Union Made

Show your union pride. 

Introducing the new Union Plus store—featuring 100% union made merchandise. “We are excited to launch the new Union Plus store which features union made items, so everyone can show their union pride and support union workers at the same time,” says Mitch Stevens, president of Union Plus. 

Even the designs are union made.  Each of the three designs appeal to both union members and people who support the union movement.  A 2018 Pew Research Study shows a majority of people hold a favorable view of unions so anyone who wants to support unions can turn to Union Plus to show their union pride. 

For now, product selection is limited to t-shirts, baseball caps, zip hoodies, lunch coolers, tumblers and buttons. If the program flourishes, other products and designs will follow. Shipping is handled by the United States Post Office. Products are printed and distributed by K&R industries which is represented by IUPAT Local 1937.

Best of all, union members registered with Union Plus will receive discount coupons through periodic emails from Union Plus. People who wish to receive these emails need to establish an account on the Union Plus website. (unionplus.org)

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Make Thanksgiving extra special and one of big flavor with these festive dishes made with union-made ingredients. Also, check out the ways you can virtually connect with loved ones on Thanksgiving and even share those treasured family recipes!

Classic Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

It’s not a holiday feast without that delicious bird we all love at the center of the table. Ina Garten's Perfect Roasted Turkey recipe will be the star of the show on this festive day.

You can get a union-made whole turkey from Butterball or Foster Farms! 

• 1/4 pound unsalted butter (Dairy Fresh, Hiland Dairy, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Land O’ Lakes Butter, Prairie Farms)
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1 fresh turkey
• Kosher salt (Colonial, Diamond Crystal, Monarch, Morton, Nifda, Red & White, Sterling, Sysco)
• Freshly ground black pepper (Colonial, Diamond Crystal, Monarch, Morton, Nifda, Red & White, Sterling, Sysco)
• 1 large bunch fresh thyme
• 1 whole lemon
• 1 Spanish onion
• 1 head garlic

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the zest and juice of the lemon and 1 teaspoon of thyme leaves to the butter mixture. Set aside. Take the giblets out of the turkey and wash the turkey inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers and pat the outside dry. Place the turkey in a large roasting pan. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the turkey cavity. Stuff the cavity with the bunch of thyme, halved lemon, quartered onion, and the garlic.

Brush the outside of the turkey with the butter mixture and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the turkey. Roast the turkey about 2 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and the thigh. Remove the turkey to a cutting board and cover with aluminum foil; let rest for 20 minutes.

The fixin's 

Vegetables

Stuffing and bread

Cranberry sauce

Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are an all-time favorite Thanksgiving fixin! Alton Brown’s Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes recipe is a delicious spin on traditional mashed potatoes and is perfect with turkey!

• 3 1/2 pounds russet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt (Colonial, Diamond Crystal, Monarch, Morton, Nifda, Red & White, Sterling, Sysco)
• 16 fluid ounces (2 cups) half-and-half (Dairy Fresh, Hiland Dairy, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Land O’ Lakes Butter, Prairie Farms)
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed
• 6 ounces grated Parmesan (Dairy Fresh, Hiland Dairy, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Land O’ Lakes Butter, Prairie Farms)

Peel and dice potatoes, making sure all are relatively the same size. Place in a large saucepan, add the salt, and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and then reduce heat to maintain a rolling boil. Cook until potatoes fall apart when poked with a fork.

Heat the half-and-half and the garlic in a medium saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove from heat and set aside. Remove the potatoes from the heat and drain off the water. Mash and add the garlic-cream mixture and Parmesan; stir to combine. Let stand for 5 minutes so that mixture thickens and then serve.

Pies and fillings

Pumpkin Cream Pie
There are many different pies to choose from for Thanksgiving Day, but pumpkin pie reigns supreme on this special day in most households. Sandra Lee’s Pumpkin Cream Pie recipe is an extra decadent take on traditional pumpkin pie and it’s easy to whip up.

• 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature (Dairy Fresh, Hiland Dairy, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Land O’ Lakes Butter, Prairie Farms)
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree 
• 1 and 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream (Dairy Fresh, Hiland Dairy, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Land O’ Lakes Butter, Prairie Farms)
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar (Domino’s, Imperial)
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (Watkins)
• 3 large eggs 1 (9-inch) frozen pie crust shell
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar (Domino’s, Imperial)

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and arrange a rack in the bottom third of the oven. In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, pumpkin puree, cream, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Using electric hand mixer, add the eggs, 1 at a time incorporating completely between each addition. Pour the filling into the pie shell and bake on a sheet tray until the filling is mostly set and the crust has browned, about 50 to 60 minutes. The center will still look slightly loose. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.

