Product: Pumpkin and apple pies
Union: BCTGM
Category: Food & Beverage, Snacks & Sweets

What’s more American than apple pie? Union-made apple pie! Sara Lee pumpkin and apple pies are made by members of BCTGM.

Next time you have a craving, pick up a Sara Lee pie, available at retailers nationwide. Click here for more information.

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In January 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the Obama Administration’s January 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were unconstitutional – a ruling at odds with other circuit court decisions. This ruling has created legal havoc. Employers are now filing appeals to decisions issued at all levels of the agency, charging that since the Board members are invalid, the decisions should be vacated. As a result, the NLRB is now hamstrung in its effort to enforce the National Labor Relations Act, the law that is supposed to protect workers’ rights to organize, collectively bargain, and engage in collective actions. This leaves America’s workers without any effective legal protections provided under law – and no one policing the workplace.

America’s workers deserve much more than the status quo to fully protect their rights on the job. Yet they do not deserve to have their basic workplace rights invalidated due to Congressional inaction.

Click here to view our new fact sheet that explains in detail how Senate obstructionism and judicial overreach led to this crisis and more about why workers’ rights are in the crosshairs without a functioning National Labor Relations Board.

OHH YEAH! Slim Jim, the popular beef jerky brand, is union-made. Slim Jim products are made by members of the UFCW. Try one if you dare.

Slim Jims are available at retailers nationwide. Click here for more information.

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Product: Candy
Category: US Food
Union: BCTGM

Chances are that you’ve had an Andes at some point in your life. Made by BCTGM members, Andes is the number-one after-dinner mint. Deliciously refreshing, Andes Crème de Menthe has been an American favorite since the 1950’s.

Andes is available at retailers nationwide. Click here for more information.

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Product: Candy
Category: US Food
Union: BCTGM

Party like a “roca-star” with union-made Brown & Haley toffee. Brown & Haley Almond Roca, Cashew Roca, Mocha Roca and Candy Cane Rocas are made by BCTGM workers in Seattle.

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Product: Bourbon
Category: US Food
Union: UFCW

Here’s to a stiff drink after a hard day’s work that comes courtesy of union members. Knob Creek workers are represented by the UFCW, so the next time you take a drink be sure to toast workers’ rights!

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Looking for the purrrfect litter for your kitty? Try union-made Tidy Cats, Yesterday’s News, or other effective cat litter solutions from Purina. Made by USW members, Purina brand litter is definitely the cat’s meow.

Purina cat litter is available at retailers nationwide. Click here for more information.

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Don’t know what to say to your significant other this Valentine’s Day? Want to find a creative way to impress your crush? Grab a bag of Sweethearts and let these heart-shaped candies do the talking. Sweethearts are made by BCTGM Local 348 workers in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For the soft-spoken individual, nothing says “I love you” like a heart with the words printed on it.

Sweethearts are available at grocery stores nationwide.

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Product: Glass tableware
Category: Kitchen & Bath
Union: USW

Impress your guests with union-made Anchor Hocking glass table ware.  Made by members of the USW, Anchor Hocking is more than mere dinnerware… it’s a statement!

Click here to find the right Anchor Hocking product for your home.

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Sitting on the sidelines isn’t an option when the push for immigration reform is shaping up to become one of the key political and economic debates in 2013. We — along with many workers’ rights and immigration reform advocates — are working to ensure that our nation’s leaders take a broad, inclusive, and humane approach to immigration reform policymaking to protect and advance bedrock civil, labor, and human rights for all workers in this country.

Through 25 years of our history of supporting employees taking a stand to fight for dignity and respect on the job, we have witnessed the particularly inhumane and unjust treatment of immigrant workers across the country. It’s one key reason we joined with key allies to start the POWER campaign.

The current U.S. immigration policy results in unscrupulous employers manipulating laws and threatening workers who try to exercise their labor rights. Too often, when immigrant workers attempt to organize to combat exploitation, employers use immigration enforcement as a weapon to squash those organizing efforts. As a result, immigrant workers — who are under the constant threat of deportation — are forced to accept diminished job conditions, which ultimately lowers the floor for all workers in this country.

The victory of the CJ’s Seafood workers in securing U-Visas shows we can turn the tide for immigrant workers and protect the right to organize, thereby strengthening the opportunity for all workers to live and work with dignity. We’re ready to educate, mobilize, and inspire community members to stand with immigrant workers and push for policies that will benefit all workers in the long run.

We’ll share more updates and opportunities for engagement in the weeks and months ahead in the fight for fair and inclusive immigration policy in 2013. Stay tuned, and stay off the sidelines!