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eridani

(51,907 posts) Mon Oct 27, 2014, 05:17 AM Oct 2014

Buy Union-made Candy For Halloween. Here's a List.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/25/1339148/-Buy-Union-made-Candy-For-Halloween-Here-s-a-List

There are many candies that are made by unionized workers.

5th Avenue
Abba-Zaba Original and Strawberry
Almond Roca
Baby Ruth
Big Hunk
Butterfinger
Cadbury
Jelly Belly Candy Corn
Candy House Buttons
Caramello Bar
Clark Bar
Disney Jelly Beans
Ghirardelli Chocolates
Gimbal’s Fine Candies
Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans
Hersheys Kisses and Hugs
Hersheys Nuggets
Hot Tamales candies
Jawbreakers
Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
Kit Kat Bars
Laffy Taffy
LOOK!
Mallo Cups
Mary Jane
Mighty Malts Malted Milk Balls
Mike and Ike
Necco Candy Wafers
Nestle
Pearsons Candy
Red Vines Red Licorice and Black Licorice
Rocky Road Original, Dark, Mint, and S’Mores
Rolo
Russell Stover Candy
Sconza Candy
See
Sip-n-chew
Smarties
Smarties Candy Lipstick
Snaps
Sour Punch
Sunkist Candies
Super Ropes
Sweethearts Mummy Hearts
Thin Mints
Tootsie Rolls
Trolli
U-NO
Zagnut
Zours

PS: I try to avoid Mars candy. The Mars family has colluded with other 1-percenters to repeal the Estate Tax.

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Buy Union-made Candy For Halloween. Here's a List. (Original Post) eridani Oct 2014 OP

Sweet. Thanks. merrily Oct 2014 #1

Some Jelly Bellies are made in nonunion plants, and some Kisses are made in Mexico. Brickbat Oct 2014 #2

Thank you for this, it's getting harder and harder to buy American, and always try to..... a kennedy Oct 2014 #3

Absolutely Dwayne Hicks Oct 2014 #4

Who woulda thunk it madokie Oct 2014 #5

THANKS! Quick question- demwing Oct 2014 #6

http://labor411.org/product-spotlight/605-halloween-candy lunasun Oct 2014 #9

excellent, ty! /nt demwing Oct 2014 #10

K&R.... daleanime Oct 2014 #7

thanks riversedge Oct 2014 #8

K & R! lonestarnot Oct 2014 #11

The CEO of Nestle (butterfinger etc) is advocating privatizing water supplies. He says that water is Erose999 Oct 2014 #12

This should be an OP on its own. Control-Z Oct 2014 #15

Lots of easy choices there - thanks! petronius Oct 2014 #13

I really appreciate this post. n/t Orsino Oct 2014 #14

K&R! Omaha Steve Oct 2014 #16

Got the Kit Kats ready to go! AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #17

merrily

(45,251 posts)

1. Sweet. Thanks.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 07:16 AM

Oct 2014

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

2. Some Jelly Bellies are made in nonunion plants, and some Kisses are made in Mexico.

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 07:42 AM

Oct 2014

a kennedy

(29,669 posts)

3. Thank you for this, it's getting harder and harder to buy American, and always try to.....

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 07:45 AM

Oct 2014

this list is great. and those Mighty Malts Malted Milk Balls!!! favorite.

Dwayne Hicks

(637 posts)

4. Absolutely

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 07:45 AM

Oct 2014

I only buy union when possible.

madokie

(51,076 posts)

5. Who woulda thunk it

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 07:45 AM

Oct 2014

that a lot of candy is union made

demwing

(16,916 posts)

6. THANKS! Quick question-

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 07:46 AM

Oct 2014

Do you know the source of this list?

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

9. http://labor411.org/product-spotlight/605-halloween-candy

Reply to demwing (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 08:42 AM

Oct 2014

demwing

(16,916 posts)

10. excellent, ty! /nt

Reply to lunasun (Reply #9)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 08:50 AM

Oct 2014

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

7. K&R....

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 08:20 AM

Oct 2014

and thanks, but I'm bucking the trend and making my own this year. Chocolate-peanut butter no-bakes with ingredients and signature on the wrap.

riversedge

(70,239 posts)

8. thanks

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 08:42 AM

Oct 2014

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)

11. K & R!

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 09:54 AM

Oct 2014

Erose999

(5,624 posts)

12. The CEO of Nestle (butterfinger etc) is advocating privatizing water supplies. He says that water is

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 11:27 AM

Oct 2014

not a human right and should have a market value. I'm not giving this jackass one dime of my money:

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)

15. This should be an OP on its own.

Reply to Erose999 (Reply #12)

Mon Oct 27, 2014, 10:31 PM

Oct 2014

I know it would not be the first OP about Nestle's CEO but since some of us are buying candy for the first time since last Halloween, it would be a good reminder.