Discuss the fun task of marketing a t-shirt shop. Where to advertise, link building, word of mouth, press releases, search engine marketing, keyword advertising, magazines, etc.
Try selling to Union fire departments. Hats-shirts that are union made with all products made in the US is what they like. Electical--plumbing and any union would buy from you instead from a non union company. Also make sure you tell them it is union made with all US materials. It is in the bylaws to buy union made over non union made when possible.
Try selling to Union fire departments. Hats-shirts that are union made with all products made in the US is what they like. Electical--plumbing and any union would buy from you instead from a non union company. Also make sure you tell them it is union made with all US materials. It is in the bylaws to buy union made over non union made when possible.
Thanks! Are there any copyright issues with logo's?
Also are there heat transfer suppliers that provide union made heat transfers? Currently I have one union screen printer/embroiderer that I use for contract work but also thinking about doing some work 'in-house'.
Are you a union worker? If your not then your product will not be "union made" it will be "scab made". In order for something to be considered "union made" all aspects of the business needs to be part of a union.
I'm a Union Electrician IBEW 134 and if i'm working for my company everything i do is under the union, making it a union project! If i do a side job outside of the union then the project would be a nonunion job even though I'm a union electrician. You need to join a union! Then you can legally market your goods as "Union Made".
We had a very hard time becoming a unon shop - no one wanted us because we were too small (only 2 at that time). The Gephardt campaign really wanted us to print for them, and they got us hooked up with the IUPAT. (Painters and Allied Trades). I know of one person who is self employed who is a member, and a former employee of mine kept her membership . She is working for an elected official and has a percent of her salary going to dues.
Are you a union worker? If your not then your product will not be "union made" it will be "scab made". In order for something to be considered "union made" all aspects of the business needs to be part of a union.
I'm a Union Electrician IBEW 134 and if i'm working for my company everything i do is under the union, making it a union project! If i do a side job outside of the union then the project would be a nonunion job even though I'm a union electrician. You need to join a union! Then you can legally market your goods as "Union Made".
Im also a union worker IOEU 542 and I know that if you want to do business with any union they will want proof that you are union yourself. I personally buy nothing that is imported if I can buy american made and most of my union brothers are the same way.
I push union made products as much as possible, and when not available, American made. Most people are oblivious to where there product comes from. Union members a bit more awake in this arena.
I'm a union worker, a Teamster. I just started my own decorated apparel business because I feel there is a demand.
Also I noticed about union made shirts, Baysides union made t's... They seem to be 'cut' too small. Customer wanted large and they seemed not cut like imports. I'm a large myself and felt I could have worn an XL. So I ordered an XL to see and it fits better although I'm a large.
Anybody else run into this with union made or american made t shirts?
Anybody else run into this with union made or american made t shirts?
Marc
uhhh ...no! But maybe because I have always worn american made ...that may also be why I think most of the guys I work with are a bunch of fat a$$es!! lmao!! I swear most of em are 2 or 3 X's!! So I guess in reality they are 1 and 2X's which would be more the norm. ...sheesh that takes all the fun out of teasing them! ...then again ...I don't have to share this info with them either!!! hehe
Thanks! Are there any copyright issues with logo's?
Also are there heat transfer suppliers that provide union made heat transfers? Currently I have one union screen printer/embroiderer that I use for contract work but also thinking about doing some work 'in-house'.
Marc
There are definately copyrights for union logo's but you just need permission from the union hall to use them and if they want to do business with you they'll give you what you need. I'd suggest hanging out in the bars they hang out in ...im being serious here. Im not sure where you live but where I live we have a bar for nearly every union. They also have union clubs and the business agents are usually a part of the goings on. If you're union they want to know you, you should already know that! I would even go out on a limb and just make some really nice designed shirts (a few) and roll into the union hall with them and give them to the business manager with your company info that stresses you are union! There are also a TON of union websites ...check em out ...email them too. Good Luck!
Union Made in the USA 
...then again ...I don't have to share this info with them either!!! hehe
