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AFL-CIO National Boycott List

Volume CII, No. 12December, 2002

Following are some of the national boycotts endorsed by the national AFL-CIO. The boycotts were instituted by and are conducted by the unions noted in the descriptions. Contact them for detailed information about the dispute and how other unions can offer solidarity.

BUILDING MATERIALS & TOOLS

  • Jet Equipment & Tools, Inc.
    Auburn, Wash., distributor of “JET” brand metal- and woodworking power and hand tools for home and commercial use
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters

ENTERTAINMENT & RECREATION

  • Big League Theatricals Road Company
    Performing The Music Man
    Actors’ Equity Assn./American Federation of Musicians
  • Black Entertainment Television
    BET cable television, Action pay-per-view, BET on Jazz
    International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

FOOD & BEVERAGES

  • Mt. Olive Pickle Co.
    Pickles and relishes sold under the Mt. Olive and other labels, including the Food Lion and Harris Teeter supermarket “house” labels
    Farm Labor Organizing Committee
  • Diamond Walnut Co.
    Diamond brand canned and bagged walnuts and walnut pieces
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • Pictsweet Mushroom Farm
    Fresh mushrooms and frozen vegetables with the Pictsweet label
    United Farm Workers of America

TRANSPORTATION & TRAVEL

  • Best Western-Grosvenor Resort
    Hotel in Lake Buena Vista, Florida; located at Disney World, but separately owned and operated
    Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union
  • Four Points By Sheraton
    Hotel in Waterbury, Connecticut
    Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union
  • Holiday Inn Sunspree Hotel
    Hotel in Kapaa, Hawaii
    International Longshore & Warehouse Union
  • New Otani Hotel & Garden
    Hotel in downtown Los Angeles
    Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union
  • San Francisco Marriott Moscone Hotel
    Hotel in downtown San Francisco
    Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union

OTHER

  • R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
    Cigarettes: Best Value, Camel, Century, Doral, Eclipse, Magna, Monarch, More, Now, Salem, Sterling, Vantage, and Winston; plus all Moonlight Tobacco products
    Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers International Union