Union Label and Services Trades Department

Union Label and Services Trades Department We are supported by per capita payments from AFL-CIO National and International Unions. Our Executive Board
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We work to promote the union label.

The Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO, was founded in 1909 to promote the products and services produced in America by union members.http://www.unionlabel.org The Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO, was founded in 1909 to promote the products and services produced in America by union members -- especially those products and services identified by a union label, sho

p card, store card and service button. When you see a union label -- whether it is on a product, on a union shop or union store placard in a place of business, or on a union button worn by a worker - it signifies quality goods and services. Moreover, these emblems demonstrate that the employees who make the product or provide the service are skilled workers who are treated fairly and decently by their employers. Union labels are symbols of quality and fair play and are found everywhere, from washing machines to baked goods, from shoes to skyscrapers, from clothing to barber shops. They are evidence of quality goods and services produced by proud American workers. Another important function of our Department is to help unions conduct national boycotts that have been endorsed by the AFL-CIO Executive Council. The Department maintains and publishes the Do Not Buy list of companies being boycotted and the products and services involved. Our Label Letter publication is one of the most visible means we use to publicize boycott updates. The Label Letter also features special interest stories, hot issues, our Do Buy section, and other information of interest. National and International Unions and local unions reproduce many of the sections and articles, spreading the Union Label message to hundreds of thousands of union members and their families. From its offices at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, D.C., the Department carries out its programs through a nationwide network of chartered union label councils and committees, the National and International affiliates of the AFL-CIO and AFL-CIO State Federations and Central Labor Councils.

08/27/2026
AI is here. Workers deserve a say in how it is used.Employers are already using artificial intelligence to hire, monitor...
08/26/2026

AI is here. Workers deserve a say in how it is used.

Employers are already using artificial intelligence to hire, monitor, evaluate, discipline and even fire workers.

The labor movement’s position is not that technology should stop. It’s that workers should have a real voice in how new technology is designed, introduced and used on the job.

That means transparency. It means protections for workers. And it means making AI and automation subjects of collective bargaining.

The future of work should be built with workers — not imposed on them.

The union difference shows up in the paycheck.In 2025, full-time union members had median weekly earnings of $1,404, com...
08/25/2026

The union difference shows up in the paycheck.

In 2025, full-time union members had median weekly earnings of $1,404, compared with $1,174 for nonunion workers.

Collective bargaining gives workers something they rarely have on their own: more power to negotiate for better wages, benefits and working conditions.

Better wages. Stronger standards.

It’s Better in a Union.

08/25/2026

Our Union Label booth is set up and ready to go for the Portage County Randolph Fair. We’re looking forward to seeing you all in the merchant building next week. Thanks again to all of our affiliates and volunteers for the support.

08/25/2026
AFL-CIO National Boycott List now includes Target.
08/25/2026

AFL-CIO National Boycott List now includes Target.

School’s in. Target’s out.

This back-to-school season, America’s unions join AFT in asking families to shop locally instead of at Target, when possible—and put their dollars behind businesses that stand with our communities. https://www.shopsmart.aft.org/

This Labor Day, let's show America what union pride looks like!Whether you're marching in a Labor Day parade, attending ...
08/04/2026

This Labor Day, let's show America what union pride looks like!

Whether you're marching in a Labor Day parade, attending a union picnic, breakfast, rally, volunteer event, training, or simply celebrating with family and friends, we want to see it. Snap a photo or take a selfie and share it during Labor Day Week (September 1–7) or on Labor Day itself.

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✅ Tag your union
✅ Tag the Union Label & Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO
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And while you're celebrating, make your Labor Day a union-made Labor Day. Choose union-made food, beverages, clothing, and other products for your cookout, picnic, or parade. Every union purchase helps support good jobs and strengthens working families. See more union-made products on our website.

Perhaps most crucially, data shows that 43% of workers in the U.S. want to unionize—well beyond EPI’s proposed goal of t...
07/23/2026

Perhaps most crucially, data shows that 43% of workers in the U.S. want to unionize—well beyond EPI’s proposed goal of tripling union membership—and public approval for unions is even higher.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91574297/workers-could-get-a-14-5-raise-if-union-membership-tripled?fbclid=IwY2xjawTPHF1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe-_3-jw0eGKLkKEwWk6mrPwvAPPz8svwms8iTU5n_fx_XfCQQtOBT5hXatsQ_aem_mU7b3X72b_rtuk_1MnBZhA

A new report from the Economic Policy Institute finds that boosting unionization would put an additional $1.2 trillion in workers’ pockets annually.

Tripling union membership in the US would lead to a 14.5% raise for the median US worker, shifting $1.2tn to workers ann...
07/15/2026

Tripling union membership in the US would lead to a 14.5% raise for the median US worker, shifting $1.2tn to workers annually and significantly narrowing racial wage gaps, according to a new report released Wednesday.

More density would also narrow racial pay gaps, while a decline in density correlated to surges in wealth inequality

Look for these union-made products for your 4th of July celebrations.
06/30/2026

Look for these union-made products for your 4th of July celebrations.

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