Labor 411 Explained

Affiliations:Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL–CIO
Founded:2008
Founder:Cherri Senders
Type:Private
Product:Directories

Labor 411 is a research organization that produces national as well as city-specific directories of union-made goods and services in the United States. It is one of the largest directories of union-made goods and services in the country.[1] [2]

History

Cherri Senders founded Labor 411 and has been its publisher[3] since 2008.[4] The site's directories guide users to providers of items that are union-made, segregated into different categories of goods and services. The purpose of the organization is to support the Buy American movement and raise awareness of what goods or services qualify as American and union-made. Labor 411 produces annual, city-specific directories for Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. Labor 411 also regularly produces topical "buy union" guides around such events as the Super Bowl,[5] [6] summer recreation, and the holiday shopping season.[7] [8]

Affiliations

The organization is affiliated with the Los Angeles Federation of Labor,[9] the chartered Central Labor Council (CLC) of the AFL–CIO in Los Angeles County.[10] They also run the Labor 411 Foundation,[11] which advocates for workers' rights and leads public awareness campaigns regarding issues like wages and hours restrictions.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Buying America: The Many Astounding Ways You Can Express Your Values with Your Pocket Book. Morris. David. 2015-07-27. AlterNet. 2016-03-14.
  2. Web site: There Once Was a Union-Made. The Huffington Post. 2 September 2012 . 2016-03-15.
  3. Web site: When did Thanksgiving become a shopping day?. 23 November 2017.
  4. Web site: Shop ethically this Thanksgiving.
  5. Web site: Labor pushes 'union beers' at Super Bowl. Devaney. Tim. The Hill. 30 January 2015 . 2016-03-15.
  6. Web site: Labor pushes 'union beers' at Super Bowl. Tim. Devaney. 30 January 2015.
  7. Web site: Union-Made in America . AFL–CIO.
  8. Web site: Holiday Gift Shopping? Check Out These Union-Made in America Ideas. AFL-CIO. 2016-03-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316151400/http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Other-News/Holiday-Gift-Shopping-Check-Out-These-Union-Made-in-America-Ideas. 2016-03-16. dead.
  9. Web site: L.A. County Federation of Labor Launches On-Line Directory of Services by Union Employers.
  10. Web site: About Us, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO. launionaflcio.org. 2016-03-14.
  11. Web site: Grandstanding won't build America; buying American-made, union-made products will - The Labor Tribune. Labor Tribune. 23 October 2017 .
  12. Web site: Retailers have finally realized it's a terrible idea to start Black Friday on Thanksgiving. Business Insider.

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