nestlé.)

Ralphs
(See Kroger Co.)

Ramada International (US Ramada locations should not be boycotted)
(See Marriott International, Inc.)

Rapamune
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Red & White
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Red Denim
(See Stretch-O-Rama, Inc.)

Redi-Shred
(See Basic American Foods.)

Red Lion Hotel Sacramento (L)
1401 Arden Wy.
Sacramento, CA 95815
(800) 733-5466
(916) 922-8041
Fax:  (916) 922-0386

Subsidiaries: Coffee Garden, Savanna's Lounge

Official boycott called:  Yes, by HERE.

Reasons for Concern:  HERE has placed the Red Lion Hotel Sacramento on the boycott list because of a labor dispute between management and the union.  You should avoid staying at the hotel, using its conference services, and patronizing its restaurants.  Please note that this boycott is only aimed at one hotel; you should not boycott the entire Red Lion chain.  For more information about this specific dispute, please contact HERE Local 49 (1824 Tribute Rd., Ste. D, Sacramento, CA 95815; [916] 564-4949; Fax:  [916] 564-4950).⁷⁶

Red Ovals
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Red Paint
(See Cherry Stix.)

Reebok (HR, L)
Doug Cahn, Vice President
Human Rights Program
Reebok
1895 J.W. Foster Blvd.
Canton, MA 02021
Fax:  (781) 401-4806
doug.cahn@reebok.com

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  Some of Reebok's clothing is produced at Kuk Dong, a factory in Mexico whose workers have been struggling against abusive labor conditions and union busting.  Please see Nike, Inc., for more information about the situation at Kuk Dong.⁷⁷

ReFacto Antihemophilic Factor
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Reglan
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Renaissance Hotels
(See Marriott International, Inc.)

Rendezvous Lounge
(See New Otani North America Center.)

Residence Inn
(See Marriott International, Inc.)

Resorts and Suites
(See Marriott International, Inc.)

Rheumatrex
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Rich's
(See Federated Department Stores.)

Ricoffy
(See Nestlé.)

Ricoré
(See Nestlé.)

Ritz
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

The Ritz-Cartlon Hotels & Resorts
(See Marriott International, Inc.)

R.J. Grins
(See Doubletree Hotel Sacramento.)

R.J. Grunts
(See Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.)

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Robaxin
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Robaxisal Tablets
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Robinsons-May
(See The May Department Stores Co.)

Robitussin
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Rocky Mountain Steel Mills
(See Oregon Steel Mills, Inc.)

Rolo
(See Nestlé.)

Route 66
(See Kmart Corp.)

Royal
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Royal Lunch
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

RSVP
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Rubios
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

S

Saimaza
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Saladas
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Salem
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Salomon Smith Barney
(See Citigroup.)

Samantha Stuart
(See Cherry Stix.)

Sam's Club
(See Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)

San Diego Princess Resort (L)
1404 W. Vacation Rd.
San Diego, CA 92109
(800) 344-2626
(619) 274-4630

Official boycott called?  Yes, by HERE.

Reasons for Concern:  The San Diego Princess Resort has been placed on HERE's boycott list because of a labor dispute between management and the union.  Please note that this boycott is only aimed at one hotel; you should not boycott the entire Princess chain.  For more information about this specific dispute, please contact HERE Local 30 (121 Juniper St., San Diego, CA 92101; [619] 233-4373; Fax:  [619] 233-4394).⁷⁸

Sanka
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

San Pellegrino
(See Nestlé.)

Santa Maria
(See Nestlé.)

Santa Rica
(See Nestlé.)

Santiago
(See Basic American Foods.)

Saratoga
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sathers
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sauceworks
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Savanna's Lounge
(See Red Lion Hotel Sacramento.)

Savory
(See Nestlé.)

Savoy
(See Black Entertainment Television, Inc.)

Scala's Bistro
(See Sir Francis Drake Hotel.)

Schooners Bistro on the Bay
(See Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa.)

Scoozi!
(See Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.)

