Seattle-based outerwear company to begin outsourcing production to California

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Filson has a 126-year history in Seattle but now, up to 26 manufacturing employees in the area could lose their jobs.

, is planning to move most of its production out of state. The iconic company told the union representing some of its workers last week about the change.

Filson was established here in Seattle in 1897. Despite the company’s deep northwest roots, the majority of Filson’s manufacturing will no longer be in Washington, according to UFCW 3000, which is the union representing some of the Filson workers in the state. "Two-thirds of the workers that they remaining, that's a pretty big deal," said Jacob Vigdor, a UW professor of Public Policy and Governance. Vigdor said Filson's decision looks like part of a pattern: companies saying we can do it cheaper somewhere outside of Seattle.

 

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