For whipped cream: In a chilled bowl, beat 1 cup heavy cream with a hand mixer until beginning to thicken. Add 3 tablespoons brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice and continue to beat until soft peaks form. Spread the whipped cream over the pie and serve immediately or hold in the refrigerator for up to 2 hours before serving.

Set the table!

Fire up a Union-made Grill

• Weber (made by International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers)
• Thermador (IBB-made)

Union-made Food for Grilling 

• Butterball burgers and franks
• Johnsonville brats and sausage
• Wenzel's sausage
• Smithfield sausage
• Oscar Meyer hot dogs
• Boars Head hot dogs
• Ball Park Franks
• Hebrew National franks
• Foster Farms fresh chicken
• Hormel Red Franks
• Nathan's Ball Park hot dogs

Union-made Fun in a Bun

• Wonder brand
• Ball Park buns
• Alfred Nickles Bakery
• Stroehmann
• Arnold
• Francisco

Union-made Fixin's

• Heinz Ketchup
• Open Pit
• French's
• Gulden's Mustard
• Frank's Red Hot
• Vlasic brand pickles
• Horizon Cheese
• Kraft Cheese
• Mission salsa & dip
• Burnham & Morrill Baked Beans

Union-made Snacks on the Side

• Munchos
• Frito-Lay
• Funyuns
• Doritos
• Rold Gold
• Chex Mixes
• Sara Lee snacks
• Planter’s Peanuts
• Utz Pretzels
• Mission chips
• Entenman’s snacks 

Alcoholic Beverages

• Union-Made beers
• Bacardi rum
• Gallo Estates wine
• Corbett Canyon wine
• Almaden wine

Beverages

• Welch's Juices
• Minute Maid
• Hawaiian Punch
• Mott's
• V8
• Sprite
• Mountain Dew
• Pepsi, Diet Pepsi
• Coke, Diet Coke

Treats

• Breyers ice cream
• Good Humor ice cream
• Prairie Farms ice cream

Containers

• Solo cups, bowls, and plates

Receive Union-made Shopping Lists on Your Phone

• Text AIRLINE to 22555 for union-friendly airlines
• Text APPLIANCE to 22555 for union-made appliances
• Text BEER to 22555 for union-made beer
• Text CARS to 22555 for union-made vehicles
• Text CANDY to 22555 for union-made candy
• Text HOTEL to 22555 for union-friendly hotels
• Text PETS to 22555 for union-made pet products
• Text TOYS to 22555 for union-made toys

1. San Juan, Puerto Rico
   This U.S. territory surrounded by the Caribbean Sea is ready to welcome tourists after the devastation of Hurricane Maria. The capital city of San Juan has several unionized resorts that guarantee your vacation money will support fellow union members and the rebuilding efforts.
    
2. Orlando, Florida
   Disney World parks and resorts employ over 38,000 unionized workers.
   
   Union Plus offers discounted tickets to water and theme parks including Walt Disney World, FL.
   
   Rent a car with your Union Plus discount to visit Orlando’s many lakes and springs or nearby Cocoa and Daytona beaches. 
    
3. Anaheim, California
   Sunny Southern California is home to about 150 beaches! Several are as close as 30 minutes to Disneyland parks and resorts where over 30,000 union members bring the magic of Disney to the West Coast.
   
   Union Plus offers discounted tickets to water and theme parks including Disneyland, CA.
    
4. Maryland Casino Resorts
   Several unionized casino resorts lie in the center of Baltimore and National Harbors. At night, experience restaurants, nightlife and amazing views of the harbor waterways.
   
   By day, rent a car with your Union Plus discount to discover nearby Ocean City or Chesapeake Bay beaches. 
    
5. Miami, Florida
   Miami is color, cuisine and a crazy good time. It’s one sophisticated beach town everyone should have a chance to see. When you visit, stay at one of several unionized hotels including the famous Fontainebleau Resort, Miami Beach Resort and more.
    
6. Boston and Cape Code, Massachusetts
   In and around historic Boston Harbor are tons of unionized hotels.
   
   Rent a car with your Union Plus discount to enjoy the many idyllic beach towns that sit on the famous Cape Cod.

Start Your Unionized Resorts Travel Adventure

Before you leave town, be sure you're taking advantage of all the Union Plus travel benefits — including:

• Up to 25% off base rates, plus bonus savings on Avis, Budget, and Hertz rental cars*
• Information on unionized hotels
• Savings on tours, events, dining and more while you’re traveling.

