The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-07-19

First, last and always remember
the label and see that it is on
everything you buy. 1t is the only
guarantee you can /get that the
goods bearing it were made under
fair conditions and at living wages,
and it is as much your duty to
help your fellow trades -unionist as
it is to help yourself by being a
member of organized labor. Don't
forget this, for it is of vital impor-
tance to you and to trades-union
ism in general. During slack
times, when unionistS are working
OH short time, half time or have no
work at all to do, they are inclined
to lose interest i'll their organiZa-
ton to the eXeent Of not doing or
forgetting to do their duty by their
union. This forgetfulness and neg
ligence on the part of unionisus to-
wards their union at a time when
they should most interest them
selves in its affairs and welfare is
not only of grave consequences to
the union, but is n source of injury
and loss of employment and wages
to the workers.
A fine illustration of how union
lists do not help themselves, and
apparently, have little regard for
their vital interests, is shown in
the disposition to be careless in the
matter of demanding and buying
union-label products when times
are dull.
1t is of vital Importance to the
individual .unioniStS and to the
families of unionists that they pur-
chase union-label products and
hire union babor during dull
times.
The same causes and reasons
that impel Il unionist to buy union
label products when he has plenty
of employment and is enjoying the
benefits of unionism are doubly
fOrceful when he is without work
Does the unionist ever stop to
think that to his failure to buy
union-label products is largely due
the periods of universal hard times!
Yet, if the workers were loyal to
the union label much of that in
our industrial system which causes
hard times would be eliminated.
III the workers would support the
union label as the employer sup,
ports his label we would hear but
little of hard times.
SYeS,' the uniOniSt says. 'sbut
the employer must hustle and push
and support his make or go out OF
business; that is how he makes his
money; that is his business, and it
TO n TO 4
taking advantage of the opportun-
lty which hustle, push and sup
port of his make gives him to in
crease his profits, income and busi.
ness.
Does not the same thing hold
good i'll the case of the unionist
Why should he not take advantage
of the opportunity the union label
holds out for him to increase his
wages, secure better all round con
ditions and increase his business OF
making a better and more stable
market for his labor9
When unioliist buys union
label products and does little
hustling to promote the sale ot
unlon-label products and makes the
ohAoii ihoSl al SptIlSlDle IacIOl
of trade for the purpose of securing
better wages and better conditions
of work, isn't he working for hi.
own interests?
When he gains these thing.
hasn't his effort been better pai5
for than his labor in the factory
mill or mine? When the unionis
receives so much per day or PEI
week from his employer he is work
ing for his employer, but when h,
rs supporting and pushing tn,
union label he is working for him
self. Everything he does in th,
interest of the union label is max
ing his labor in the work place.
more profitable to himself. Work
ing for the union label and uniol
is what it actually costs unionist
to get better wages and conditions
Buy union label products and hir
union labor and make union busi
ness good at all times.
The employers are better organ
lied and are more active and thei