AFL-CIO News

 

December 2001 News

Make holiday gift giving fun, easy, and union filled with the books, web sites and catalogs listed below.
When ordering books online, remember that Powell's Books (http://www.powells.com) in Portland, Oregon, where workers are members of Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 5, is the largest union bookstore in the nation.
Catalog: The Labor Heritage Foundation's new "Catalog of Music, Art, Books & Videos" offers one stop union shopping and includes cards, posters and buttons. Labor Heritage Foundation, 888 16th St. NW, Suite 680, Washington, DC 20006, http://www.laborheritage.org. While visiting the website, click on "Songs of Holiday Solidarity" and hear new lyrics to your favorite Yuletide tunes.
Publications: Raise the Floor: Wages and Policies That Work for All of Us, by Holly Sklar, Laryssa Mykyta and Susan Wefald. $9.95. Ms. Foundation for Women, http://www.raisethefloor.org.
The Bridge - Doug Marlette - $26 - Harper Collins Publishers.
From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend: A Short Illustrated History of Labor in the United States - Priscilla Murlol and A.B. Chitty. $27.50. The New Press.
For the Kids: Ages 4 - 8: The Doorman, by Edward Grimm, illustrated by Ted Lewin. $16.95. Orchard Books.
Age 10 an Older: The Reuther Brothers: Walter, Roy and Victor. $24.95 Hardcover, $14.85 Paperback. Wayne State University Press. http://wsupress.wayne.edu.
Age 10 an Older: A. Phillip Randolph: Union Leader and Civil Rights Crusader, by Catherine Reef. $20.95. Orchard Books. http://www.enslow.com.
Age 10 an Older: Jessie De La Cruz: Profile of a United Farm Worker, by Gary Soto. $17.95. Persia Books. http://www.perseabooks.com.

http://www.uniteunion.org - Info on sweatshop - free, union made clothing.
http://www.paaflcio.org/toysfor.htm - Pennsylvania AFL-CIO website, features a list of union made toys, books and art supplies.
http://www.buyunionnow.com - American made, union made items.
http://www.gearthatgives.com - This site gives visitors the opportunity to purchase gifts, clothing and memberships that aid charities. This site and several that are linked to it, http://www.therainforestsite.com, http://www.thebreastcancersite.com, and http://www.thehungersite.com, are operated by Charity USA, which provides free web space and other services to non profit charities.
http://www.seiu.org - Among the many good reasons to visit this site: the 2002 Social Justice Calendar, featuring 12 artists whose original drawings and paintings are complemented by quotations of unity and hope celebrating working people. Produced by the SEIU Greenhouse Cultural Program and Bread and Roses Cultural Project http://www.breadandroses.org, the $12.95 calendar is among a large variety of posters and other artwork available at the site. A downloadable .pdf version of the calendar cover and info is available at http://www.seiu.org/ads.

The Southern New Jersey Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO and the Burlington County Central Labor Union, AFL-CIO wishes all their Brother and Sister Union members a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a Healthy and Happy New Year.

                                  John Vito
                                  PO Box 1222
                                  Voorhees, NJ 08043