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Check out our list of these union made beers, ales and root beers (Barq's, Blumers or Old Philadelphia). Be sure to show your patriotism with your pocketbook this Memorial Day—and all summer long! Enjoy responsibly!

If we're missing any on this list, let us know at info@unionprivilege.org.

Text "BEER" to 22555*

Want to keep this list on-hand while you're shopping? Text "BEER" to 22555* and we'll send this list to your mobile device.
 

More Union-Made Shopping Lists Sent Right to Your Phone

On your mobile device*, you can receive union-made shopping lists!

• Text AIRLINE to 22555 for union-friendly airlines
• Text APPLIANCE to 22555 for union-made appliances
• Text BEER to 22555 for union-made beer
• Text CARS to 22555 for union-made vehicles
• Text CANDY to 22555 for union-made candy
• Text HOTEL to 22555 for union-friendly hotels
• Text PETS to 22555 for union-made pet products
• Text TOYS to 22555 for union-made toys

Fire up a Union-made Grill

• Weber (made by International Union of Allied Novelty and Production Workers)
• Thermador (IBB-made)

Union-made Food for Grilling 

• Butterball burgers and franks
• Johnsonville brats and sausage
• Wenzel's sausage
• Smithfield sausage
• Oscar Meyer hot dogs
• Boars Head hot dogs
• Ball Park Franks
• Hebrew National franks
• Foster Farms fresh chicken
• Hormel Red Franks
• Nathan's Ball Park hot dogs

Union-made Fun in a Bun

• Wonder brand
• Ball Park buns
• Alfred Nickles Bakery
• Stroehmann
• Arnold
• Francisco

Union-made Fixin's

• Heinz Ketchup
• Open Pit
• French's
• Gulden's Mustard
• Frank's Red Hot
• Vlasic brand pickles
• Horizon Cheese
• Kraft Cheese
• Mission salsa & dip
• Burnham & Morrill Baked Beans

Union-made Snacks on the Side

• Munchos
• Frito-Lay
• Funyuns
• Doritos
• Rold Gold
• Chex Mixes
• Sara Lee snacks
• Planter’s Peanuts
• Utz Pretzels
• Mission chips
• Entenman’s snacks 

Alcoholic Beverages

• Union-Made beers
• Bacardi rum
• Gallo Estates wine
• Corbett Canyon wine
• Almaden wine

Beverages

• Welch's Juices
• Minute Maid
• Hawaiian Punch
• Mott's
• V8
• Sprite
• Mountain Dew
• Pepsi, Diet Pepsi
• Coke, Diet Coke

Treats

• Breyers ice cream
• Good Humor ice cream
• Prairie Farms ice cream

Containers

• Solo cups, bowls, and plates

Receive Union-made Shopping Lists on Your Phone

• Text AIRLINE to 22555 for union-friendly airlines
• Text APPLIANCE to 22555 for union-made appliances
• Text BEER to 22555 for union-made beer
• Text CARS to 22555 for union-made vehicles
• Text CANDY to 22555 for union-made candy
• Text HOTEL to 22555 for union-friendly hotels
• Text PETS to 22555 for union-made pet products
• Text TOYS to 22555 for union-made toys

Think about hosting a St. Patrick's Day dinner made with union-made products and (responsibly) raise a union-made pint and offer a cheers of "do shláinte" (to your health) to your friends and family!

Shop union-made for St. Patrick's Day:

Corned Beef

• Saag's 
• Thumann's
• Winter's Premium Deli

Potatoes and Cabbage

• Dole Fresh Potatoes
• Purchase cabbage at a union grocery store like Kroger (including Fred Meyer, Ralphs, QFC and King Soopers), Albertsons (including Safeway, Vons, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Cars, Pavilion, Acme, Shaw's, Star, Jewel-Osco and Lucky), Supervalu (Cub Foods and Rainbow). See ufcw.org for more info.

Beer

• Bass
• Beck’s
• Blue Moon
• Budweiser
• Busch
• Butte Creek
• Coors
• Dundee
• Duquesne
• Genesee
• Goose Island
• Hamm’s
• Henry Weinhard’s
• Iron City
• Jamaica Red Ale
• Keystone
• Killian’s
• Land Shark Lager
• Lionshead
• Mad River
• Mendocino Brewing
• Michelob
• Mickey’s
• Miller Genuine Draft
• Milwaukee’s Best
• Natural Ice
• O’Doul’s (nonalcoholic)
• Pabst Blue Ribbon
• Red Stripe
• Red Tail Ale
• Rolling Rock
• Sam Adams
• Schlitz
• Shock Top
• Steelhead
• Third Shift

Eight of those reasons are highlighted below: 

1. Weekends Off: Massive union strikes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries led to shorter work weeks with weekends off. This allowed Americans to be home with loved ones instead of constantly working.
    
