Consumers looking to buy union and buy American now have a place to shop.

"We carefully research every product and brand that we offer, to guarantee that the product is Union Made/American Made," says the literature on a web site that started up in July, called BuyUnionNOW.com.

The web site's self-proclaimed mission is to help protect union jobs, members and their families by giving union members and all Americans an opportunity to support union-friendly American companies with one-stop shopping on the Internet.

Founder Chris Kuban of St. Louis was touring Michigan union halls last week to call attention to the web site. "A lot of union workers say they want to buy union, and this gives them an opportunity," he said. "We have nearly 1,000 items on the site, each identifying the union plant where the product is made and the workers' union."

Josh Campbell, BuyUnionNow.Com's Director of Market Strategies stated, "It's my job to research these companies. I can personally assure everyone the difficulty of finding American-made, union-made products. When I sign up a manufacturer, it's a great feeling because I know we may be able to save America jobs."

The web address is pretty self-explanatory: buyunionnow.com. They also can be reached toll-free at (866) BuyUnion. (This article is informational only. We have no information on the quality of service).