Dear Working Families e-Activist,

Anyone who grew up with the Mickey Mouse Club on TV and a Schwinn bike in the family garage will instantly recognize Fiesta Dinnerware, which has been an American icon for decades. Unlike other American icons—Radio Flyer red wagons and Levi’s jeans come to mind—Fiesta is still made right here in the USA.

The longtime success of Homer Laughlin China, which produces Fiesta Dinnerware, comes from the hard work of the company’s union employees. Since 1939, the Homer Laughlin workers have been union members. Today, 650 are proud members of Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastic and Allied Workers Local 419.

We’re featuring one of Homer Laughlin’s most distinct union-made-in-the-USA products, the Fiesta Disc Pitcher, in The Union Shop Online. Add this gorgeous pitcher to your collection today.

Click Here to Visit The Union Shop Online

While many competitors shipped jobs and production overseas or closed their doors, Homer Laughlin invested in its Newell, W.V., plant and its workers, retooling, retraining and turning out Fiesta—one of the most beloved and collected lines of dinnerware. In fact, the company has produced one-third of all the dinnerware ever sold in the United States. That success, in part, is the legacy of former CEO Joe Wells Jr., who died this week at the age of 90.

“The union has contributed a lot to their success,” says Linda Dickey, the president of the local who has worked at Homer Laughlin for 32 years. “They have a good workforce. The company has always said that. In fact, when you walk through our doors, there’s a big sign, “Through these portals go the best potters in the world.”

Join us in celebrating the classic work of the GMP members who make Fiesta Dinnerware. Get your Fiesta Disc Pitcher at The Union Shop Online today:

http://unionshop.aflcio.org/

In solidarity,

Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO

P.S. You can learn more about the Fiesta story at the AFL-CIO Now blog:

http://www.aflcio.org/blog

Also at
The Union Shop Online.