ILGWU
ILGWU or the International Ladies Garment Worker Union, was 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.
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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
Canadian LGWU used from 1968 to 1984 Courtesy of magsragsvintage
from a 1970s swim suit Courtesy of chezmov