Scrubs By Derek Heart
(See Global Gold.)

Sears Roebuck & Co. (HR, L)
Alan J. Lacy, Chairperson and CEO
Sears Roebuck & Co.
3333 Beverly Rd.
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179-0001
(847) 286-2500
Fax:  (847) 286-7829

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  Sears benefits from indentured servitude at the Korean-owned Daewoosa factory in Samoa.  (See J.C. Penney Co., Inc. , for more information about Samoan sweatshops.)  Despite worker complaints and a lawsuit, Department of Labor and Department of Justice investigations, and independent observations of physical abuse against workers, Sears has so far done nothing to remedy the situation.  Please ask Sears to use its influence to win justice for Samoan workers.  Sears also sells clothing made in three San Francisco factories that were recently revealed to be sweatshops.  The factories' almost 200 workers, Chinese immigrants who are mostly women, are owed a total of $850,000 in unpaid wages.  So far, four companies that sell clothes made at these sweatshops have agreed to cooperate with the Department of Labor's investigation into unpaid wages.  Sears joins J.C. Penney and Wal-Mart as the only companies that have not promised to cooperate.  Please write Sears, J.C. Penney, and Wal-Mart and ask that they (a) ensure that workers are paid, (b) cooperate with the US government's investigation, and (c) continue to buy clothing from these factories.  (The companies could refuse to accept finished garments from the factories and, thus, avoid having to pay into the Department of Labor's fund that will pay back wages to the workers.)⁷⁹

Seasons
(See Target Corp.)

The Second Cup
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sectral Capsules
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Señor Spencer's
(See Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina.)

Sesame Street clothing
(See Kmart Corp.)

Seven Seas
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

SG
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Shake 'N Bake
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Shaw's Crab House
(See Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.)

Shaw's Seafood Grill
(See Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.)

Sheerwater
(See Hotel Del Coronado.)

Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina (L)
1380 Harbor Island Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 291-2900
Fax:  (619) 692-2337
http://www.sheraton.com/main.taf?lc=en&sec=fbk&sub=inq

Subsidiaries: Aroma Cafe, Harbor's Edge, Señor Spencer's, WaterWorks Restaurant

Official boycott called?  Yes, by HERE.

Reasons for Concern:  The Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina and its four restaurants have been placed on HERE's boycott list because of a labor dispute between management and the union.  This hotel and the Sheraton Waterbury Hotel in Connecticut are the only two bearing the Sheraton name that HERE has targeted; you should not boycott the entire Sheraton chain.  For more information about this specific dispute, please contact HERE Local 30 (121 Juniper St., San Diego, CA 92101; [619] 233-4373; Fax:  [619] 233-4394).⁸⁰

Sheraton Waterbury Hotel (L)
3580 E. Main St.
Waterbury, CT 06705
(203) 573-1000
Fax:  (203) 573-1349
http://www.sheraton.com/main.taf?lc=en&sec=fbk&sub=inq

Subsidiaries: Bently's American Grill, Cafe Pronto, Hi-Lites Sports Lounge

Official boycott called?  Yes, by HERE.

Reasons for Concern:  The Sheraton Waterbury Hotel began firing workers in 1989 for trying to organize a union.  The NLRB and the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals finally forced the hotel to allow a second union election, which HERE won in 1995.  Yet the hotel has still not agreed to recognize the workers' right to collectively bargain.  The hotel has spent $400,000 in legal fees to avoid paying back wages to the workers it fired in 1989 and 1990.  HERE also claims that the hotel has fired two other workers since then for union organizing.  Please do not patronize the hotel or its restaurants.  This is not a boycott of all Sheraton hotels.  For more information, contact HERE General President Edward T. Hanley at (202) 393-4373.⁸¹

Shot
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Shredded Wheat
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Shredded Wheat 'N Bran
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Shreddies
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Siesta
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Signals
(See Target Corp.)

Silver Goose
(See Stretch-O-Rama, Inc.)

Silver Palace
(See New Silver Palace.)

