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New Web site Offers Union-Made Gifts for Holiday Season

September 21, 2004

As union members join crowds of shoppers, especially during the holiday season, a new Web site offers them quality union-made products that will please family and friends and keep union brothers and sisters on the job.

The Web site www.shopunionmade.org offers an array of gifts from sporting goods to clothing, chocolates, computers, flowers, games and greeting cards.

Matt Bates, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department says, "The public is ready for this. People have seen millions of good jobs disappear and they are looking for ways to take a stand and make a difference."

During the upcoming holiday season, shoppers will spend an estimated one trillion dollars on gifts, food, drinks and other seasonal items. The AFL-CIO will target the peak of the holiday shopping season by promoting "Buy Union Week November 26 through December 5.

The all-union shopping site will be a year-round operation because that is what consumers demand, adds Bates. "Shoppers spend $56 billion in Internet sales last year, and on-line spending is doubling every two to three years. Everyday we receive e-mail and calls from people who want to support good jobs by buying union-made goods and services. The Web site will reach millions of people, 24 hours a day, with a quick convenient way to shop union," Bates said.

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