2. Paid Vacations: With summer coming to a close, take time to thank your union for the paid vacation time that made it possible to rest and relax with your family.
    
3. Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Unions spearheaded the fight that resulted in the passage of this law that gives eligible employees the right to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected unpaid leave annually for family and medical reasons.
    
4. Breaks at Work—Including Lunch: Although they are now federally mandated, breaks haven't always been an employee right. Studies have shown, breaks provide important rest periods that improve safety and productivity.
    
5. Sick Leave: Without paid sick leave, many workers couldn't afford to take the time necessary to recover from illnesses and accidents.
    
6. Paid Holidays: Labor Day is one of nine paid holidays offered by most employers in the U.S. As you spend time with family and friends this Labor Day, thank your union.
    
7. Military Leave: The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act ensures those that serve their country can keep civilian employment and benefits, and seek employment free from discrimination.
    
8. 40-hour Work Week: Americans once worked 60 hours a week or more. It wasn't until the 1950's that 40-hour work weeks and 8-hour work days became standard across America thanks to union negotiations.

Interested in learning more about unions and how Union Plus supports them? Head over to our 'About' page for more information.

1. Chevy Equinox
   
   The Chevy Equinox is considered a family friendly SUV for its roomy interior. This well-equipped ride is perfect for all your summer, winter, spring and fall road trips. 
    
2. Chevy Silverado
   
   Like its competitors, the Chevy Silverado is a master at the haul, tow and carry routine. But this pickup goes miles ahead of most by sporting a ton of configuration options and hi-tech features. 
    
3. Ford F-150
   
   If you’re in the market for a pickup, this workhorse won’t disappoint. It also has a reputation for speed and hi-tech functionality. In fact, the Ford F-series pickup trucks have been the bestselling vehicles in America for decades! That’s quite a distinction. 
    
4. Jeep Cherokee
   
   They say variety is the spice of life, and with the Jeep Cherokee, there are several different varieties to choose from. So, spice things up from sporty to luxury with this popular SUV.
    
5. Jeep Grand Cherokee
   
   Purpose-built luxury is Jeep’s claim for this modern and elegant SUV. But even with a grand dose of stylish design, the Grand Cherokee still upholds Jeep’s reputation for a sturdy and powerful vehicle that exudes confidence in every way.
    
6. Ford Escape
   
   A compact crossover with great looks inside and out, the Ford Escape is also popular for practical features like generous cargo space and gas mileage.
    
7. Chevy Cruze
   
   This little go getter has something for everyone. It’s sporty and hi-tech for the young-at-heart; compact for the city driver; gets great mileage for the commuter; and low-priced for the multi-car household looking for savings. 
    
8. Chevy Traverse 
   
   As one of the newest SUVs on the market, the Chevy Traverse makes a name for itself with the features of a full-size (seats 8) and the pricing of a compact. 
    
9. Dodge Ram 1500
   
   The Ram 1500 packs a mean punch both visually and with its horsepower and towing capabilities. But with the air suspension to improve handling, this fierce pickup easily offers the most comfortable ride.  
    
10. Chevy Malibu
    
    More into the mid-size vehicles? The Chevy Malibu might be your speed. Fun fact: the car was named after the city in California. 

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Survey takers were asked a series of five questions about their thoughts on the AT&T wireless discounts through Union Plus, including questions about whether they would recommend the program to other members and which program benefit they enjoyed most.

Said one member,

I  have two [reasons]. One is the fact that AT&T is organized and two is the 15% savings.”

Top Three Benefits Most Liked by Members 

• 15% wireless discount on the monthly service charge of qualified wireless plans² 
• Supporting the <150,000 union members at AT&T 
• Being helped by fellow union members at AT&T stores 

With the AT&T wireless discounts through Union Plus, union members save 15% on the monthly service charge of qualified wireless plans and 20% on select accessories³ from AT&T. 

Not yet with AT&T? Switch now, and get up to $650 in bill credits⁴ when you trade in a smartphone, and buy a new one on AT&T Next®.

To learn more about the AT&T wireless discounts through Union Plus, shop online now, or download the coupon to take to your local AT&T retail store, where you’ll be helped by a fellow union member. 

AT&T is the only nationwide unionized wireless carrier.