International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
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The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) is a trade union representing about 100,000
trade show decorators, glassworkers, sign and display workers, asbestos worker/hazmat technician and drywall finishers in the United States and Canada.[2] Most of its members work in the construction industry
. The union's headquarters are located in Hanover, MD.
Originally called the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America, the union was first formed in 1887.[3] The union changed its name to International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades in January 1970.
Local unions belong to district councils. District councils perform most of the services of the union. IUPAT is affiliated with the
AFL–CIO
in the U.S.
Electoral politics
The Painters was one of three unions (
2016 Democratic Presidential Primary.[7]
Leadership
Presidents
- 1887: Joseph Harrold[8]
- 1888: George A. Thompson[8]
- 1892: Joseph W. McKinney[8]
- 1894: John M. Welter[8]
- 1894: James H. Sullivan[8]
- 1896: Michael P. Carrick[8]
- 1897: Robert H. Siekmann[8]
- 1898: Frederick J. Kneeland[8]
- 1899: William DeVaux[8]
- 1901: Joseph C. Balhorn[8]
- 1909: George F. Hendrick[8]
- 1928: John M. Finan[8]
- 1929: Lawrence P. Lindelof[8]
- 1951: Lawrence M. Raftery[8]
- 1965: Bud Raftery[8]
- 1984: William A. Duval
- 1992: A. L. Monroe
- 1998: Michael E. Monroe
- 2003: James A. Williams Sr.
- 2013: Ken Rigmaiden
- 2021: James A. Williams Jr.
Secretary-Treasurers
- 1887: John T. Elliot
- 1896: Joseph W. McKinney
- 1897: John Barrett
- 1899: W. C. Rese
- 1899: Frank Hognan
- 1900: W. T. Cornelly
- 1901: Michael P. Carrick
- 1904: Joseph C. Skemp
- 1922: Charles J. Lammert
- 1927: Clarence E. Swick
- 1942: Lawrence M. Raftery
- 1952: William H. Rohrberg
- 1966: O. T. Satre
- 1972: Michael DiSilvestro
- 1976: Robert Petersdorf
- 1987: A. L. Monroe
- 1992: Walter G. Raftery
- 1995: James A. Williams Sr.
- 2003: George Galis
- 2021: Greg Smith
See also
- Dow Wilson, assassinated California union leader
References
- ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-035. (Search) Report submitted 26 March 2014.
- ^ "About Us." International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Accessed April 30, 2016.
- ^ "About Us: Our History." International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Accessed April 30, 2016.
- ^ Wilgoren, Jodi. "Major Union Plans to Pull Its Support For Dean." New York Times. February 8, 2004; Slackman, Michael. "Labor Leaders Add Their Heft to Dean Rallies." New York Times. November 23, 2003.
- ^ "Mike Huckabee Wins IUPAT Membership Poll on Republican Candidates While Campaigning in Michigan." Press release. Huckabee For President. January 12, 2008. Accessed August 2, 2008.
- ^ Michaels, Seth. "IUPAT Endorses Obama." AFL-CIO Now Blog. June 20, 2008. Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Accessed August 2, 2008.
- ^ "Clinton, riding momentum from debate, wins union backing and accuses Republicans of targeting immigrants". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0883710021.
External links
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