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When You Shop This Year, Avoid These…
Volume CV, No. 1January, 2005
Following are some of the national boycotts endorsed by the national AFL-CIO. The boycotts were instituted by and are conducted by the unions noted in the descriptions. For more information, check out www.unionlabel.org
BUILDING MATERIALS & TOOLS
- Jet Equipment & Tools, Inc.
Auburn, Wash., distributor of “JET” brand metal and woodworking power and hand tools for home and commercial use
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
ENTERTAINMENT & RECREATION
- Echostar Dish Network
Satellite Television Service
Communications Workers of America
FOOD & BEVERAGES
- Algood Foods
Reeses peanut butter
International Brotherhood of Teamsters - Diamond Walnut Co.
Diamond brand canned and bagged walnuts and walnut pieces
International Brotherhood of Teamsters - Mt. Olive Pickle Co.
Pickles and relishes sold under the Mt. Olive and other labels, including the Food Lion and Harris Teeter “house” labels
Farm Labor Organizing Committee
TRANSPORTATION & TRAVEL
- Adam’s Mark Hotel
Hotel in Buffalo, New York
International Union of Operating Engineers - Best Western – Grosvenor Resort
Hotel in Buena Vista, Fla.
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union - Four Points by Sheraton
Hotel in Waterbury, Conn.
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union - Grand Hotel Minneapolis
Hotel in Minneapolis, MN.
Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union - KSL Recreation
Six KSL Recreation Properties – Doral Golf Resort and Spa Miami, FL); Emerald Pointe (Lake Lanier, GA); Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, CA); La Costa Resort and Spa (Carlsbad, CA); La Quinta Resort and Club (Palm Springs, CA); PGA West (Palm Springs, CA)