International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

IUPAT

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Founded	1887
Headquarters	Hanover, MD
Location	United States, Canada
Members	103,858 (2014)
Key people	Jimmy Williams Jr., General President
Affiliations	AFL–CIO Building and Wood Workers' International Canadian Labour Congress North America's Building Trades Unions
Website	www.iupat.org

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) is a trade union representing about 100,000 painters, glaziers, wall coverers, flooring installers, convention and trade show decorators, glassworkers, sign and display workers, asbestos worker/hazmat technician and drywall finishers in the United States and Canada. Most of its members work in the construction industry. The union's headquarters are located in Hanover, MD.

District Council 9, New York IUPAT presence in support of Jon Corzine at a rally during the 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial race.

Originally called the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America, the union was first formed in 1887. 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 (SEIU and AFSCME were the others) to endorse Howard Dean during the 2004 Democratic primaries. In a surprise move in 2008, IUPAT endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. The union had endorsed Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, and endorsed Barack Obama for president in June 2008. They endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic Presidential Primary.

Leadership

Presidents

1887: Joseph Harrold 1888: George A. Thompson 1892: Joseph W. McKinney 1894: John M. Welter 1894: James H. Sullivan 1896: Michael P. Carrick 1897: Robert H. Siekmann 1898: Frederick J. Kneeland 1899: William DeVaux 1901: Joseph C. Balhorn 1909: George F. Hendrick 1928: John M. Finan 1929: Lawrence P. Lindelof 1951: Lawrence M. Raftery 1965: Bud Raftery 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

1. ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-035. (Search) Report submitted 26 March 2014.
2. ^ "About Us." International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Accessed April 30, 2016.
3. ^ "About Us: Our History." International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Accessed April 30, 2016.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ Michaels, Seth. "IUPAT Endorses Obama." AFL-CIO Now Blog. June 20, 2008. Archived October 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Accessed August 2, 2008.
7. ^ "Clinton, riding momentum from debate, wins union backing and accuses Republicans of targeting immigrants". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Notable Names in American History. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Company. 1973. p. 558. ISBN 0883710021.

External links

Media related to International Union of Painters and Allied Trades at Wikimedia Commons

• IUPAT official Web site

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State federations and central labor councils	California (South Bay) Florida Indiana Maine Massachusetts New York (New York City) Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Washington State (King) West Virginia
See also	American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations Directly affiliated local union

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Provincial and territorial federations	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest/Nunavut Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon
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International affiliates	AFM ALPA ATU AWIU BAC BCTGM Boilermakers CWA GMP Laborers IAFF IAM IATSE IBEW IFPTE ILA ILWU IPP Ironworkers IUOE IUPAT OPEIU SEIU WUCC SIU SMART UA UAW UFCW UMW UNITE HERE USW
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See also	Canadian Congress of Labour International Labor Communications Association One Big Union Trades and Labor Congress Workers' Unity League

International	VIAF
National	United States

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