Simmenthal
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sir Francis Drake Hotel (L)
450 Powell St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
(800) 795-7129
(415) 392-7755
Fax:  (415) 677-9341

Subsidiaries: Caffe Espresso, Scala's Bistro

Official boycott called?  Yes, by HERE.

Reasons for Concern:  The Sir Francis Drake Hotel has been placed on HERE's boycott list because of a labor dispute between management and the union.  For more information about this specific dispute, please contact HERE Local 2 (209 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102; [415] 864-8770; Fax:  [415] 864-4158).⁸²

Slates
(See Levi Strauss & Co.)

sloggi
(See Triumph International Overseas, Ltd.)

Smarties
(See Nestlé.)

Smith's Food & Drug Stores
(See Kroger Co.)

SnackWell's
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Snackwiches
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Snow White
(See Basic American Foods.)

So Basic Tee
(See Cherry Stix.)

Sociables
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Social Tea
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sonata Capsules ^C-IV
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Sonho De Valsa
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sotradecol
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Sottilette
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sour Cream & Chives crackers
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Southwire Co. (L)
1 Southwire Dr.
Carrollton, GA 30119
(800) 444-1700
(770) 832-4242
Fax:  (770) 832-4929
webmaster@southwire.com

Subsidiaries: Do-It-Yourself, Homewire

Official boycott called?  Yes, by IBEW.

Reasons for Concern:  When Southwire purchased the Hi-Tech Cable plant in 1989, there were six months left on the Hi-Tech workers' contract.  Negotiations did not produce a new contract, even after the intervention of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Commissioner.  The company eventually stopped negotiating and implemented its own proposals, which included 12-hour workdays without paying overtime after the first eight hours, unrestricted subcontracting rights, elimination of mandatory arbitration, and no handling of grievances during working hours.  The workers called a boycott in 1992, and they are still working without a contract.  Southwire manufactures commercial, industrial, and residential wire and cable.  Please do not buy wire with the Do-It-Yourself, Homewire, or Southwire names, and ask the company to negotiate with the union in good faith.⁸³

Sparta
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Spenger's Fresh Fish Grotto (L)
1919 4th St.
Berkeley, CA 94710-1933
(510) 845-7771

Official boycott called?  Yes, by HERE.

Reasons for Concern:  Spenger's Fresh Fish Grotto has been placed on HERE's boycott list because of a labor dispute between management and the union.  For more information about this specific dispute, please contact HERE Local 2850 (548 20th St., Oakland, CA 94612; [510] 893-3181; Fax:  [510] 893-5362).⁸⁴

Splash Bar & Deli
(See Hotel Del Coronado.)

Splendid
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Spoon Size Shredded Wheat
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sportz
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

SpringHill Suites
(See Marriott International, Inc.)

Sprite
(See Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.)

Starbucks (grocer-sold products only)
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Starter (L)

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  Sports apparel giant Starter produces some of its clothing at a Lesotho factory that recently locked out its unionized workers and hired replacement workers.  See Kmart Corp. for more information.⁸⁵

Starz3
(See Black Entertainment Television, Inc.)

Stella D'oro
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Stella Kim
(See By Design LLC.)

Sterling
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sterns
(See Federated Department Stores.)

Stouffer's
(See Nestlé.)

Stove Top
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Straits Furniture Co. (L)

Subsidiaries: Canbrough Oak Collection, Cherry Creek Collection, Downing Street Collection, Hood

Official boycott called? Yes, by International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers (IUE).

Reasons for Concern:  In 1997 Straits Furniture acquired Hood Furniture, a company with which IUE Local 282 had had contracts for many years.  Straits's President John A. Cathcart-Cunnison simply decided that his workers did not need a union, and he has refused to meet with or bargain with IUE ever since.  An NLRB law judge has already found that Cathcart-Cunnison's actions are illegal.  Straits is trying very brashly to deny its workers their right to collectively organize.  Please do not buy the company's products, which include bedroom and dining room furniture and home entertainment center components.⁸⁶

Strawbridge's
(See The May Department Stores Co.)

