fcm@ihuxp.UUCP (F.C. McAtee) (09/27/84)
The original story was on people using knitting machines at home to make sweaters, hats, etc. It seems that there is a FEDERAL law against this. There are 8 different items that cannot be made at home; womens sweaters, hats, etc. (I don't remember all of them). Mens clothing, however, can be manufactured at home. A sweatsuit can be manufactured at home if it is for a man, but not if it is for a woman. The law was passed in the 1940's to close up sweat shops employing mostly women for low wages. The people in the interview were making about $8.00 an hour. During the course of the interview with the president of the Ladies Garment Workers Union, it was brought out that the AFL-CIO has passed a resolution against using a computer at home to perform all or part of your job. They want you to always have to go to your work location. The reason behind it, of course, is that if you are working at home you are less likely to be a union member, and this they do not want. -- Optimism is not dead, F. C. McAtee It's just been badly AT&T Consumer Products, Inc. beaten. ...ihnp4!ihuxp!fcm