Montana labor news., 1937-01-14
UNION LABEL GOODS
STRESSED BY 0RNBURN
Purchasers Are Sure Such Arti-
cles Are Not Made in Sweat
shops or by Child Labor, He
Declares-Emphasizes lmpor-
lance of Collective Buying
Added to Collective Bargain
ing.

By A. f. of l.. News Service.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-The grow
ing Importance of more solid support
by members of organized labor of
Union Labels, Shop Cards and But
tons, thus furthering collective buy
ing" along with collective bargain
ing, was urged in a special radio
address here by l. M. Ornburn, Sec
retary-treasurer of the Union Label
Trades Department of the American
Federation of Labor.
Reviewing the work of the past
year, Secretary Ornburn stated that
the Union Label Trades Depart
ment had a most successful year" in
1886 and predicted that "the outlook
for 1887 is very bright"
Appearing as a featured guest
speaker on the one hundred twenty
third regular weekly broadcast of
the Labor News Review radio pro-
gram, originated and conducted by
Albert N. Dennis for "The Trades
Unionist," many believe that Secre-
tary Ornburn's address proved one
of the outstanding talks of the year
on the subject of union labels, shop
cards and buttons. ''The increased
demand for the Union Label means
that organized labor will raise wages,
shorten hours and better the condi-
tons Of all workers in America" he
%contended. Union services Eel also
stressed.
"The Union Label Trades Depart
ment full appreciates the tireless eff
forts of the members of labor unions,
women's auxiliaries, Union Label
Leagues and the International Wom-
ems Union Label League, also their
friends, for their ardent advocacy of
union label goods and union services.
Let me say that these efforts are
bringing definite results in all sec
tons of the nation.
Big Year for Union Label
'"The Union Label Trades Depart
ment has had a most successful year.
Numerous union label exhibits, in
Guiding the one of the Washington
Union Label League, in this city,
have been held during the past year.
They have been very successful. The
growing popularity of the union
label is proven by the fact that five
new labels of international labor
unions have been added to our di-
rectory and two international unions
have renewed their utilization with
our Department.
'"The woraen's auxiliaries of the
national and international labor I'M
ions have formed the American Fed
Grafton of Women's Auxiliaries of
Labor, which is unusually active in
promoting union label products.
There has also been a substantial in
crease in the number of Union Label
Leagues throughout the country.
Central labor unions have designated
special committees to urge union
label buying. In addition to all
these organizations, a million farm
ers have become 'union-label con-
%scious,' and are demanding union
services as we'll.
Lists of Fair" Concerns Available
when industries and places of
business become unionized, the mem
bers of organized labor are under a
moral obligation to %patronize them.
We must show our good faith with
those who recognize the principle of
collective bargaining in their plants,
pay standard union wages, shorten
working hours and better working
conditions. We urge all members of
labor unions to obtain a list of fair
concerns and to spend their union
earned money with these firms. A
new Directory of Union Labels, Shop
Cards and Buttons, and of Union
Label Products, has just been pre-
pared by the Department. Copies of
this directory may be had, free, by
simply addressing the Union Label
Trades Department, American Fed
Grafton of Labor, Washington, D. c.
Organized workers owe it to
themselves and their families to buy
union products and always demand
union services, because collective
buying is as strong an arm OF the
American labor movement as collec-
tive bargaining.
Maintain American Standard
IF workers do not buy their own
products and services, they cannot
maintain the wages, hours and con-
ditions that they now enjoy in Amer
lea. 1t is most assuredly true that
they cannot better their conditions
by buying foreign-made products
and merchandise of chiselers, who
employ child labor and women at
coolie wages in some of the indus
tries of our own land.
1.-The American standard can be
maintained by workers if they will
join a labor union and then use only
union-made products and union
services. The purchasing power OF
our prosperity engine will slow up
in just the degree that the consuming
public fails to buy under the union
label, shop card and button. We can