From August, 2008:
"...I had heard about AA’s sweatshop-free manufacturing, of course, but I also had a heard a rumor that a lot of their goods were now made somewhere else (Mexico? China?) so I was not sure what to expect. I was pretty surprised to learn that every product is made right there in their seven story converted railroad factory. Despite controversy surrounding their advertising, their working conditions and treatment of their employees is pretty fantastic. Everyone from senior management to product developers, right down to the sewers and distribution workers are right there in the same building, encouraging interaction in the elevators and cafeterias. They’ve come to understand that putting a human face on production within their own company greatly benefits everyone. It’s hard to run a sweatshop if the owners ride the elevator every morning with the immigrant workers."