Hugo Boss facility in Brooklyn announces expansion, new jobs
WEWS – Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced Friday the Hugo Boss plant in Brooklyn will be expanding. The company plans to start a different production line, and a new three-year contract for workers has also been signed.
“Ohio is one of the leading manufacturing states in the country and you can see why when you look at what Hugo Boss is doing,” Senator Brown said .
At the AFL-CIO North Shore office, Senator Brown joined Mark Milko from Workers United to share the news.
Milko said this new production line at the Brooklyn facility will be for made to order clothes.
“If somebody goes shopping and they want a suit with a different lining or a different button, they can order what they want, they would send the order to Hugo Boss in Brooklyn, and they would fill your order that way,” explained Milko.