Stretch-O-Rama, Inc. (HR, L)
112 W. 34th St.
New York, NY 10120

Genuine School Uniform, Silver Goose
100 W. 33rd St., Rm. 1110
New York, NY 10001
(212) 947-4090

Subsidiaries: Genuine School Uniform, Honor Roll, Red Denim, Silver Goose, Surf Street, Tucano, Urbanxs, Youngstars

Official boycott called?  No.

Reasons for Concern:  Stretch-O-Rama is a clothing company that may produce some of its line in Burma, despite that country's government's repression of political and labor rights.  (Because companies are not required to disclose the locations of their factories, they can publicly deny doing business in particularly repressive countries while secretly benefiting from inhumane working conditions.)  Boycott all products with the label "Made in Myanmar."  You can also help activists learn whether Stretch-O-Rama produces in Burma by visiting local Wal-Mart stores and looking for clothes bearing either the "Made in Burma" or "Made in Myanmar" labels.  (For information on how to report your findings, click here.)⁸⁷

Structure
(See The Limited, Inc.)

Suchard
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sugar Crisp
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sugus
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sultana
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Sun Deck Bar & Grill
(See Hotel Del Coronado.)

Sun-Diamond Growers of California (L)
Sandra McBride, Director of Public Affairs
Sun-Diamond Growers of California
5568 Gibraltor Dr.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
(510) 463-8200
Fax:  (510) 463-7492
smcbride@diamondwalnut.com

Diamond of California
1050 S. Diamond St.
P.O. Box 1727
Stockton, CA 95201-1727
(209) 467-6000
Fax:  (209) 467-6714
http://www.diamondwalnut.com/about_contact.asp

Subsidiary:  Diamond of California

Official boycott called?  Yes, by IBT.

Reasons for Concern:  The Diamond of California processing plant employs 521 Teamsters, mostly women, who struck in September 1991.  The problem began in 1985, when the workers accepted a $3.00 per hour wage cut.  They agreed to this cut because at the time owners insisted that the operation would go out of business if it did not cut costs.  Six years later, profits were up, but the growers refused to agree to a contract that would restore some significant portion of the pay the workers had agreed to forego just to keep the cooperative afloat.  The growers' contract offer included only a 10¢ increase in hourly pay, no seniority rights, and a health plan that would erase the proposed pay raise.  Growers also forced the striking workers to train their own permanent replacements.  Please do not buy Diamond brand canned and bagged walnuts and walnut pieces.⁸⁸

Sunspiced
(See Basic American Foods.)

Superslims
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Suprax
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Sure-Jell
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Surf Street
(See Stretch-O-Rama, Inc.)

Surmontil Capsules
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Suvaxyn
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Suzuki (HR, L)
American Suzuki Automotive Customer Service
P.O. Box 1100
Brea, CA 92822
(800) 828-7433

Official boycott called?  Yes, by Free Burma Coalition.

Reasons for Concern:  Suzuki is one of the few major corporations that still does business in Burma, even though dozens of companies have pulled out of that country because of the gross human rights violations committed on a regular basis by the military government.  Aung San Suu Kyi and other Burmese activists have called for a complete boycott of Burmese products, investment, and tourism.  Yet Suzuki refuses to honor this request.  Burma is unlike many other repressive countries because foreign companies are not allowed to open subsidiaries with independent businesspeople within the country; instead, foreign companies must work directly with the government.  This means that companies really have no control over the labor standards in their Burmese factories.  It is extremely telling that even companies like Levi Strauss have complained about the human rights violations of the Burmese government.  Given the fact that many Burmese factory workers are forced laborers, Suzuki's tacit support of the Burmese government recalls the DeBeers Corporation's support of the apartheid government of South Africa in the 1980s and Volkswagen's support of the Nazi German government in the 1930s and 1940s.  Write to Suzuki using the address above and tell them to pull out of Burma.  You can also contact your local Suzuki dealer and ask him or her to get involved in the campaign; the Free Burma Coalition has resources for concerned Suzuki dealerships on its web site.⁸⁹

Sveltesse
(See Nestlé.)

