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NIKE TO GET MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR WITH ANDREW YOUNG?

          Nike's hiring of Andrew Young and his consulting firm,
     Goodworks International, to review its int'l labor code of
     conduct is examined by Dana Canedy in today's N.Y. TIMES. 
     Canedy notes that Nike says that Young's involvement "adds a
     level of oversight to its commitment to being a leader in
     international workplace standards.  The company's critics
     take a more cynical view, contending that just as Nike pays
     Michael Jordan to sell its basketball shoes, Mr. Young has
     been hired to promote Nike's image."  Young, "in a brief,
     reluctant interview," said, "I don't see myself as a
     spokesman for Nike at all."  In hiring Young, some observers
     say Nike has opened itself "to a potentially harsh review." 
     GA AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Ray:  "They have
     chosen a man whose whole life has been directed at helping
     people.  He will give them an honest opinion."  Young added
     that it would be up to Nike to decide what to do with his
     final report.  Nike spokesperson McClain Ramsey: "We haven't
     yet determined how his findings will take shape."  Neither 
     Young nor Nike would disclose how much the company was
     paying Goodworks for the report (N.Y. TIMES, 3/25).    

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