Halloween is for Dum Dums and Smarties

(Oct. 25, 2016) — If you want your Halloween to be all treats and no tricks, make sure all your candy is union-made in America. The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor’s resource site, Labor 411, has a list of union-made candies, as does Union Plus. Here are some highlights, featuring sweets made by the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers and the United Food and Commercial Workers (printable list):

● 5th Avenue

● Abba-Zaba

● Almond Roca

● Baby Ruth

● Big Hunk

● Bit-O-Honey

● Butterfinger

● Cadbury

● Candy House Buttons

● Caramello

● Clark Bar

● Dum Dums

● Ghirardelli Chocolate

● Gimbal’s Fine Candies

● Hershey’s Kisses

● Hershey’s Hugs

● Hershey’s Nuggets

● Jawbreakers

● Jelly Belly

● Kit Kat

● LOOK!

● Mallo Cups

● Mary Jane

● Mighty Malts

● Necco Wafers

● Red Vines

● Rocky Road

● Rolo

● Russell Stover

● See’s Candies

● Sky Bar

● Smarties

● Snaps

● Sour Patch Kids

● Sour Punch

● Super Ropes

● Toblerone

● Tootsie Rolls

● U-NO

● York Peppermint Patties

● Zagnut

Oreos Note: Remember to CHECK THE LABEL on Oreos and all Nabisco-brand products and DO NOT BUY Made-in-Mexico Nabisco products. Find out how here.

The Washington State Labor Council’s Union Goods and Services Committee has asked The Stand to regularly post lists of union products to help inform rank-and-file members and supporters what they can buy to support good family-wage jobs.