Treat Youself to the Best Ice Cream Ever

February may not seem like the time for ice cream – sure it does. Any time of year is perfect for delicious ice cream, especially when it comes from on of the premier dairies in the Nation.
Babcock Hall Dairy is located on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus. Built in the late 1950s, the dairy provides undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to learn first-hand how raw milk is turned into fantastic tasting ice cream and cheese.
Workers at the Babcock Hall Dairy Store are represented by AFSCME Local 171. The local includes blue collar and technical employees across the University of Wisconsin Madison campus. They not only run the dairy plant but also clean and maintain campus buildings, provide food service to dorms and dining halls, assist in laboratories across campus, and work at its farms and greenhouses. Members of Local 171 belong to the Wisconsin State Employees Union (AFSCME Council 24). Try your dairy knowledge:
What is the average fat content of raw milk from the farm?
A. 3.75%
B. 5%
C. 4%
D. 19%
Answer: A. 3.7%
Working without a contract, Babcock Hall Dairy workers continue to make some of the richest and more flavorful ice cream on the planet. Babcock Hall Dairy ice cream is available at the dairy store in Babcock hall, as well as the Memorial Union and Union South.
AFSCME workers at Babcock Hall Dairy also make wonderful Wisconsin cheese. Varieties available include: Brick, Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Havarti, Holland Style Gouda, Colby and Baby Swill. Babcock Hall Dairy cheese is available online or at the Babcock Hall Dairy Store.
Babcock Hall Dairy Store is located on the UW campus in Babcock Hall at 1605 Linden Drive, Madison, WI. To get there, take University Avenue to Babcock Drive, just before the University Avenue and Campus Drive split. Turn left at Linden Drive and the dairy store is located at the far end of Babcock hall. Hours are: Monday–Friday 7:30 – 5:30, Saturday 11:00 – 4:00 , Football Saturday 10 – 5:30.

For That Difficult Worker on Your Christmas List

Wives ask the same question every year; what do you want for Christmas? The refrain is just as predictable, “I don’t know.” Eventually the tool chest fills up and with it the list of gift ideas shrinks.

The Carhartt Made in the USA line features some of our most legendary products. These rugged styles are stitched on American soil for any person that believes in hard work.

Here is a gift idea for the working woman or man on your list that will always be appreciated; Carhartt clothing and accessories. This legendary brand is not only the tops for quality and durability, it is UNION MADE right here in the USA.

The money that working women and men make and spend accounts for 70% of the economic activity in America. The way we spend our money can make a huge difference in the lives of working families. Tax breaks for the rich will never turn them into so-called "job creators." The only thing that creates jobs is increased sales. The way to put more Americans back to work is for those of us with jobs to spend our money on goods and services that put our brothers and sisters back to work. BUY UNION, BUY LOCAL, BUY AMERICAN.

Whether you are getting that special someone a coats, work pants, and socks for both men and women the Made in America line are produced by United Food and Commercial Workers Union - UFCW members in two plants in Tennessee and Kentucky.

These cloths look really good, feel great and wear like iron. My Carhartt jacket has seen years of hard work in the woods clearing brush, plowing snow and fixing the darnedest things you can think of. It has protected me from flying branches, fire, and of course the cold or Wisconsin winters. If you want to make that someone special really happy on Christmas Day, give them a gift of Made in the USA work clothing from Carhartt.

Tailgate Union This Weekend

With the Packers set to take on the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday, one idea came to mind – Tailgate! Okay, but I am trying to watch my dollars and make sure I spend my hard earned money on Union made products. Just because we want to have a good time doesn’t mean we have to send our money overseas or give it to a non-union shop. Like you, I am always looking for ways to BUY UNION, BUY LOCAL, BUY AMERICAN.

I found the information below following a link on theAFL-CIO Now Blog:

MYTH: There’s nothing made in the USA anymore, especially not by unions.
FACT: Union-made products are all around us and at affordable prices. Chances are you’ve hosted a union-made tailgate without even knowing it.

• Snacks – Doritos, Lays, Crunch & Munch, Corn Nuts, Oreos, Ghirardelli Chocolates, Kraft snack products, Wise snacks, Snyder of Berlin, Planter’s Nuts
• Meats – Hot dogs: Oscar Meyer, Nathan’s, Hebrew National, Ball Park, Hormel; Sausages & Brats: Johnsonville, Armour, Eckrich, Poultry: Butterball, Healthy Choice, Hormel, Smithfield, Tyson
• Condiments – Heinz ketchup, French’s mustard, Gulden’s mustard, Land O’Lakes butter, Open Pit BBQ sauces, Pace salsa and picante sauce, Vlasic pickles
• Soft Drinks – Coke and Sprite products
• Juices – Welch’s, Minute Maid
• Beers – Anheuser Busch, Budweiser, Busch, Icehouse, Labatt’s Blue, Leinenkugel’s, Michelob, Miller, Molson, Pabst, Rolling Rock
• Footballs – Don’t forget to play catch at halftime, with a football made by Wilson. The game balls used in professional games are made by union workers in Ohio.

BONUS: You can feed and entertain your friends and family at a tailgate or in your living room and support good jobs by procuring these union-made, USA-made snacks and beverages.

Reprinted from Pro-Union & Pro-Football: How to support unions at your next tailgate or game party, by Americans Rights at Work, Blog At Work.

Oscar Meyer hot dogs are made right here in Madison, smothered them with Hormel Chili. Johnsonville brats are union made, even if the owners are big Walker supporters. Lays chips and Doritos go well with either dogs or brats. Wash that down with some Leinenkugel’s Red, PBR or Miller Light and you have the makings of a great tailgate party. Enjoy the game and GO PACK!