What is the status in L.A. today, in Southern California, with compliance with federal labor law?
Ms. Su. Well, the latest study that the Department of Labor did, which was supposed to come out early this month I believe, has not yet come out. But the preliminary reports are that it is still a sweatshop industry. It is still largely in noncompliance with basic minimum wage, overtime laws. And any suggestion that we are going to do things to improve conditions leads to the threat that were not being pushed out the door, but were going to walk out the door. I think thats highly problematic. I think the compositions of the testimony today seems to suggest that the problem lies with UNITE at some level. When in fact the testimony of the workers and of Mr. Lee confirmed is that its not UNITE choosing to move industry away to avoid compliance, its manufacturers going to great lengths to avoid union-made goods, union shops. Chairman Hoekstra. See Ms. Su. I think that theres really Chairman Hoekstra. Do you disagree or agree with Mr. Reinis assumption that compliance is working and those g
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