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Red Rascal Toys was a division of George K. Garrett Company of Philadelphia in the 1940's. The red elf was the mascot for Red Rascal and appeared in print ads. Red Rascal is best known for manufacture of children's ball bearing roller skates and claimed to be the "fastest selling line of its kind."

George K. Garrett manufactured a variety of products across industries appearing as early as 1900 in trade catalogs. This broad manufacturing resulted in a loose interpretation of patent use. National Lockwasher owned a patent for split-ring spring-lock technology that was used by Garrett and took Garrett to court over patent misuse. The provision was that while the patent was licensed, no competing technology could be manufactured by the licensee. Garrett was found to have infringed the patent and the judgement was an $18,000 fine in 1943. This is well known to be one of the earliest federal court decisions to hold that it is patent misuse for a patentee to require licensees not to use a competitive technology, commonly known as "tie-outs."

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The IBEW is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and represents approximately 775,000 active and retired members in both the US and Canada. Members can be in many fields of work, ranging from utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads, and government. IBEW stands out in AFL-CIO because it is such a large member base which also covers many varied skilled occupations.

IBEW was founded in 1891 in Saint Louis, Missouri, two years before George Westinghouse lit up the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition with AC current, leading to homes and businesses in the U.S to begin receiving electricity. IBEW 424 is the local chapter for Alberta, Canada.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is a union that operates in the United States and Canada and represents an estimated 750,000 members. The union is unique in that its members operate in a wide range of fields that deal with electrical work such as utilities, government, and railroad. The union's primary goal is to represent their members and bargain with their employers over wages, benefits, and rights. 

The local 380 chapter is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and represents approximately 773 members.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is a union which has approximately 775,000 members across the Americas. This union collectively bargains against employers for their members over wages, rights, and benefits. They are unique among unions as their members are found in a broad range of fields such as telecommunications, government, etc.

IBEW 150 is located Libertyville, IL and serves Lake Country. This branch was founded in 1914 and now includes over 1,200 members. Members in this location primarily work as residential wiremen, lightning rod installers, and telecommunication signmen.

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The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was founded by Henry Miller in 1891 in the city of St. Louis. They celebrated their 92nd anniversary on November 28, 1983. IBEW 613 is located in Atlanta, Georgia and represents more than 5000 electrical workers. The Atlanta location is responsible for members in 59 countries and these members specialize in the construction and manufacturing industry.

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UFCW Local 1428 is a union, headquartered in Claremont, California, which serves the Southern California region and is a part of the United Food and Commercial Workers International. With over 5,000 members who mostly work in grocery stores, drug stores, pharmacies and food processing plants, the union’s goals have been to gain better wages, working conditions and benefits for its members through collective bargaining, and union contracts with employers.

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The Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA is one of the largest plumbing unions within the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States & Canada (UA), which represents building tradesmen across the United States and Canada. Local 130 UA has existed for over 120 years with the mission of providing the highest quality plumbing craftsmen through certified education and work placement. Local 130 UA members have played pivotal roles in public and private construction projects in Chicago ranging from reversing the Chicago River to the Deep Tunnel project. Membership includes access to five-year apprentice training programs, health insurance plan, pension plan, specialized advanced journeymen training courses taught at minimal charge, and a savings plan to help members save for a home, car, vacation or unexpected expenses.

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On September 28, 1977, an exposition in New York at the Statler-Hilton Hotel that focused on women in business commenced. Believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, the “Women in Business Week” was sponsored by the New York Association of Women Business Owners and was coordinated by Diana Silcox. The five days consisted of lectures, workshops, seminars, and exhibits to help aspiring businesswomen. Booths were set up that featured goods and services for companies of all sizes, giving women and business representatives the chance to network and showcase what they had to offer others.
One of the speakers at the Statler-Hilton was the president of Dalmatian Enterprises, Inc. Phyllis Yvonne Reed presented “Women in Business Making It in New York.” Phyllis Reed stated, “What we hope to accomplish is to stimulate all factions of our society to open the door to opportunity and progress.” While progressive for the time, Reed’s speech and presentation were not all that she had to offer her community. Two years after her passing from cancer in 2009, Reed was honored with the naming of the intersection of Davidson Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road. Phyllis Yvonne Reed Plaza was unveiled on February 18, 2011 in honor of the Bronx community activist who had been the president of one of the first black-owned advertising agencies.

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