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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, shop 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.

10/06/2026

Want to know what a worker should not have to risk their job for?

Saying no to a meeting designed to pressure them about whether to join a union.

Delaware has enacted a new law protecting workers from being fired or otherwise penalized for refusing to attend employer-sponsored meetings about union membership and other political or religious matters.

Workers should be able to make their own decision about joining together with their coworkers.

Without intimidation. Without coercion. Without risking their paycheck.
That's what freedom of association should look like at work.

Delaware bans captive audience meetings; EEOC settles remote work national origin discrimination claim; First Circuit stays enforcement order in VA's dispute with AFGE.

09/28/2026

Tensions over Sphere National Harbor Escalate as Council Members Press for a PLA

Tensions over Sphere National Harbor escalate as council members press for labor agreement

09/23/2026

Trump’s allies in the Senate just blocked the bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act.
The House already voted to undo the worst act of union-busting in US history. Tell your senators: stand up for federal workers and their union rights!

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09/18/2026

The people behind the products matter.

More than 110 Teamsters who make and package Kemps dairy products in Minnesota have overwhelmingly ratified a new union contract after workers authorized a strike.

They won better wages, lower health-care costs, increased pension contributions and a 400% increase in night-shift premium pay — a gain that will benefit more than 70% of the bargaining unit.

When you see a familiar product on the grocery shelf, remember the workers behind it.

Collective bargaining raises standards.

(FARMINGTON, Minn.) – More than 110 members of Teamsters Local 471 at Kemps in Farmington, Minn., have overwhelmingly ratified a new two-year agreement that d

09/17/2026

It's better in a union! https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-unions-help-young-working-class-men-buy-homes-and-start-families/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUZGkhwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5SUUmrjsYU5naD5JiOfVSQdHG8ZxHYjI4u234B1Y0_icj_w33Ah4CuYlRH7w_aem_BouAlgQ9xgc6u40Xl4bhyg

New CAP analysis of demographic data shows that union men under age 35 are more likely to get married, have kids, and own their own homes—especially young men without college degrees.

09/15/2026

🏈 Before you fire up the grill and get ready to tailgate this weekend, make sure you’re registered to vote! It only takes a minute to check your registration — and it’s worth it to make sure you, your family and your friends can make your voices heard this November. 🗳️ Check your voter registration: BetterInAUnion.org/check

And while you’re at it, look for the Union Label when you stock up for the tailgate. Union-made products help support good jobs, fair wages and working families.

Union-made. Union strong. Union proud.

09/11/2026

Never forget.

09/10/2026

New technology should make work better — not simply eliminate workers and move more money out of their pockets.

A new AFL-CIO Tech Institute report finds that widespread use of electronic shelf labels in grocery stores could cost workers as much as $6.9 billion a year in lost wages and hours and mean up to 191,000 fewer jobs.

Workers deserve a voice before new technology is introduced, not after the jobs and hours are gone.

The future of retail should work for workers and consumers.

09/08/2026

The workers behind Wikipedia are going union.

U.S.-based employees at the Wikimedia Foundation have voted overwhelmingly to join CWA Local 9415.

Workers organized for a stronger voice, greater transparency, and a real seat at the table in shaping their workplace.

The digital economy is still an economy built by workers — and those workers deserve collective bargaining rights too.

Congratulations to Wiki Workers United.

U.S.-based workers at Wikimedia Foundation—the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and sister projects—have won their union election, voting overwhelmingly to join CWA Local 9415.

09/04/2026

This Labor Day, put your union values into action: Buy Union.

As working families across the country struggle to make ends meet, where we spend our money matters. Choosing union-made products and union services helps support good jobs, fair wages, strong benefits and the union brothers and sisters who keep our communities running.

Whether you’re shopping for a cookout, traveling, dining out or making everyday purchases, look for the union label and choose union whenever you can.

Buy Union. Support Union Families. Strengthen the Labor Movement.

Happy Labor Day from the Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO.

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