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APTC Union Printer · Boyle Heights, Los Angeles · Since 1960

The Union Print Shop Southern California Campaigns Have Trusted for 65 Years

Slate mailers. Door hangers. Yard signs. Walk pieces. Buttons, t-shirts, bumper stickers. Every piece printed in our Boyle Heights shop, every piece carrying the APTC union bug. Family-run since 1960 — built for the pace and standards California campaigns require.

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Campaign merch — buttons, t-shirts, bumper stickers — Mitchell union print

65

Years Printing California Campaigns

16+

Election Cycles Served

24hr

Rush Turnaround Available

100%

APTC Union Bug on Every Piece

About Mitchell

Two Generations of Velascos. Sixty-Five Years of Printing California.

Mitchell Printing & Mailers has been running presses out of Boyle Heights since 1960. Two generations of the Velasco family have personally overseen every campaign mailer, every union flyer, every door hanger that’s left our shop.

We’re a fully unionized print house and a longtime member of the Southern California Allied Printing Trades Council. Every piece we deliver can carry the APTC union bug — the credential that endorsed California campaigns, labor organizations, and government agencies require on their printed materials.

The bug is the entry ticket. What keeps campaigns coming back across cycles is simpler: we answer the phone, we hit the deadline, and if a job leaves our shop less than perfect, we make it right. Sixty-five years of repeat clients across Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, the Inland Empire, and Orange County is the only credential that really matters.

  • APTC Union Bug on Every Job
  • Family-Owned & Operated Since 1960
  • In-House Design & Pre-Press
  • Same-Day & Overnight Rush
  • Boyle Heights Print Floor
  • Direct Line to the Owner
More About the Velasco Family
Mail Drop Coming Up?

Mail Drop Deadline Coming Up? Let's Talk.

Whether it’s 50,000 slate mailers for a city council race or a rush run of door hangers before GOTV week — call us before you’re in trouble. We’ve been answering that call since 1960.

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Why California Campaigns Choose Mitchell

Built for Campaign Tempo. Backed by Union Standards.

Political work has its own rhythm: filing deadlines, mail drop windows, GOTV crunch, debate-night flyers that needed to be at the venue yesterday. Mitchell was built around that rhythm. We’re not a commercial shop that takes campaign work on the side — campaign printing is the muscle we’ve trained for sixty-five years.

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Full Campaign Arsenal, One Shop

Slate mailers, door hangers, yard signs, walk pieces, palm cards, push cards, buttons, t-shirts, bumper stickers, event banners — produced under one roof on our Boyle Heights floor. One vendor, one invoice, one accountability line.

APTC Union Bug, Every Piece

Every job that leaves our shop can carry the Allied Printing Trades Council label — the credential required by most endorsed California campaigns, labor PACs, and union-affiliated committees. No add-on, no extra fee. It's how we print.

Same-Day & Overnight Rush

Campaign emergencies don't wait. We rush jobs daily without cutting union quality or skipping the bug. Call us before the deadline becomes a crisis — we'll tell you straight whether we can hit it.

In-House Graphic Design

File not press-ready? Our design team gets it there. No artwork at all? Charles Sparks, our Director of Printing Operations, builds it from scratch to our 300 DPI standards.

Direct Line to the Owner

You're not going through a sales rep, a call center, or a project manager three layers deep. You're talking to a Velasco. That's been the standard since 1960 and it's not changing.

Our Services

Everything a Southern California Campaign Needs — Union-Made

From slate mailers to walk pieces to GOTV merch — every campaign asset you need, printed union on our Boyle Heights floor and ready when your timeline says it has to be.

Slate Mailers & Direct Mail

Slate mailers, candidate mailers, IE (independent expenditure) drops, EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail), postcards, and targeted political mail. We print to your specs and coordinate handoff to your mail house — or run it through ours.

Door Hangers, Palm Cards & Walk Pieces

The literature your field team puts in voters' hands. Door hangers, palm cards, push cards, GOTV literature, multilingual pieces, volunteer kits. Printed union, packaged for precinct walks.

Yard Signs & Banners

Corrugated yard signs, H-stakes, large-format vinyl banners for rallies and endorsement events, event signage for fundraisers. Sizes, quantities, and turnaround timed to your launch and GOTV windows.

Buttons, T-Shirts & Bumper Stickers

The merch that puts your name in front of voters and rewards your volunteers. Union-printed buttons, campaign tees, bumper stickers, lapel pins. Volunteer kits ready when your field team is.

Same-Day & Rush Printing

Hearing tomorrow? Mailer that has to drop Friday? Event signage needed yesterday? We rush daily. Call (213) 623-1277 with your deadline first — we work back from there.

Labor & Nonprofit Printing

Mitchell is the go-to APTC printer for Southern California labor unions, building trades councils, Democratic clubs, nonprofits, and community organizations. We know the compliance requirements. We know the bug placement. You don't have to explain it twice.

