[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [SRRTAC-L:12050] no gifts made in sweatshops

[Alfred Kagan]

>From: "kathleen mccook" <kmccook at tampabay.rr.com>
>To: SRRT Action Council <srrtac-l at ala.org>
>Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 06:22:22 -0500
>Subject: [SRRTAC-L:12050] no gifts made in sweatshops
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>You're just not the type to give a holiday gift that was made in a
>sweatshop. This year, you can shop with your conscience at The Union
>Shop Online-the AFL-CIO's retail store featuring top-quality,
>union-made-in-the-USA clothing and gifts. Click on the link below to
>browse for everything from fleece jackets, books and music to the
>perfect red wagon for the child in your life.
>http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/81aNePY1W1NL/
>
>Buy Union Week is Nov. 29 - Dec. 7. Mark it by shopping at The Union
>Shop Online and at the new online mall at http://www.nosweatshop.com/ ,
>where you'll find union-made apparel from Justice Clothing, No Sweat
>Apparel, SweatX, Union Jean and Apparel Union Threads and Unionwear. Go
>to: http://www.nosweatshop.com/
>
>CLOTHING: At The Union Shop Online you'll find dozens of gifts that
>carry your values of social and economic justice. Check out the cozy
>fleece, baseball jackets and knit watch caps-proudly made by UNITE
>members: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/n1aNePY1W1Nq/
>
>HOLIDAY CARDS: Send your holiday greetings with justice-inspired,
>GCIU-printed seasonal, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa cards that will
>show you care: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/hpaNePY1W1N1/
>
>MUGS: Need to stuff some stockings? People love sipping cider from our
>"Got a Boss? Get a Union" and "Make Your Voice Heard" mugs at:
>http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/h7aNePY1W1MC/
>
>ORNAMENT: Deck the halls with a union-made, antiqued bronze tone star,
>dangling from a red ribbon and wrapped in a plush velveteen black bag:
>http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/h7aNePY1W1MC/
>
>RED WAGON: Put smiles on little faces with the classic Radio Flyer red
>wagon-just like the one you probably used to have. They come in two
>sizes, including a junior size just right for towing or stowing stuffed
>animals and other treasures: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/h7aNePY1W1MC/
>
>VIDEO & MUSIC: Time off during the holidays? Pop in a video or DVD with
>a justice-for-workers theme-maybe "Newsies" or "The Full Monty"-or
>listen to a CD that has powerful message with the music-like "Drop the
>Debt": http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/ndaNePY1W1Na/
>
>BOOKS: And don't miss The Union Shop Online's books, from classics to
>contemporary hot sellers line Al Franken's "Lies and the Lying Liars Who
>Tell Them" and Molly Ivins' "Bushwhacked":
>http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/hdaNePY1W1MV/
>
>And if you're in Washington, D.C., visit The Union Shop in person at the
>AFL-CIO, 815 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
>
>WIN A UNION CAR: Time's running out to register for the Union Plus
>sweepstakes for eligible union members to win a brand-new, union-made
>car. Click here for details:
>http://www.winunioncar.com/
>
>
>
>======================


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Al Kagan
African Studies Bibliographer and Professor of Library Administration
Africana Unit, Room 328
University of Illinois Library
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