“There used to be more of us in the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, but a lot of our jobs are disappearing. A lot of the clothes Americans are buying for women and kids are imports. They’re being made in foreign places. When the work’s done here, we can support our families, pay our taxes and buy the things other Americans make. That’s what it means when the label says union.”
Look for the union label
When you are buying a coat, dress, or blouse,
Remember somewhere our union’s sewing,
Our wages going to feed the kids and run the house,
We work hard, but who’s complaining?
Thanks to the ILG, we’re paying our way,
So always look for the union label,
It says we’re able to make it in the USA!
– Green/Dodds (1975)
Look For the Union Label – ILGWU Ad (1978)
