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Thursday, 22 May 2008
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ILGWU Print E-mail
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ILGWU

International Ladies Garment Worker Union, formed in 1900. In 1935 the union became part of CIO. Tags are notable for their "AFL-CIO" attribution or lack thereof. The AFL and the CIO merged in 1955, therefore any ILGWU labels with AFL-CIO (look closely, as it is often very small) on them are post-55. 

In 1974 the labels were changed to a red, white and blue color scheme.  This was in conjunction with their efforts to urge Americans to not buy imported goods:  Buy American: The Job You Save May Be Your Own. The ILGWU remained active up until 1995, when they merged with another union, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, to form UNITE.

Thanks to ikwewe for dating information


from a late 1950s dress
label used 1955-1963

Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com


from a 1960s dress 
label used 1963 - 1974
Courtesy of fuzzylizzie.com


from a 1970s swim suit
Courtesy of chezmov


from a 1980s dress
label used 1974 - 1995
Courtesy of cactusandcattails