Union-Made in America Back-to-School Supplies
First, my apologies to any students in the middle of their summer reverie who stumble across this blog. But like Christmas ads, back-to-school messages start earlier and earlier. Here’s ours, courtesy of the Union Label and Services Trades Department ( UL&STD ) and Labor 411 , from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.
The products below are made by union workers, including members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers ( BCTGM ), United Steelworkers ( USW ), Printing, Publishing and Media Workers Sector-CWA ( PPMWS-CWA ), UAW and the United Food and Commercial Workers ( UFCW ).
Paper Products:
International Paper Co.; Mead Lined Paper; Roaring Springs Wirebound Notebooks (including these sub-brands: Environotes, Imagine, Genesis, Enviroshades, Emoticon, Lifenotes and Maxim); Roaring Spring Environotes Index cards; and Roaring Spring Legal Pads (including these sub-brands: Boardroom, Enviroshades, WIDE, Enviropads and Envirogold).
Notebooks and Binders:
Acco/Mead; Day-Timer Organizers; Roaring Spring Pocket Folders; Roaring Spring Composition Books.
Pens:
Sharp; Sheaffer; and Parker.
Student and Teacher Supplies:
Martin Weber Art Supplies; Roaring Spring Art Supplies; Scotch Tape; Master Lock; Kleenex and Puff Tissues; and Claus Scissors.
Shops Staffed by Union Employees:
Office Max; Safeway; Giant; Albertson’s; Supervalu; Ralph’s; and Vons.
Back to School Clothes:
All USA Clothing; Ben Davis; Hugo Boss; Oshkosh B’Gosh; Russell Athletic; Union Line; and Windjammer.
Lunchbox items:
Jif peanut butter; Oroweat bread; Farmer John lunch meat; Mott’s apple sauce; Wheat Thins; Slim Jim; Minute Maid juice; and V8-Splash.
