Buy American, Buy Union: MSNBC Feature Highlights Union Household

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/06/05/buy-american-buy-union-msnbc-feature-highlights-union-household/

Click here to read the full article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24622667/

And here to visit the Union Label and Service Trades Department for more information on finding union-made, American-made products: http://www.unionlabel.org/

by Mike Hall, Jun 5, 2008

Buying American-made products should be as popular as supporting our U.S. teams at the Olympics—even if, as Barbara Toncheff tells MSNBC, finding home-grown products sometimes requires a bit of detective work.



Toncheff, along with three other Buy American advocates, is profiled on MSNBC’s website in a recent story on “Pocketbook Patriotism.” As part of the segment, Toncheff made sure she also encouraged consumers to look for the union label—after all, her husband, Nicholas, is a member of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 38 in Cleveland and her son, Steve Glepko, is a member of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 18. Says Toncheff:

My basic goal was to help fellow patriots understand the value of supporting this country and how we are losing the American and union quality I grew up with having our things manufactured overseas for today’s new throw-away society.


It’s not just American and union pride, it’s environmentalism at its best! Remember, there’s no EPA or labor rights where your goods are now manufactured and fossil fuel is wasted and the air the is polluted while shipping those cheap items to our shores.

Toncheff’s profile is accompanied by a 10-picture slide show, featuring many of the American-made products throughout her home, including some hard-to-find items. The slide show is accompanied by audio commentary from Toncheff.

MSNBC’s Allison Linn writes that the growth in the number of consumers searching for made-in-the-USA products can be traced back to last year’s headlines about imported poison pet food, tainted toys, medicine and candy.

FULL story at link.

[Eurobabe]

1. I am not sure whether they are Union or not, but I am

buying a new bike when I come home in July, and buying a Cannondale, made in Bedford PA. I refuse to buy a bicycle that is made in China. (I know some of the components are made overseas) But the frame is made in PA, and it my buying it will keep a fellow PA'er in a job. :hi:

We are really trying to be careful about the products we buy lately.

[Omaha Steve]

2. Good for you

Good for the USA too! :-)