Jasmin Malik Chua at Footwear News reports that for decades, Nike told the world to "Just Do It." Now, Oregon Educators and Asian Garment Workers say they're just done. If the affinity between the two groups-backed by the Asia Floor Wage Alliance, Global Labor Justice, the Portland Association of Teachers and Jobs With Justice isn't obvious, it's only at first glance. Both charge the Sportswear Goliath with fueling a "race to the bottom" by cutting tax deals that siphon funds from public education and underpaying the people who make its sneakers and clothes. Their Just Sign It Campaign calls on Nike to sign a legally binding fair tax and wage agreement that funds Oregon's Schools and pays a living wage to Workers across its supply chains in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Instead of bossing others around, they say, it's time to heed the predominantly Female Workers who churn out its merchandise and the working Oregonians who have subsidized its profits. "The Garment Industry in Asia and public education in Oregon have a shared problem," said Abiramy Sivalogananthan, South Asia Coordinator for the Asia Floor Wage Alliance, a coalition of Trade Unions and Labor Rights Organizations. "Nike has built a system of extraction that benefits executives and investors at the expense of Working People. We each have power, but together we have a lot of power."

To Continue Reading This Labor News Report, Go To: 'Injury to one is injury to all': Why Oregon educators and Asian garment workers are fighting Nike together And #SeeUsNike: Garment Workers Risk Going Public, Demanding Wage Justice – Asia Floor Wage Alliance