Unionwear

Cahn has built Unionwear into an apparel juggernaut and one of the largest private employers of Newark residents. The company makes uniforms, hats and other promotional clothing for the armed services, presidential candidates, fashion brands, domestic manufacturers – focusing on a mantra of being ‘Made in the USA’, and more specifically, made in Newark.

Unionwear went viral in 2024 for producing the infamous Harris-Walz camouflage hats that were featured during the campaign.

“We just got so much exposure for doing the presidential merchandise,” Cahn told NJBIZ late last year. “There are lot of companies looking to have goods made domestically as a hedge against the tariff issue and we are top of mind for them.”

And there are a number of notable events on the horizon that Cahn and Unionwear are greatly anticipating, such as the country’s 250th birthday next year and the FIFA World Cup, which has several games including the Final right here in the Garden State; a USA-hosted Olympics in 2028, as well as the next batch of presidential primaries and elections.

Those upcoming events coincide with Unionwear’s opening of the first fully automated backpack and canvas tote bag facility in North America – and the launch of the first AI-powered bag design tool for their clients.