Union label

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A union label (sometimes called a union bug) is a label, mark or emblem which advertises that the employees who make a product or provide a service are represented by the

labor union or group of unions whose label appears, in order to attract customers who prefer to buy union-made products. The term "union bug" is frequently used to describe a minuscule union label appearing on printed materials, which supposedly resembles a small insect.[1][2][3]

Origin and history

Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union

The invention of the union label concept is attributed to the

Union Label Department.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Bug's Life". Social Design Notes (excerpt of article below). Retrieved 2007-08-17.
  2. ^ "Proposal for Inclusion of Union Label Description in Bibliographic and Archival Cataloging Guidelines". Cushing, Lincoln (2003). Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  3. ^ "Use the Union Label". Cushing, Lincoln (2005). Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  4. ^ Sherwood, Susan Parker. "A Brief History of Labor Symbols" Archived March 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 28 Oct. 2008
  5. ISBN 0-520-22629-1
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