Chances are, the next time you see a firefighter, police officer, postal worker or someone in the military, their uniform was made at the Nationwide Uniform Corp. by very skilled sewers and pressers represented by Local 783.

About 350 Teamster members work at the garment factory in Hodgenville, Ky., making uniforms for workers all over the world, said Todd Thomason, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 783.

“These workers are extremely skilled at what they do and the uniforms they make are top notch,” Thomason said. “They make uniforms for many Public Service Division workers, and they’ve even made uniforms for the Saudi Arabia National Guard. We are proud to have represented these workers for many decades.”

Gwen Spruel has worked at Nationwide Uniform for 37 years and takes pride in how skilled her fellow Teamsters are at cutting out the material and customizing each uniform for their eventual wearers. Her current title is final inspector for trousers.

“It’s a good feeling to see the uniforms we make worn by so many workers around the world,” Spruel said. “We take pride in what we do.”

Like Spruel, many of the workers at the factory are women who have worked there for decades since the work requires a lot of skill.

“The uniforms are all different, from the stitching, to buttons and borders and the material,” said Spruel, also the chief steward at the factory. “Different stitches, different buttons, different borders, different material. That’s what makes the job interesting.”