Does anyone remember the old commercial, "Look for the union lable when you are buying

[BigmanPigman]

a dress, shirt, or blouse..."? I seem to recall Sat Night Live doing a spoof of it in their early years too.

[Angry Dragon]

1. yes

[drray23]

2. yes I do but its much harder to do nowadays.

You really have to look for it in order to find made in usa clothing. Most stores dont carry it.

On the web, there are a few online stores like http://www.theunionshop.org/ where union made goods can be bought.
I think one of our DU members (omahasteve) who is a union guy also posted links to various places where union goods can be had.

[demosincebirth]

23. One big ticket item which most of us don't buy union made,

sits right in our driveway - our new Japanese and Korean models.


https://aflcio.org/MadeInAmerica

[KatyMan]

32. I'm always quite proud

of the sticker on my 2010 Mustang that says "Union made in Dearborn MI" (or something quite similar). I like that.

[demosincebirth]

33. Good for you! I've bought a few new cars in my life and they all have been "made in the USA." I've

purchased one Japanese used car in my life - so cheap, I couldn't resist.

[RKP5637]

3. Yes! n/t

[GrapesOfWrath]

4. International Ladies Garment Workers Union

I remember those labels (ILGWU) in our clothes growing up.

[rickford66]

30. My Mother retired after sewing for many years.

She and her sisters worked in several small Mom & Pop garment shops in NEPA, all union of course. Good working environment, good pay and retirement benefits. The employers benefitted from a loyal, experienced workforce.

[Maeve]

5. Here you go!

[Maeve]

7. And the spoof

[catrose]

12. Thank you!

[BigmanPigman]

16. Thanks, I thought I noticed Al Franken singing along too.

I pulled it up on You Tube for a clearer version and it WAS him.

[politicat]

22. Ya know...

This is actually not a bad idea. In legalization states, a union of workers could set up a state-wide credit union. Which would make it so much easier and safer for everyone to do business.

So far, they're generally not abusive workplaces, but all workplaces have the potential, and right now, most growers have to 1099 their employees (or use a co-working cover service) so the employee has to deal with FICA, health care and other tax situations. A union could help the industry force the state to fix some of those rules.

[csziggy]

24. Here is a fun series of generic union ads

[Rhiannon12866]

26. I remember that very well! Thanks for posting it!

And I remember the spoof, too - most likely from here on DU!

[jpak]

6. Yup - and still do

n/t

[JHB]

8. The ILGWU

Did any other unions advertise on TV?

[mia]

9. I remembered the tune from long ago and just found it was on youtube.

I also remember having t-shirts printed and asking for union-made shirts. This was in the early 80s.
Thanks for the memory.

[Lifelong Protester]

10. I woke up singing it this morning.

I have a coat with the Union label in it!!

[Willie Pep]

11. My aunt was a member of the ILGWU.

I still try to buy union if I can.

https://www.unionplus.org/blog/union-made

http://getitunion.com/findunion.asp

http://bacweb.org/member_benefits/buy_union/

[CanonRay]

13. Yes. That was fron the ILGW

International Ladies Garment Workers. My grandmother was a founder of the Milwaukee local.

[appal_jack]

14. Happy Labor Day!

The Carhartt pants I used to buy carried a union label some time through the 1990's, but then it disappeared.

k&r,

-app

[kimbutgar]

15. In the 70's & the 80's in San Francisco we'd have factory outlets where you could buy clothes

Direct from the factories right in the city. They had these discount stores with over runs with clothes that cost $5-20 dollars and then poof in 2001 they closed and the jobs were sent over seas.

Those were union shops with benefits,

[GulfCoast66]

17. I try to buy American but it is hard,

And expensive. I bought a pair of Redwing Hertiage boots and they are the best made and best looking pair of shoes I have ever owned or seen. They will last a lifetime. And they cost $350.

[GeoWilliam750]

18. I remember them

And buy Union-made when possible - which in clothing is seldom these days (and I buy few clothes anymore)

Made me think of this:

[colorado_ufo]

19. I do!

[Doitnow]

20. Heavens! I can remember

Super Suds, Super Suds, Lots more suds from Super Suds!

[marybourg]

21. Yep.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. Yes!

Mostly work clothes I recall. Duckheads and such in the 50s and 60s, along with Knapp and Florsheim shoes!

[MFM008]

27. Repubes

And Koch/Mercer's have worked hard at trying to make unions a bad word. Read about the Triangle Factory Fire and see why Unions are needed.

Still.

[John1956PA]

28. Thanks for posting. The commercials have merit, and it is good to see them after all this time. n/t

[pansypoo53219]

29. i have many former union people in my family + when i started going to estate sales years ago

i found lots of union label things. union label toast grabber to a RULER. i miss that kind of thing.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

31. I well recall the radio jingle for the ILGWU. It was a catchy, sentimental tune.

I think the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) has been replaced by the Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union (ACTWU).

That's what the label in a Hart, Schaffner & Marx jacket I just picked up says.

Sheesh, is it a quality garment. Workmanship, style, material, appearance: everything.