M.L. King County Labor Council


 

 

Buy Union!

Here are some links to web-sites that can help you find union-made products and services.

  

Launched in September 2004, this site offers an array of union-made gifts, from clothing and chocolates to computers, games and greeting cards.

The AFL-CIO's Union Label and Service Trades Department
site includes "Do Buy" and "Boycott" lists.

 

Visit the Graphic Communications Union website to search by
zip code for a union print shop near you!

 

Looking for a union hotel? How about union-made clothes or hats? Visit the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE) & Hotel and Restaurant Employees (HERE) website!

United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union (UAW) guide to products made by UAW members.

Visit TransFair's site to ensure your coffee or tea has been monitored and certified to ensure the farmers earned a fair price.

Check out the new No Sweat line of 100% union-made casual clothing and athletic wear. Designer tees, fashion athletic wear, sweats, hoodies, yoga pants, fleece, caps and more. Plus wholesale tees. All produced in UNITE! shops in the U.S. and Canada.
 

Unions-America.com provides a full range of internet service, web hosting and more, all powered by members of GCIU.
L.A.'s first union cut and sew shop (UNITE!), SweatX, opened last year. They primarily sell wholesale T-shirts but have some retail items available on line.
Powell's: The legendary Oregon-based independent bookstore with the all-union work force (ILWU).
Unionized wireless phone service - not so hard to find after all! CWA-represented employees at Cingular Wireless provide top-notch cell phone service at competitive prices nationwide.
 
Union Plus is the union source for many services, including auto needs, insurance, legal services, real estate, health products, and much more. Check out the site for a complete list of the benefit programs to which your particular union subscribes.
 

Union Vacations will hook you up with fabulous vacation plans and packages and steer you to union-staffed hotels — all at very competitive prices. All employees are represented by Teamsters Local 150.

The goal of the Union Jean Company is to provide customers with higher quality, American-made garments. If every American cared enough to buy just one garment made in the USA per year, the impact would be nearly
$9 billion!