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."About Us." International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Accessed April 30, 2016. Most of its members work in the construction industry. The union's headquarters are located in Hanover, Maryland.
Originally called the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America, the union was first formed in 1887."About Us: Our History." International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Accessed April 30, 2016. It 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 US.
Electoral politics The Painters was one of three unions (SEIU and AFSCME were the others) to endorse Howard Dean during the 2004 Democratic primaries.Wilgoren, Jodi. "Major Union Plans to Pull Its Support for Dean." The New York Times. February 8, 2004; Slackman, Michael. "Labor Leaders Add Their Heft to Dean Rallies." The New York Times. November 23, 2003. In a surprise move in 2008, IUPAT endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Accessed August 2, 2008. The union had endorsed Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, and endorsed Barack Obama for president in June 2008.Michaels, Seth. "IUPAT Endorses Obama." AFL-CIO Now Blog. June 20, 2008. Accessed August 2, 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 1991: William Neal Sledge 1992: Walter G. Raftery 1995: James A. Williams Sr. 2003: George Galis 2021: Greg Smith
See also
Dow Wilson, assassinated California union leader
References
General Reference
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades of the United States and Canada, Local 201 Records, 1900-1982. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Local 201 Records).
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