Svelty
(See Nestlé.)

Sweetie Pie
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Swiss Cheese crackers
(See Philip Morris Companies, Inc.)

Synanthic
(See American Home Products Corp.)

SYNOVEX Implants
(See American Home Products Corp.)

Synvisc
(See American Home Products Corp.)

    ⁶¹ Free Burma Coalition.

    ⁶² Campaign for Labor Rights, "Labor Bulletin--Duro workers terrorized during union election," Labor Alerts mass email (6 Mar. 2001); Dan Beeton, "RE: Questions Regarding Made in Myanmar Clothing," personal email (30 Jul. 2001).

    ⁶³ Danny Yee, Baby food action - Nestle boycott (Australia), mod. 29 Apr. 2001, http://danny.oz.au/BFAG/index.html (11 May 2001); Swarthmore Conscious Consumers, "N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestle's Makes the Very Worst:  Promoting Malnutrition Just to Make Money," Swarthmore Conscious Consumers, n.d., http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/org/concom/campaigns/nestle.html (11 May 2001); Co-op America, "Perrier with a Twist," Co-op America's Boycott Action News, mod. 23 Apr. 2001, http://www.coopamerica.org/boycotts/index.html (6 Sep. 2001).

    ⁶⁴ Daisy Pitkin, "CLR June Index," Labor Alerts mass email (13 Jun. 2001).

    ⁶⁶ Daisy Pitkin, "CLR June Index," Labor Alerts mass email (13 Jun. 2001).

    ⁶⁷ AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, "NEW OTANI HOTEL & GARDEN," AFL-CIO National Boycott List, mod. 27 Jul. 2000, http://www.unionlabel.org/donotbuy/fourpoints.htm (4 May 2001).

    ⁶⁸ National Mobilization Against SweatShops.

    ⁶⁹ Campaign for Labor Rights, "CLR--April Index," Labor Alerts mass email (12 Apr. 2001); Olympic Living Wage Project, "living wage project," NikeWages.org, mod. 3 Apr. 2001, http://www.nikewages.org/index2.html (20 Apr. 2001); Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice; Global Exchange; Harriet Chiang, "Court says Nike must defend its PR:  Free speech doesn't protect labor claims," San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2002, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/05/03/MN218727.DTL (23 May 2002).

    ⁷⁰ Campaign for Labor Rights, "EMERGENCY ALERT -- Banana Workers Attacked," Labor Alerts mass email (16 Apr. 2002); U.S./Labor Education in the Americas Project "THREE ATTACKS ON ECUADORIAN BANANA WORKERS!:  WORKERS FACE VIOLENCE WHILE FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE," US/LEAP, mod. 19 May 2002, http://www.usleap.org/Banana/Noboa/AttackAlert5-17-02.html (23 May 2002); Campaign for Labor Rights, "Updates: Attacks on Banana Workers, plus 'Boot the Bell,'" Labor Alerts mass email (23 May 2002).

    ⁷¹ Dan Beeton, "[sweatshop-watch] ACTION ALERT: Find 'Made in Myanmar' sweatshop clothes in stores near you!!", 11 Jul. 2001, Sweatshop Watch Discussion List, sweatshop-watch@yahoogroups.com (11 Jul. 2001).

    ⁷² AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, "AFL-CIO adds Steel Co's to Nationwide Boycotts," AFL-CIO National Boycott List, mod. 18 Apr. 2001, http://www.unionlabel.org/donotbuy/boycotts.htm (15 May 2001); United Steelworkers of America, "Steel Workers Call for Wells Fargo Boycott," LABORNET Highlights, 1998, http://www.igc.apc.org/igc/ln/hg/wellsfargo.html (19 Mar. 2001).

