Letter from Morty Bahr-President of CWA
If you are presently not using a Cingular Wireless service, I urge you to
consider switching to Cingular where you will receive the special 15% CWA
discount while also supporting your fellow CWA members at Cingular.
Most important, Cingular is the only wireless company that can, and does
proclaim that it is "Proud to be a Union Company". More than 20,000 CWA members
work for Cingular as technicians, customer service representatives and sales
employees in Cingular Stores. Cingular takes the highroad approach to labor
relations, supporting neutrality and card-check organizing rights, and working
with CWA to build a positive partnership.
You can go to
www.cwa-union.org
and click on the Cingular icon.
You'll be connected with a CWA member at Cingular who will help you make the
switch.
Levi Strauss has decided to stop manufacturing their jeans in
the United States. We believe that it is important to offer to
our members an opportunity to buy Union made / American made
jeans.
The Union Jean & Apparel Company is organized under the UFCW
Local 1099 and is a Union made / American made distributor.
Their jeans can be purchased with the CWA logo on a patch over
the back pocket.
Please review more information online at
http://www.cwa-secy-treas.org/FridayMailLinks/Jean_.PDF
JOB
HUNTING
Joe
Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock
(MADE
IN
JAPAN)
for
6 a.m.
While his coffeepot
(MADE
IN
CHINA)
was perking, he shaved with his electric razor
(MADE
IN
HONG KONG).
He put on a dress shirt
(MADE
IN
SRI LANKA),
designer jeans
(MADE
IN
SINGAPORE)
and tennis shoes
(MADE
IN
KOREA).
After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet
(MADE
IN
INDIA)
he sat down with his calculator
(MADE
IN
MEXICO)
to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch
(MADE
IN
TAIWAN)
to the radio
(MADE
IN
INDIA)
he got in his car
(MADE
IN
GERMANY)
and continued his search for a good paying
AMERICAN
JOB.
At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe decided to relax
for a while. He put on his sandals
(MADE
IN BRAZIL)
poured himself a glass of wine
(MADE
IN FRANCE)
and turned on his TV
(MADE
IN INDONESIA),
and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in.....AMERICA.....
WANT TO SHOW YOUR
PATRIOTISM AND YOUR UNION SPIRIT? Rather than buy American flags made in
overseas factories, you can purchase them online at a union-only product web
site. The site,
www.buyunionnow.com ,
sells flags made in Florida for $21.98, less if you buy them in bulk. You can
also find union-made "United We Stand" bumper stickers, flags for car windows,
yard signs and flag patches.
If you are doing some
holiday shopping, or any time you buy clothes, check out a website that tells
you the story behind the labels.
At
www.behindthelabels.org , you'll
learn which brand name companies are exploiting workers around the world. The
site's sponsors include UNITE, religious leaders and student activists fighting
for human rights.
The site includes videos, photographs and stories of life inside sweatshops. It
offers breaking news, chats with workers, activists and experts in the field.
DO BUY
Union-made, US made Cars, Vans, Pickups
Cars-Union-made only in the US
Buick - LeSabre,
Park Avenue
Cadillac - DeVille, Eldorado, Seville
Chevrolet-Corvette, Malibu, Prizm
Chrysler - Cirrus (1), Prowler, Sebring, Sebring Convertible
Dodge - Avenger (1). Neon, Stratus, Viper
Ford - Mustang, Taurus, thunderbird (2)
Lincoln - Continental, LS Town Car
Mazda - 626
Mercury - Cougar, Sable
Mitsubishi - Eclipse, Galant
Oldsmobile - Alero, Aurora,Intrigue
Plymouth - Breeze (1), Neon
Pontiac - Bonneville, Grand Am, Grand Prix
Saturn - EV1(1), Saturn LS, Saturn S
Cars-Union-made in the US and Imported
Chevrolet - Cavalier
Ford - Contour(1), Focus (3)
Mercury - Mystique
Pontiac - Sunfire
Toyota - Corolla (4)
Vans & Light Trucks-Union-made only in the US, AM - Hummer
Cadillac - Escalade
Chevrolet - Astro, Blazer/Trailblazer, Express, S-10 pickup, Venture
Dodge - Dakota, Durango
Ford - Econoline/Club Wagon, Escape, Excursion, Expedition, Explorer,
Explorer Sport Tac, Ranger GMC - Envoy, Jimmy, Safari, Savana, Sonoma
pickup, Yukon/Denali
Isuzu - Hombre pickup (5)
Jeep - Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, Wrangler
Lincoln - Blackwood (2), Navigator
Mazda - B Series pickup (6), Tribute utility (6)
Mercury - Mountaineer, Villager
Nissan - Quest (6)
Oldsmobile - Bravada, Silhouette
Pontiac - Montana, Trans. Sport
Toyota - Tacoma pickup
Vans
& Light Trucks - Union-made in the US & Imported
Chevrolet - Silverado/Chevy pickup, Suburban, Tahoe
Chrysler - Town and Country
Dodge - Caravan/Grand Caravan, Ram pickup
Ford - F Series pickup
GMC - Sierra pickup, Yukon XL
Plymouth - Voyager/Grand Voyager
Notes
(1) Production in
the US has ended or soon will end but some may still be found at dealers.
(2) Production in the US begins this year
(3) Ford Focus ZX3 model is built 100% in Mexico
(4) Assembled at NUMMI in California
(5) Made by General Motors
(6) Made by Ford
How to be Certain It's Union-made in the USA
If you're looking
at one of the new cars, light trucks or vans that are both union-made in
the US
and imported, you can determine where it was assembled by checking two labels
that each new vehicle sold in the US is required by law to display.
Simplest and
quickest is the Parts Content Information sheet that usually is posted on one of
the vehicle's windows. It lists, among other things, the location of the "final
assembly point" of each vehicle.
The second label to
check is the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
If the first
character of the 17 character VIN is a 1, 4 or 5, the vehicle was assembled in
the US. The VIN is stamped into a small metal plate attached to each vehicle's
dashboard on the driver's side, often near the junction of the dashboard and the
windshield.
Here is the meaning
of some of the other first characters of the VIN 2-Canada, 3-Mexico,
6-Australia, 9-Brazil, J-Japan, K-Korea.
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