A tiny, often oval or diamond-shaped logo printed discreetly on a publication, poster, or piece of commercial printing to certify that the work was done in a union shop. It typically contains the name of the allied trades council and a local shop number. Political campaigns and government agencies frequently require this mark on all their printed materials.
Heard on the job
The client rejected the entire run of campaign flyers because prepress forgot to drop the union bug on the back page.
Insider tip
Always check the placement of the bug on political mailers. If it gets trimmed off in the bindery, the shop will likely have to reprint the job at their own expense.
Also heard as
- bug