A union label (sometimes called a union bug) is a label, mark or emblem which advertises that the employees who make a product or provide a service are represented by the labor union or group of unions whose label appears, in order to attract customers who prefer to buy union-made products. The term "union bug" is frequently used to describe a minuscule union label appearing on printed materials, which supposedly resembles a small insect. [1] [2] [3]
Origin of union label
The earliest recorded examples of union labels were by San Francisco cigar makers in the mid-19th century. Originally used by unionized workers to differentiate their cigars from those made by non-unionized workers, the program spread in the 1870s to many other parts of the United States [4].
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