Anyone running for President and selling shirts without this label should stop wasting our time

[NewSystemNeeded]

because you aren't fit to be President of the United States.

This is the tag on all of Bernie's shirts.



Made in the USA with union labor.

[merrily]

1. What's so great about size medium?

I kid. I kid.


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[C Moon]

3. Whoops. I didn't see your comment first.

[C Moon]

2. Damn! I was hoping they would also have it in large!

Just kidding.
That's is so awesome!!!
Woo hoo!

[merrily]

6. Americans did not pay enough attention to that ad.

he Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) was a United States labor union known for its support for "social unionism" and progressive political causes. Led by Sidney Hillman for its first thirty years, it helped found the Congress of Industrial Organizations. It merged with the Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) in 1976 to form the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), which merged with the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union in 1995 to create the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE). UNITE merged in 2004 with the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE) in 2004 to create a new union known as UNITE HERE. After a bitter internal dispute in 2009, the majority of the UNITE side of the union, along with some of the disgruntled HERE locals left UNITE HERE, and formed a new union named Workers United, Led by former UNITE president Bruce Raynor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgamated_Clothing_Workers_of_America

What difference does it make?

Without unions, we probably would not have had OASDI or Medicare, safe working conditions, a forty hour week and so much more.

[merrily]

13. Disagree. Union busting, often vicious, began as soon as workers started to unionize.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_busting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-work_law

First, the "runaway shop" ran to Southern right to work states. Eventually, it ran the fuck out of the country--and often got a tax break while it was at it.

[Divernan]

21. Love that song!

Look for the union label
when you are buying that 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 I.L.G. we're paying our way!

So always look for the union label,
it says we're able to make it in the U.S.A.!

[nationalize the fed]

5. k/r Reminder of what it sounds like when Democrats talk to Unions

during election season

Keith Olbermann Hosts The 2007 AFL-CIO Democratic Debate

Skip to 18:18

Obama at 26:50 "Look- People don't want a cheaper t shirt if they're losing a job in the process"

[merrily]

9. Democrats talking union during a primary campaign translated to ?

[Hulk]

7. I've got two of them...

I bought an X-large and large for my son. I'm not really an "X-large guy", but I'd buy them big for comfort. I still have my Obama shirt, and I wear it often when I work around the house. Love to chat with my repuKKKe neighbors over the fence with them on...lol. Starts a conversation, often.

Nice shirts. Worth every cent of $15. I'd buy "Made in America" any day! ..and pay any extra for it. I have never understood why we haven't ever had a movement to "buy American" in this country. They can keep importing all the crap from China and Vietnam, but if we, those of us who chose to, would just buy American, we could bring jobs back and maybe even cut back on imports. An idea that has never gotten any traction.

[merrily]

11. There was a buy American movement but it didn't get far. Still is, if anyone cares. Just google.

Sample websites returned by google search:


http://www.madeintheusa.com

http://www.americansworking.com/

http://www.madeinamericabuyamerican.com/

http://www.madeinamericastore.com/

[appalachiablue]

25. The clothes and textiles made in the US that I have now are really treasured.

When I come across a pair of jeans or a household item made here now I'm so glad. For domestic products I'm willing to pay more, no problem. Almost all the things sold by the Smithsonian are foreign for some time. Bernie helped to make inroads for American made items, it's a start with a long way to go. What a shame.

[senseandsensibility]

8. Ab...sooo ...looot....leeee!!!!!!!!!!

And if this even needs to be said to a Dem candidate, then the "Dem" candidate does not need to be running.

[sabrina 1]

12. I love seeing that label! Bernie doesn't just talk, he acts on what he says.

I wonder where Trump's stuff will come from.

[Art_from_Ark]

14. The sweatiest sweat shop he can find, no doubt

[sabrina 1]

16. There is only one good thing about him being in the race. Jon Stewart says if Trump runs he might

not be able to retire as he planned. Too much comedy potential.

I hope he meant it, it would hilarious to watch him every night for the next 18 months or so.

[sabrina 1]

18. Speaking of hair! (Graphic Warning)

[sabrina 1]

20. Lol!

[Cleita]

23. He puts the creep in creepy. eom

[rpannier]

22. Same place as his ties

[bvar22]

24. The DNC and Democratic Party Leadership has picked Non-UNION cities (states)...

...to hold their last two conventions.
I considered that a slap in the face of LABOR.

IS this year's convention going to be in a UNION town?

[Maedhros]

26. The essence of Third Way nee DLC politics is the decoupling of the Democratic Party

from labor unions.

Third Way Democrats want the freedom to gorge at the corporate trough, and that means paying unions only lip service.

[cascadiance]

27. And if our Oregon delegation votes like it did earlier on TPA...

... I will refuse to wear clothing with this label on it any more...

[NewSystemNeeded]

28. Sounds good to me.

I'll also make that pledge.

[Babel_17]

29. Very inspirational! (nt)