ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL
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The official emblem of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America was adopted at the Fourth General Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 1884.
The emblem was originally designed by the old National Union of Carpenters, which was organized in September 1865, and the motto inscribed therein, "Labor Omnia Vincit," translated from the Latin, meaning "Labor conquers all things" and the other elements of the design such as the rule and the compass have the following meanings:
THE RULE - signifying the desire of the organization to live by the Golden Rule - "To do unto others as we would wish others to do unto us".
THE COMPASS - indicating that we shall endeavor to surround our members with better conditions, socially, morally, and intellectually.
THE JACK PLANE - a tool - emblematic of the trade.
THE SHIELD - or base of the emblem indicating that those legally wearing the emblem are morally bound to safeguard and protect the interests of the organization and its members.
THE COLORS - Pale blue signifying ideals as pure, as the clean and as lofty as the skies; while the dark red denotes that "labor is honorable", and that through honorable labor red blood flows through the veins of those who toil.
Similar elements and symbolism make up our union label, which is affixed to quality products made by UBC members.
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