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The Charlotte Labor journal this week is reviving its
Union Label Department, in order that interest in Union
Label products may be revived. Back during the war
years this feature was dropped because of lack of interest
and also due to the fact that so many of the older workers
were engaged elsewhere in the war effort and local cor
respondents were few. However, the old-time spirit is
being revived on a national scale, and much material is be
ing receiwsd.
Considerable material is being furnished the labor
press by the Union Label Trades department of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor. Each year this department con
ducts a Union Label products show for the benefit of manu
facturers of Union Label products, the union members
themselves and the public in general. The late I. N. Orn
burn headed this department of the AFL for manv years
and after his demise Matthew Woll was named to suc
ceed him. Mr. Woll has been doing a wonderful job of
promoting Union-Made goods throughout the country and
has set aside the week of September 2-9 as Union Label
week. During Union Lab^l week celebrations will be held
throughout America, taking various forms—all for the
American labor cause—which is responsible for the high
tabor standards and prosperous conditions in our land to
day. The slogan is “Go UNION—Buy LABEL!”
Charlotte Typo Auxiliary
Makes Report On Labels
Mm. Radford B. Alexander,
wife of Radford B. Alexander
of The Charlotte Observer com
posing: room, who has been
named to the post of viee chair
man of the Woman’s Interna
tional Auxiliary to the Interna
tional Typographical Union, this
week has furnished the Labor
Journal with a report on Union
Label conditions in Charlotte.
Mrs. Alexander is also Label
'Chairman of the Charlotte Wans
an’s Auxiliary, Local 10? and ht»
been very active in Promoting
Union Label activities in Char
lotte for the past two years. Her
report follows:
Our first thought in our Aux
iliary and our home is the* Un
ion Label. In our city it is hard
to fiad the label on products,
but we know what products are
Unioa Made and will buy them.
On all printed materials that
we receive that do not bear the
SERVING THE SOUTH
WITH GREATER
FOOD VALUES!
-Shop And Save At The
Sign Of The GS Rooster
Colonial
Stores
BELK’S store hours, 9 to 5:30—Wednesday, 9 to 1
Final Clearance!
Selected Groups Of
Mens Summer Suits
Odds and Ends, Cotton and Rayon Cords . . .
solid colors and plaids
66 Suits, originally 25.50 to 29.75 —..- $15
: if
44 Suits, originally 18.75 to 25.50 .$10
odd sizes . . . come early for best selections
%
all sales final! ... no exchanges, no refunds
Men’s Store . . .
Street Floor
In Our 55th Year of Service to
Union Label Week, Sept. 2-9,1950
SAMUEL GOMPERS CENTENNIAL YEAR. 1850-1950
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UNION LAB*.
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'Shop card,
union buttAZ
UNION LABEL TRADES DEPT, AFL
During the period of September 2*9, celebrations for Union Label
i Week will be held throughout America. The ceremonies will take
various forms but,they will all be for the same great cause — the
American labor cause — which is responsible for the high labor stand*
ards and prosperous conditions in our land today. To maintain our
high living standards, we are inaugurating a general crusade to urge
all consumers to patronize only firms that display the Union Label,
Shop Card and Button. “Go UNION—Buy LABEL!” is our motto.
MATTHEW WOLL. Prnid.nt. UNION LABEL TRADES DEPARTMENT, AMERICAN PEDRRATION OP LABOR
Union Label, we place a sticker
and return them to the sender
soliciting his co-operation in hav
ing his printing done in a Union
Shop where he can get the Un
ion emblem at no aoditional cost,
and at the same time make a
valuable contribution to elevating
the living standards of workers
in the printing industry of our
city.
In buying our clothing we buy
the products that are Union
Made. If these are not avail
able, we request the merchant to
purchase them for (the union
families in the ~ future. So far
we have been greatly encouraged
by the offer of co-operation from
local firms. We also endeavor,
to support candidates running for
office who are in favor of the
workers.
One of our most outstanding
achievements for the year is a
report from the Ways and Means
Committee which committee or
dered ,and sold three orders each
of three dozen each of Union
Labeled tids. That meant 108
Union Labels.
