Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association
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Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada | |
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The Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada (OPCMIA) is a
AFL–CIO and Canadian Labour Congress
.
History
The union traces its roots to the era of the
apprentices
, establish a traveling card system to permit union members to travel from one local's jurisdiction to another, while excluding those unfit for membership.
The modern organization was formed in 1882, when a number of
St. Louis, Missouri, to reestablish a national organization. The new union endorsed the eight-hour day
while pledging to avoid "unnecessary strikes." The union amended its constitution in 1887 to include Canadian workers. In 1914 the union was renamed the Operative Plasterers' and Cement Finishers' International Association, and the following year it reached an agreement with the United Brotherhood of Cement Workers to bring those workers into the union.
In 1946 the union established a program, in conjunction with the Contracting Plasterers' International Association and the Associated General Contractors, to establish national apprentice training standards. The union trained a large number of veterans of
African-American and Latino
workers into its locals.
In 1960 the union followed many other U.S. unions in moving its headquarters, transferring them from
Washington, D.C. region. It is currently headquartered at Columbia, Maryland
.
Presidents
- 1882: Michael Mulvihill
- 1883: James W. Smith
- ?
- 1908: John H. Donlin
- 1912: Edward J. McGivern
- 1927: Michael J. Colleran
- 1940: John E. Rooney
- 1959: Edward J. Leonard
- 1970: Joseph P. Power
- 1981: Melvin H. Roots
- Robert J. Holton
- 1996: John J. Dougherty
- 2007: Patrick Finley
- 2016: Daniel Stepano
See also
References
- ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-132. Report submitted March 29, 2019.
