On this Page we will feature Union sites; sites that promote, support and defend Unions....
Ken's Foods (i.e.-dressings)--Union Made |
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Union Shop: Ken’s Foods
by American Rights at Workon August 16, 2012
Product: Salad Dressings and Sauces
Union: UFCW
Category: Food and Beverage
Whether you’re making a fresh salad with veggies from your garden or grilling steaks outside this weekend, make sure you pick up a couple bottles of Ken’s. From salad dressing to marinades, everything at Ken’s is union-made by men and women who have a voice at work as members of UFCW. Your food will taste great, and you can feel great about where it came from!
Ken’s products are available nationwide. Click here for more information.
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AFL & National Labor College--Help with Financial Issues |
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Financial issues can be confusing—especially when there aren’t many places working folks can get unbiased, reliable information about investing and financial security.
We know that working families around the country face tough financial issues and would like good, honest, fair information. That’s why the National Labor College and the AFL-CIO have partnered to provide resources and answers at our new website: NLC InvestEd.
Visit our new website to learn about investing, good vs. bad debt and much more.
Most of us never had anyone take the time to teach us about the financial implications of credit card debt, a birth, a death, a wedding, a divorce or retirement. This is because there isn’t much financial education in the United States and most of it is by salespeople who would like us to buy their products.
NLC InvestEd is one of the few no-nonsense sites out there that isn’t promoting a financial product. It exists to help working families understand the concepts and tools that enhance everyone’s financial security, both now and in the future.
Some of the topics covered include:
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Buying a home,
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Children,
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College,
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Foreclosure,
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Loss of a loved one,
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Paying off debt,
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Retirement and
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Weddings.
Head over to NLC InvestEd and check it out.
As working people, our financial security is under threat and the AFL-CIO knows that having better information about financial issues is one more way we can push back. If you have questions about this new project, reply to this message and we'll do our best to answer them.
In Solidarity,
Zach Teutsch
Director, Investor Education Project
Office of Investments, AFL-CIO
P.S. Union members also can check out free credit education, the Save My Home Hotline and many other Union Plus financial services and tools here.
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Sharp Solar in Partnership with IBEW |
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In Partnership With: IBEW
Creating good jobs at home in a growing industry
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At a Glance
Sharp Solar is a market leader in domestic solar panel production. It is a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, a subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of solar cells.
Headquarters
Memphis, TN
Website
www.sharpusa.com
Industry
Renewable Energy
Union Employees
385 manufacturing and production workers
Annual Revenues
N/A
Outlets
Manufacturing facility in Memphis, TN and two training centers
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Sharp Solar is bringing good manufacturing jobs back to the United States while providing residential, commercial, and utility customers access to clean energy. The company assembles solar panels with the partnership of its skilled employees and their union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
At a time when many jobs are being shipped overseas, Sharp sees the value of manufacturing in the United States. In 2003, Sharp Corporation capitalized on the expanding U.S. solar energy market by bringing solar panel production to Memphis, TN. The company re-tooled one of its television manufacturing plants, hiring many of the same workers and continuing its relationship with the IBEW, which has represented Sharp’s Memphis workers since 1983. The company has provided solar modules for many large-scale solar projects, including those at Google and Denver International Airport, and produces enough solar panels every year to power more than 16,000 homes. Sharp has received awards for its environmental leadership from Energy Star, the EPA, and the U.S. General Services Administration.
Sharp Solar is now one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies, and attributes its growth to its strong relationship with its workers’ union. Management and the union meet monthly to discuss workplace issues, and have together improved manufacturing capability by investing in plant equipment and technology. The company added 180 employees to its Memphis facility between July 2009 and March 2010 and moved to a 24-hour production schedule, working closely with the union to implement the new schedule smoothly. As solar division Vice President Ron Kenedi puts it, “Who says working with unions is unproductive or unprofitable: look at our growth!” Labor-management cooperation especially pays off in a crisis: when a tornado damaged the facility in 2008, the union and the company worked together to rebuild the plant, bringing all employees back on the job within a week.
Customers in the hot solar energy market seek out Sharp products because they are manufactured domestically by a company with progressive labor relations. The National Photovoltaic Construction Project (NPCP) uses Sharp Solar products exclusively, because Sharp’s Memphis facility can deliver a product more quickly than an overseas factory and, as NPCP’s managing director has put it, “An experienced crew of unionized workers will outperform non-union day laborers any day of the week.” For this renewable energy leader, environmental sustainability, workers’ rights, and business success go hand in hand.
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AMERICAN RIGHTS AT WORK |
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PLEASE VISIT THIS WEBSITE.....
Advancing Democracy in the American Workplace
Since 2003, American Rights at Work has informed the American public about the struggle to win workplace democracy for nurses, cooks, computer programmers, retail cashiers, and a variety of workers who we all depend on every day. Our vision is a nation where the freedom of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively with employers is guaranteed and promoted.
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USA Coffee Company |
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100% American Made -- 100% UNION MADE !!
Please VISIT this 100% Union site...you can buy their coffee at about $.016 a cup. Noted as one of the BEST Union-Company Partnerships in 2011 by American Rights at Work. Support UNION made--American made! Click the Logo below.
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