At Christmas time we sold
Christmas cants which were Un
ion made and made a nice clear*
ing on them and the Union Label.
We are mindful of what the
Union Label stands for and know
that with Union Label we will
?et the best quality in what we
purchase and that it is a fair
deal for the workers. We will
continue to work with our I. T.
U. tar mors Labels and a strong
er Union.
Mis Radford B. Alexander,
Local Label Chr.!nr.an W. I.
A. 107, and International
Vice Label Chairman.
Vic Vet says
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BETTER NOTIFY VOUR V-A
REGIONAL OFFICE RIGHT
AWAY IF YOU CE A 61 BILL 1
STLOENT Oft TRAINEE BECAUSE
YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO A
HIGHER SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE I
Local Woman Writes
Poem On Union Label
The following poem, written by
Violet Milliner, of Charlotte, in
memory of the late I. N. Orn
burn, who for years was chair
man of the American Federation
of Labor Union Label Trades de
partment, after Mrs. Milliner had
read a book on the life of Mr.
Ornburn and the activities of
the Lal>el Trades department un
der his excellent leadership, is
reproduced for readers of The
Labor Journal. Mrs. Milliner ia
a writer of other poems and has
made contributions to many pe
riodicals during the past several
years, many of which has won
for her wide acclaim as a poet
ress. _ s ■.■'7.-:..
THE UNION LABEL
By Violet Milliner
A long time ago I read a poem,
It was called the song of the
shirt;
It told of plying a needle and
thread
In darkness and dirt.
And those who labored wearily
said
“We earn scarcely enough to buy
our bread.”
From the dark of dawn
Until the dark of night.
With never a moment
For warmth and irght.
Then a voice cried—
“This shall not be,
"There must be a way to set
men free ” .
So the word union,
Such a small word to write.
Became a symbol of justice and
might.
You no longer read of the dark
ness and dirt,
Of the hunger and despair,
Sewed into every shirt.
The day is coming—may it not
be long.
Perhaps in the next decade
When everything produced by the
hand of man
Will bear the Union Label “Un
ion Made.”
Declare your independence by
buying Independence Bonds.
ASKS HOUSE KILL
KNOWLAND RIPPER
Washington.—Rep, Walter A.
Lynch of New York, in a rare let
ter to House colleagues, asked
them to support his motion to
recommit the conference report
on the Social Security Bill with
instructions to include permanent
ind total disability insurance and
knock out the Knowland amend
ment which wrecks workers’
rights and protections.
Congressman Lynch did not
support the conference report be
cause it does not include the pro
vision already voted by the House
to insure against disability but
it does include the Knowland
ripper.
“It is quite possible that n
simple motion to recommit will
be offered, or a motion to re
commit with certain instructions,
but without reference to the
Knowland amendment,” Hr. Lynch
said “Either of such motions
will be designed to freese the
Knowland amendment into the
bill and will be definitely aimed
at undermining the entire em
ployment insurance program end
should be defeated.”
HOUSTON DEFEAT
Houston. Tex. — The National
Housing Conference called the
defeat of public low-rent hous
ing in a referendum on July 22
“a major American tragedy.”
The vote was 36,141 to 22.060,
The conference said:
“The Houston fight was a ma
jor American tragedy.”
‘ GREETINGS
Thomas F. Kerr & Co.
REAL ESTATE
Fire Insurance and
Property Management
134 Brevard Coart
Telephone 2-6668
Charlotte, N. C.
J. V. Andrews
Plumbing fir Heating
Co.
309 E. Seventh St,
Phone 4-2877
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
MEXICO TOUR
Houston Tex. — Delegates to
the AFL 69th convention opening
here September 18. may arrange
a special post-convention tour to
Mexico by communicating with
George A. Wilson, secretary
Houston AFL Trades and Labor
Council.
The tour, leaving San Antonia
by way of Missouri Pacific and
National Railways of Mexico, in
cludes 5 days in Mexico City
with side visits to Taxco. Peubla
and other historic spots.
Rates for the all-expense trip
may be obtained through Mr
Wlson.
GREETINGS
WILBERT
MONARCH
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