The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-06-24
AN APPEAL TO WOMEN
Union Label League Gives Rea-
sons For Its Being.
TO ELEVATE THE HOME.
Only Union Made Products Should Be
Purchased by the Wages Of Toll
Loyalty to the Label Means Much to
the Worker and His Family.


Miss Anna Fitzgerald. president. and
Mrs Anna r Field. seCretary-treasur-
or, Of the Woman's International
Union Label league. have sent out the
following appeal to women:
The Woman's International Union
Label league IS a voluntary asSocia
ton which admits women to member
ship regardless of occupation. 1t also
accepts men, but without a vote. The
initiation fees and dues are within the
reach of all. The chief objects are TO
promote the sale and consumption of
union made products regardless of
craft or calling. to be helpful in ad
vancing the sale of goods made in san
ltary workshops. to secure better wages
and shorter hours for women who may
work at trades not yet organized and
to be helpful in building and strength
ening all labor and Industrial organiZa
tons. 1t is strictly nonpartisan and
nonSectarian and welcomes all within
its ranks who would assist the work
ers to establish a better social and
economic state for themselves. their
families and dependents.
As the shop conditions of the bread
winner of the family improve, as
wages increase and hours grow short
er, just in that proportion will the
home and social conditions Of the
whole family improve and grow better
In trades unions. all agree. we find the
only means whereby this can be &C
complished. Trades unions which keep
vital statistics have demonstrated
through them that the lives of the
wives and mothers of union men have
been prolonged since the advent Of the
short hour workday and fair wages
and better treatment in sanitary work
shops. all brought about by trades
union efforts What woman will deny
that little children should be kept in
school instead of being forced into the
factories? None. and none can sue
cessfully deny that it was the trades
unions which took the first steps to
ward prohibiting child labor.
Better wages for the head of the
family mean better home and living
for wives. mothers, sisters and help
less children; hence it is to your di-
rect interest and material welfare as
well as your duty to assist in maintain
ing the union. Woman spends the ma
jor portion of the family income In
purchasing the daily necessaries. The
earning power, the provider, has a
right to expect that she will spend
money-union wages-received through
trades union efforts for union made
products and goods made under SAM
tary conditions by fairly inclined en-
plOyers. and where women do this we
have shown they help themselves and
the whole family.
If you believe in maintaining reason
able hours for the workers in the fac
tory as well as for yourself in the
home, become one of US. II you be
lieve in keeping the little children in
the schools and the Fairgrounds and
thus developing more sturdy race of
men and women, instead of having
them competing with fathers in the
shops under conditions that stunt the
growth, often lower the standard of
morality and frequently resulting in
premature deaths, do your share to
ward maintaining the unions. II you
believe in fair living, a good home.
better clothing for yourself and the
children, instead of letting all go to
the favored few, then do your plain
duty by joining the Womans Interna-
tiOnal Union Label league.
The wives. mothers and sisters of
trades unionists constitute an ire
sistible army, expanding an enormous
sum of union made wages. which II
/ judiciousy, properly and rightfully
spent for union made and union la
beled products would be a tremendous
force for good and would go a long
way toward completing the work OF
organizing the yet unOrganized forces
and toward finally bringing about q
social and economic state more befit
/ ting the workers.
Full information respecting the league
may be obtained from Miss Anna EitZ
gerald, 1900 Adams street. Chicago