● UNION MADE LOCAL 119 · WAUKESHA, WI
FOREMAN & FORGE
EST. 1947 CART (0)
Interior of a union denim factory floor in Waukesha, Wisconsin
PASSED STYLE №14oz LOT 2024-W11
FOREMAN — & — FORGE
CUT & SEWN · WAUKESHA WI
14OZ
CONE MILLS
SELVEDGE
77YR
CHARTERED
SINCE 1947
47UN
UNION HANDS
LOCAL 119
INSPECTED & PASSED HAND-FINISHED · STAMPED · BOXED

Heavy 14-ounce raw denim, cut and sewn in one American mill. Every rivet stamped. Every wage published. No middlemen.

SHOP THE COLLECTION → ↳ INSPECT THE WAGES
SECTION II · BUILT HERE
— THE PEOPLE WHO SEW YOUR JEANS —

BUILT BY HAND. HERE.

Forty-seven names. Forty-seven sewing machines. Each garment carries the initials of the worker who finished it. These are them — by name, by tenure, by station.
Ray Kowalski, Station 04 Chainstitch Hems, 22 years
RAY KOWALSKI
STATION 04 · CHAINSTITCH HEMS
22 YRS · LOCAL 119
"My father ran this same Union Special in '78. Same machine. I just oil it different."
Marta Osei, Station 11 Bartack and Rivet, 9 years
MARTA OSEI
STATION 11 · BARTACK & RIVET
9 YRS · LOCAL 119
"Six bartacks per pocket. I count them out loud. The supervisor stopped asking."
Dean Hollister, Station 02 Cutting Floor, 34 years
DEAN HOLLISTER
STATION 02 · CUTTING FLOOR
34 YRS · LOCAL 119
"I lay the pattern by hand. The machine can't read selvedge — but I can."
Evelyn Price, Station 17 QC and Initial, 14 years
EVELYN PRICE
STATION 17 · QC & INITIAL
14 YRS · LOCAL 119
"If E.P. isn't inked inside the waistband, it didn't leave my table. Simple as that."
47 MAKERS · AVG. TENURE 11.4 YRS · 100% UNION
MEET THE FULL FLOOR →
— FALL/WINTER 24 · DROP 03 —

THE COLLECTION

Flip any tag to read the spec sheet. Construction is the design.

NO. CT-014 · 14oz CANVAS
Chore Coat CT-014 in Field Tan
CHORE COAT
FIELD TAN · UNLINED
$248 FLIP FOR SPECS ↻
CT-014 · SPEC SHEET
Fabric14oz duck canvas
MillMt Vernon, GA
ThreadTex-80 polycotton
SPI8.5 stitches/in
Bartacks14 (pockets, vents)
HardwareBrass jeans button ×6
LiningNone (raw seams)
CareCold wash, line dry
Made bySta. 04, 09, 17
ADD TO CART
NO. SD-001 · 14oz SELVEDGE
Dungaree 01 SD-001 in Raw Indigo
DUNGAREE 01
RAW INDIGO · STRAIGHT
$198 FLIP FOR SPECS ↻
SD-001 · SPEC SHEET
Fabric14oz selvedge denim
MillCone Mills, White Oak
ThreadTex-60 ring-spun ctn
SPI10 stitches/in
Bartacks11 (fly, belt loops)
HardwareSolid brass rivets ×6
ButtonDonut button, brass
InseamChainstitch hem
CareSoak cold, hang dry
ADD TO CART
NO. WJ-006 · 16oz WAXED
Work Jacket WJ-006 in Waxed Rust
WORK JACKET
WAXED RUST · BLANKET-LINED
$326 FLIP FOR SPECS ↻
WJ-006 · SPEC SHEET
Shell16oz waxed sailcloth
MillFairfield Textile, NJ
LiningPendleton wool plaid
ThreadTex-90 bonded nylon
SPI7 stitches/in
Bartacks22 (pockets, cuffs)
HardwareAntique brass snaps
Pockets4 ext · 2 int chest
CareRe-wax annually
ADD TO CART
VIEW ALL 14 PIECES →
— FILED Q3 2024 · METHODOLOGY OPEN —

WHAT WE PAY,
OUT LOUD.

AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE · ALL FLOOR STAFF
$28.40
+ FULL HEALTH · + PENSION · + 19 PAID DAYS
LOWEST WAGE
$22.10
Apprentice, station 02. Floor min. 2.8× Wisconsin minimum.
MEDIAN WAGE
$27.95
11-year journeyworker. Ratio to founder pay: 1 : 4.2.
HIGHEST WAGE
$36.80
Master cutter, 34 yrs. CBA scale + skill premium.

Wages reported are gross hourly, averaged across 47 production employees over 13 pay periods (Apr–Sep 2024). Excludes 3 owner-operators and 4 administrative roles.

Of every $198 pair of jeans sold, $31.40 goes directly to floor labor. Materials: $42. Overhead & repair: $48. Margin: 12%. Full breakdown ↗

VERIFIED · LOCAL 119
— FLAT-MEASURE GUIDE · INCHES —
FIND YOUR FIT.
FIG. 01 · MEASUREMENT POINTS A · WAIST B · THIGH C · KNEE D · LEG OPEN. E · INSEAM

Lay garment flat. Measure across — do not double. Round to nearest ¼ inch. Compare to your favorite pair.

DUNGAREE 01 · STRAIGHT REV. 2024.09 · INCHES
SIZE A · WAIST B · THIGH C · KNEE D · OPENING E · INSEAM STOCK
2828.011.48.67.832.0● 4 LEFT
3030.011.88.98.032.0● IN STOCK
3232.012.29.18.232.0● IN STOCK
3434.012.69.48.434.0● IN STOCK
3636.013.19.78.634.0● 7 LEFT
3838.013.510.08.834.0○ RESTOCK 11/14
4040.014.010.39.036.0● IN STOCK
RAW SHRINKAGE: 3% LENGTH · 1.5% WAIST SANFORIZED · MIN. POST-WASH MOVEMENT