Union-Made in America: Halloween candy shopping list
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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 (BCTGM) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW):

  • 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

    Jelly Belly jelly beans are on the list of candies that are union-made! | Wikipedia (CC)
    Jelly Belly jelly beans are on the list of candies that are union-made! | Wikipedia (CC)
  • See’s Candies
  • Sky Bar
  • Smarties
  • Snaps
  • Sour Patch Kids
  • Sour Punch
  • Super Ropes
  • Toblerone
  • Tootsie Rolls
  • U-NO
  • York Peppermint Patties
  • Zagnut

Check out the links above for full lists of union-made candy and treats!

Oreos Note: Remember to CHECK THE LABEL on Oreos and all Nabisco-brand products.

DO NOT BUY Made-in-Mexico Nabisco products. Find out how here.

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Kenneth Quinnell
Kenneth Quinnell

Kenneth Quinnell is Senior Writer at AFL-CIO

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