The Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council has suggestions for shopping union this holiday season.
Nationally, the AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department has set up an all-union shopping website, www.shopunionmade.org
Locally in the Twin Cities, the following businesses are union and many sell fair-trade items as well:
Northland Poster Collective. "Labor's Art Shop" has great union posters, T-shirts, coffee mugs, calendars, solidarity holiday cards, and much more. Check out their website or phone 1-800-627-3082.
Bookstore of the Americas has their annual "Fair Trade Shopportunity" now through Dec. 30. Get beautiful handmade (and fairly traded) crafts, fair trade coffee, and great books. Bookstore staff also are union members. Stop in M-F 10:00 - 8:00 or Sat 10:00 - 5:00 at 3019 Minnehaha Ave South in Minneapolis.
Union House (All American Imprints), is just north of the metro area in Wyoming, MN, and you can get high-quality, Union Made in the USA apparel on their website as well. Men's work clothes, blue jeans, jackets, golf shirts, even underwear! They also do custom screen printing and embroidery. You can order on their website or by calling 651-462-7710.
Twin Cities Union Restaurants and Hotels. Going out to dinner? How about a gift certificate? UNITE HERE Local 17 has a list of all their union shops, including famous spots like Murray's Cafe, Jax Cafe, Mancini's, Pazzaluna, and Red's Savoy Pizza.
In addition, workers at Border's Music and Books in Uptown just ratified their first-ever union contract. Only the second unionized store in the Border's chain, it is located at Lake and Hennepin.
This information courtesy of the Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council, AFL-CIO.
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The Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council has suggestions for shopping union this holiday season.
Nationally, the AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department has set up an all-union shopping website, www.shopunionmade.org
Locally in the Twin Cities, the following businesses are union and many sell fair-trade items as well:
Northland Poster Collective. “Labor’s Art Shop” has great union posters, T-shirts, coffee mugs, calendars, solidarity holiday cards, and much more. Check out their website or phone 1-800-627-3082.
Bookstore of the Americas has their annual “Fair Trade Shopportunity” now through Dec. 30. Get beautiful handmade (and fairly traded) crafts, fair trade coffee, and great books. Bookstore staff also are union members. Stop in M-F 10:00 – 8:00 or Sat 10:00 – 5:00 at 3019 Minnehaha Ave South in Minneapolis.
Union House (All American Imprints), is just north of the metro area in Wyoming, MN, and you can get high-quality, Union Made in the USA apparel on their website as well. Men’s work clothes, blue jeans, jackets, golf shirts, even underwear! They also do custom screen printing and embroidery. You can order on their website or by calling 651-462-7710.
Twin Cities Union Restaurants and Hotels. Going out to dinner? How about a gift certificate? UNITE HERE Local 17 has a list of all their union shops, including famous spots like Murray’s Cafe, Jax Cafe, Mancini’s, Pazzaluna, and Red’s Savoy Pizza.
In addition, workers at Border’s Music and Books in Uptown just ratified their first-ever union contract. Only the second unionized store in the Border’s chain, it is located at Lake and Hennepin.
This information courtesy of the Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council, AFL-CIO.