U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH) met with workers and union leaders at the Hugo Boss plant in Brooklyn, Ohio, today. The site is home to the only U.S. manufacturing facility of the German company, which announced it would shutter operations at the Brooklyn facility in April 2010.

"Ohio workers and the Brooklyn community deserve a fair shake from Hugo Boss," Brown said. "If Hugo Boss plans on continuing to sell a large volume of its clothes in America, the company should think long and hard before closing its only U.S. manufacturing facility. Ohio workers - and American consumers - deserve better."

Last month, Hugo Boss announced that 300 workers would be affected by the closure. Hugo Boss plans on moving its production operations to low-wage facilities overseas. Please call or email Chief Operating Officer Andreas Stockert at 212-940-0600 and explan that chasing cheap labor will only leave fewer customers for his products.