Friday, May 11, 2012

Buy these union-made Mother's Day gifts

Mother Jones would approve.
Crossposted from our good friends at American Rights at Work. They do great work promoting union-made goods:

Mother’s Day is this Sunday, which means it is time again to show your mom how much she means to you.

We know it’s almost impossible to find a gift that repays your mom for all her love, hard work, and dedication. But you can show her how much she means to you by getting a gift that’s fun, practical, and supports good, union jobs.

Check out these Mother’s Day gift ideas from our Union Shop. Is your mom into cooking? Check out these great products from All-Clad and Pyrex and add to her kitchen arsenal. Want to send up a toast to the best mom in the world? (Ed.’s note: Assume this is your own mom!) Fill up Libbey stemware with wine from union-grown grapes. You can pair that wine with a dessert of Ghirardelli chocolate, made by union members in San Francisco.

For the Mom who is less of a foodie and more of a bookworm, Union Shop has you covered! Give her a gift card from Powell’s Books – the largest union online book retailer. And if she’s more of a periodical reader, give the gift of a Consumer Reports subscription and support union journalism.

At the end of the day, you can’t go wrong with a card that tells your mom how much she means to you. Luckily American Greetings has just the right words and they’re brought to you by Teamsters! Make sure you check the back of your card, though, to be sure it's made in America.

No matter the gift, though, we hope all moms enjoy their special day this weekend!