Every year, we celebrate Labor Day as a reminder and tribute to all the men and women who work to make our economy and our country strong, and to provide for their families. Whether you have the day off, or are getting in one last cookout of the summer in after work, help support your brothers and sisters of labor by buying and shopping union!
Here’s a great list compiled by the AFL-CIO of some union-made food and drink to get your barbecue off to a great start. Even if you favorite products aren’t on the list, you can still shop union by looking for the union (especially UFCW!) label on the outside of grocery stores.
This list comes courtesy of Union Plus, the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM), the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor’s website Labor 411.
- Ball Park
- Boar’s Head
- Calumet
- Dearborn Sausage Co.
- Fischer Meats
- Hebrew National
- Hofmann
- Johnsonville
- Oscar Mayer
Condiments
- French’s Mustard
- Gulden’s Mustard
- Heinz Ketchup
- Hidden Valley Ranch
- Lucky Whip
- Vlasic
Buns and Bread
- Ottenberg’s
- Sara Lee
- Vie de France Bakery
Bottled Water
- American Springs
- Pocono Springs
- Poland Spring
Beer
- Budweiser
- Bud Light
- Leinenkugel’s
- Mad River
- Michelob
- Miller
- Rolling Rock
Ice Cream and Frozen Treats
• Del Monte Fruit Chillers
• Breyers
• Carvel
• Good Humor
• Hiland Dairy
• Labelle Ice Cream
• Laura Secord
• MacArthur
• Orchard Harvest
• Prairie Farms
• President’s Choice
Snacks
- Flips Pretzels
- Frito-Lay Chips
- Oreos
- Triscuits
- Wheat Thins