    ⁷³ "Corporate Spotlight," Adbusters March/April 2001, ; AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, "R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.," AFL-CIO National Boycott List, mod. 16 Aug. 2001, http://www.unionlabel.org/donotbuy/Default.htm (1 Sep. 2001).

    ⁷⁴ U.S./Labor Education in the Americas Project; Dan Beeton, "RE: Questions Regarding Made in Myanmar Clothing," personal email (30 Jul. 2001).

    ⁷⁵ United Farm Workers of America, "BOYCOTT ALL PICTSWEET PRODUCTS!," 8 Sep. 2000, http://www.ufw.org/e-mail.htm (18 Mar. 2001); AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, "Food & Beverages," AFL-CIO National Boycott List, mod. 18 Apr. 2001, http://www.unionlabel.org/donotbuy/boycott.htm#Food (3 May 2001); Daisy Pitkin, "CLR--July Index," Labor Alerts mass email (19 Jul. 2001).

    ⁷⁶ Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, "Boycott List - Do Not Patronize These Properties!," Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE) International Union, 2000, http://www.hereunion.org/callaction/boycott/ (25 May 2002).

    ⁷⁷ Campaign for Labor Rights, "CLR--April Index," Labor Alerts mass email (12 Apr. 2001).

    ⁷⁸ Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, "Boycott List - Do Not Patronize These Properties!," Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE) International Union, 2000, http://www.hereunion.org/callaction/boycott/ (25 May 2002).

    ⁷⁹ Nikki F. Bas, "[sweatshop-watch] ALERT - Vietnamese sweatshop workers stranded on Amer. Samoa," 5 February 2001, Sweatshop Watch Discussion List, sweatshop-watch@yahoogroups.com (5 February 2001); Nikki F. Bas, "[sweatshop-watch] action alert - San Francisco sweatshops," Sweatshop Watch Discussion List, sweatshop-watch@yahoogroups.com (17 Aug. 2001).

    ⁸⁰ Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, "Boycott List - Do Not Patronize These Properties!," Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE) International Union, 2000, http://www.hereunion.org/callaction/boycott/ (25 May 2002).

    ⁸¹ AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, "FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON," AFL-CIO National Boycott List, mod. 27 Jul. 2000, http://www.unionlabel.org/donotbuy/fourpoints.htm (4 May 2001).

    ⁸² Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, "Boycott List - Do Not Patronize These Properties!," Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE) International Union, 2000, http://www.hereunion.org/callaction/boycott/ (25 May 2002).

    ⁸³ AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, "SOUTHWIRE CORP.," AFL-CIO National Boycott List, mod. 27 Jul. 2000, http://www.unionlabel.org/donotbuy/southwire.htm (2 May 2001).

    ⁸⁴ Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, "Boycott List - Do Not Patronize These Properties!," Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE) International Union, 2000, http://www.hereunion.org/callaction/boycott/ (25 May 2002).

    ⁸⁵ Daisy Pitkin, "CLR June Index," Labor Alerts mass email (13 Jun. 2001).

    ⁸⁶ AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, "Refusal to Bargain Puts Furniture Maker on AFL-CIO’s Boycott List," AFL-CIO National Boycott List, mod. 8 Mar. 2001, http://www.unionlabel.org/donotbuy/updates.htm#straits (15 May 2001).

    ⁸⁷ Dan Beeton, "[sweatshop-watch] ACTION ALERT: Find 'Made in Myanmar' sweatshop clothes in stores near you!!", 11 Jul. 2001, Sweatshop Watch Discussion List, sweatshop-watch@yahoogroups.com (11 Jul. 2001).

    ⁸⁸ AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, "DIAMOND WALNUT CO.," AFL-CIO National Boycott List, mod. 27 Jul. 2000, http://www.unionlabel.org/donotbuy/diamond.htm (3 May 2001); AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, "Food & Beverages," AFL-CIO National Boycott List, mod. 18 Apr. 2001, http://www.unionlabel.org/donotbuy/boycott.htm#Food (3 May 2001).

    ⁸⁹ Free Burma Coalition.