(The AFL-CIO distributed the following on November 13.)
You’re just not the type to give a holiday gift that was made in a sweatshop. This year, you can shop with your conscience at The Union Shop Online-the AFL-CIO’s retail store featuring top-quality, union-made-in-the-USA clothing and gifts. Click on the link below to browse for everything from fleece jackets, books and music to the perfect red wagon for the child in your life. http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/t1zjBhE1W1NL/
Buy Union Week is Nov. 29 – Dec. 7. Mark it by shopping at The Union Shop Online and at the new online mall at http://www.nosweatshop.com/ , where you’ll find union-made apparel from Justice Clothing, No Sweat Apparel, SweatX, Union Jean and Apparel Union Threads and Unionwear. Go to: http://www.nosweatshop.com/
CLOTHING: At The Union Shop Online you’ll find dozens of gifts that carry your values of social and economic justice. Check out the cozy fleece, baseball jackets and knit watch caps-proudly made by UNITE members: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/51zjBhE1W1Nq/
HOLIDAY CARDS: Send your holiday greetings with justice-inspired, GCIU-printed seasonal, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa cards that will show you care: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/vpzjBhE1W1N1/
MUGS: Need to stuff some stockings? People love sipping cider from our “Got a Boss? Get a Union” and “Make Your Voice Heard” mugs at: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/v7zjBhE1W1MC/
ORNAMENT: Deck the halls with a union-made, antiqued bronze tone star, dangling from a red ribbon and wrapped in a plush velveteen black bag: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/v7zjBhE1W1MC/
RED WAGON: Put smiles on little faces with the classic Radio Flyer red wagon-just like the one you probably used to have. They come in two sizes, including a junior size just right for towing or stowing stuffed animals and other treasures: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/v7zjBhE1W1MC/
VIDEO & MUSIC: Time off during the holidays? Pop in a video or DVD with a justice-for-workers theme-maybe “Newsies” or “The Full Monty”-or listen to a CD that has powerful message with the music-like “Drop the Debt”: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/5dzjBhE1W1Na/
BOOKS: And don’t miss The Union Shop Online’s books, from classics to contemporary hot sellers line Al Franken’s “Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them” and Molly Ivins’ “Bushwhacked”: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/vdzjBhE1W1MV/
And if you’re in Washington, D.C., visit The Union Shop in person at the AFL-CIO, 815 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
WIN A UNION CAR: Time’s running out to register for the Union Plus sweepstakes for eligible union members to win a brand-new, union-made car. Click here for details: http://www.winunioncar.com/