{"id":30644,"date":"2022-02-11T19:09:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=30644"},"modified":"2022-02-11T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:09:08","slug":"football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/football\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a look inside the plant where football leather is made with NFL player Israel Idonije"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"lead wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know the leather for every single NFL football, including the ones that will be used in this year\u2019s Super Bowl, is crafted in Chicago, IL by members of UFCW Local 1546, who work at the Horween Leather Company? The hard-working men and women of the Horween Leather Company have been supplying the leather for every Super Bowl football since the very first in 1967.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former NFL player Israel Idonije visited the historic tannery in Chicago to learn more about how the UFCW works together with management to ensure both high quality leather and good, sustainable jobs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You talk about a brotherhood, a sisterhood, a union\u2014a family\u2014and the commitment of people working together to support one another. 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