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How We Work

From First Call to Mail Drop

Four steps from the first call to the mail drop. Every step accountable to a Velasco.

01

Call or Send Artwork

Reach us at (213) 623-1277 or orders@gotmitchell.com. Tell us your deadline first — we work back from there.

02

Files & Pre-Press

Send TIF at 300 DPI or print-ready PDF. No press-ready file? Our in-house design team handles it. No artwork at all? Charles builds it from scratch.

03

Union Press Production

Your job runs on our APTC-certified press floor in Boyle Heights. Every piece carries the union bug. Every detail gets checked before it leaves.

04

Quality Check & Delivery

We inspect every order. If anything looks off, we fix it before you see it. Pickup at the Boyle Heights shop or delivery coordinated to your campaign timeline.

The Union Bug

Why the APTC Bug Matters on Your Mail

If you’re running an endorsed campaign in California — or any campaign with labor backing, building trades support, or Democratic club endorsement — your printed materials almost certainly need the Allied Printing Trades Council union bug. Many endorsements require it. Mitchell carries it on every piece we produce.

What that bug means in practice: your work was printed in a fully unionized shop by workers earning fair wages under safe conditions. For labor-aligned voters and union households across Southern California, it’s a signal that your campaign’s values match its vendors. For your endorsing organizations, it’s a compliance line item you can’t skip.

We’ve carried the APTC label for decades. Mitchell is a union house, end to end — not a commercial shop that “can put a bug on it.”

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Who Requires APTC-Bugged Printing

Labor Unions & Building Trades Councils

Endorsed Political Campaigns

Government Agencies & Public Sector

Democratic Clubs & Political Committees

Labor-Affiliated PACs & IEs

Nonprofits & Community Organizations

What Our Clients Say

Sixty-Five Years of Repeat Customers

Campaign managers, communications directors, and field staff who’ve been bringing our number from one cycle to the next. Here’s what some of them say.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Mitchell has been our union printer for more campaign cycles than I can count. APTC bug is non-negotiable for our endorsements, and Mitchell’s quality has never failed us. Fast, professional, and they answer the phone — which you’d think would be a low bar, but ask anyone who’s run a campaign.

Maria R.

Campaign Manager, Los Angeles

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

We require everything printed union. Mitchell is one of the few shops in LA that genuinely understands the requirement, not just checks the box. The Velasco family runs a tight operation.

David T.

Communications Director, Local Union LA

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

We needed 5,000 mailers out the door in 48 hours for community outreach. Mitchell came through — quality, price, even helped get our file press-ready the same morning. That’s why we keep coming back.

Linda P.

Executive Director, East LA Nonprofit

The Velasco Family

The People You'll Actually Talk To

Mitchell is family-run in the literal sense. When you call (213) 623-1277, you’re talking to a Velasco — or to Charles, who’s been running the print floor longer than most political consultants have had careers.

Frank Velasco

Chief Executive Officer

Jullian Velasco

President

Kevin Velasco

Vice President

Charles Sparks

Charles Sparks

Director of Printing Operations

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers on APTC, rush jobs, file specs, service area. Don’t see your question? Call (213) 623-1277.

Are you APTC union-certified?

Yes. Mitchell is a fully unionized print shop and a longtime member of the Southern California Allied Printing Trades Council. Every piece we produce carries the official APTC union bug — the credential required by most endorsed California campaigns, labor organizations, and government agencies.

Yes. Same-day and overnight rush printing is part of our normal workflow. Call (213) 623-1277 with your deadline — we’ll tell you immediately whether we can hit it. We don’t take rush jobs we can’t deliver on.

Yes. Corrugated yard signs, door hangers, palm cards, walk pieces, slate mailers, buttons, t-shirts, bumper stickers, lapel pins, banners, and event signage — the full campaign arsenal, all printed union, all under one roof.

Yes. We print for campaigns and organizations across Southern California — Los Angeles County, Long Beach, Pasadena, the San Gabriel Valley, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and beyond. Pickup is at our Boyle Heights shop or we coordinate delivery to your campaign timeline.

Yes. Our in-house design team handles pre-press for files that aren’t print-ready, and full design from scratch if you don’t have artwork. Contact Charles Sparks, Director of Printing Operations.

TIF at 300 DPI or high-quality print-ready PDF. Not sure if your file meets spec? Call us — we’ll walk you through it at no charge.

127 S Anderson Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 — in Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles. Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. (213) 623-1277 or orders@gotmitchell.com.

Our News & Articles

News & Articles

Campaign printing tips, cycle updates, and notes from the Mitchell press floor in Boyle Heights.

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Got a Campaign, a Cause, or a Cycle Ahead?

Call us. Send the artwork. We’ll print it union, deliver it on time, and back it like the Velasco name is on every piece — because it is.

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