The Future - Smart Union

Table of Contents
General President Kenneth Rigmaiden’s
Report to the Members
Our Bold Future............................................................................... 4
Organizing..................................................................................... 8
P&AT Labor Management Cooperation Initiative................................ 12
Agreements Department.................................................................. 16
The Finishing Trades Institute........................................................... 26
IUPAT Job Corps............................................................................ 36
The PATCH Foundation................................................................... 40
The IUPAT Industry Pension Fund...................................................... 44
Government Affairs........................................................................ 50
General Secretary-Treasurer
George Galis’ Financial Report
Preserving Our Members’ Resources................................................. 58
Financial Operations...................................................................... 70
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Our Bold Future
Let us meet the
challenge to become
a great influence
in our industries,
and an expanded
force in markets across
North America.
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I
t is my great honor and pleasure to welcome all delegates to
the 31st General Convention of the International Union of Paint-
ers and Allied Trades. We meet in Florida with the mission of
setting the goals each of us will work toward over the next five
years. At the same time, we must take the steps to ensure we
have the structure, tools and resources to meet those goals. This
week, you will chart the course for creating a Bold Future for our
membership and for our union.
We have come a long way in five short years. We have survived a gloomy
economic period, and although we have yet to see the recovery everywhere,
we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Every single district
council in North America is on track to surpass one million man hours in
2014 for the first time in over six years. We have aggressively defended
our jurisdiction when called upon to do so. We have expanded our political
and legislative strength in city halls, state and provincial capitals, and in the
capitals of our nations. We have bolstered our communications networks to
deliver our message to our members, our industries and the general public.
We have drastically increased the training capacity of the Finishing Trades
Institute, and all of our district council training programs. We have built an
IUPAT Headquarters Campus that embodies the One Union mantra. By housing all of our funds, and enabling us to provide more training to our emerging
leaders, trainers, and district council representatives, the campus has and will
continue to help propel the IUPAT forward. Our organizing has never been
more creative, coordinated or comprehensive, which is successfully enabling
us to run better campaigns across North America.
We are a stronger union today because of the actions taken by the delegates to the 30th General Convention. I charge you as a delegate of the
31st General Convention to keep an eye toward ensuring that the actions we
take this week allow the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades to
remain an undaunted force for the members we represent today, and those we
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will organize in the days, months and years ahead. Let us meet
the challenge to become a greater influence in our industries, and
an expanded force in markets across North America. Your focus
and actions this week will increase our membership; will increase
the IUPAT market share, and our impact. Together, we will forge
a Bold Future.
We have spent much of the last decade and beyond to build a
sound structure for each of our district councils, regions and local
unions. The full affiliation of district councils has delivered on the
promise of financial security, the capacity for improved servicing
for each member and the ability to run dynamic organizing campaigns. As of January 1, 2014, our district councils have a combined 350 months of reserve because of full affiliation and the
attentiveness that our General Executive Board and each of our
business managers have paid to the finances of our union. We
have a structure in place to grow, and while there will always be
some work to be done to enhance our internal organization, we
must continue to look to the future. We have a fully operational
General President Kenneth Rigmaiden
membership records system that we must utilize to not only track a
member’s status, but also their skill sets and earned certifications
so we can continually rise to meet industry demands.
Organizing is the hardest and most fulfilling thing we do. It represents our future,
our past and our present simultaneously, and we must spend the next five years
organizing boldly. We have developed organizing tools - ConTrack, the Finishing
Solutions Network, and Community Organizing For Real Economics (CORE) - and
we must utilize these tools to their full potential. The economic depression took its
toll on the membership of the IUPAT; we lost members, and market share. Now,
we must recruit, organize and train finishing trades’ craftsmen and women not yet
fortunate enough to be an IUPAT member, and engage partners like never before
to successfully run international, national and regional campaigns.
In October 2013, representatives from district councils across the United
States with experience in grass roots, community-driven organizing attended a
strategic planning meeting at the IUPAT headquarters in Hanover, Maryland.
I gave them one charge -- to develop a strategic plan to launch, maintain and
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“Single-handed we
can accomplish nothing;
but united there is no
power of wrong we
may not openly defy.”
- IUPAT Founder
John T. “Jack” Elliott
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escalate the use of Community Organizing for Real Economics (CORE) as
an organizing and community engagement tool across North America.
The labor movement represents only 11 percent of the workforce in the
United States, and 31 percent in Canada. If you take out the public sector
workers, that number falls to an abysmal 6 percent in the United States and
12 percent in Canada. With this lack of density and limited resources, we
cannot organize effectively, pass legislation, elect politicians and communicate our message effectively with our constituencies and communities where
we live and work. We must work with community partners to help build work
opportunities that lead to sustainable careers; we must work with developers
and end users to get ahead of our competition. We must work to increase the
number of industrial applicators who hold this certification, as well as help
end users to see the value of requiring it on projects as well.
Growth in membership must drive the expansion of our market share
across all crafts. We will use tools, like the Coating Applicaton Specialist
(CAS), to grow our market share. CAS is a program, developed by the
IUPAT and the Society for Protective Coatings, that certifies the skills an
industrial coatings applicator must have in order to meet the demands of
the job. We must work to increase the number of industrial applicators who
hold this certification, as well as help end users to see the value of requiring
it on projects as well.
It is truly an honor for me to announce the successful launch of the Painters and Allied Trades Veterans Program (PAT-VP), a pre-apprenticeship
emersion program for men and women transitioning out of military service
and into our industry. These men and women have served to protect us, and
now it is our honor to train and place them within our apprenticeship programs, and into employment with our signatory contractors. We must not
be content with the successful launch of this program. We must expand the
PAT-VP so that we can train and place more military members transitioning
into civilian careers, working side-by-side with IUPAT members.
We will work with industry partners to create a glazing industry standard
and certification that will provide the skills necessary to be 21st century
craftsmen and women in architectural metal and glass. Through this certification, with marketing, training, testing and retraining, we will expand our
market share by showing that we are the union of skilled glaziers across
North America. We will use the LMCI, the Finishing Solutions Network
(FSN) and our communications department to introduce the IUPAT craftsmen
and women and signatory contractors to new markets, and to be reintro-
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duced to markets where we no longer have a presence. In fact, we have
already seen FSN open new doors that lead to new markets. The success
of FSN, like the successful certification of thousands of industrial applicators, must be replicated and expanded. We will increase our market share
by working collaboratively, aggressively and in a focused, accountable
manner.
The eyes of your General Executive Board are fixed on the horizon, on
our Bold Future, on a larger IUPAT, with greater market share and far more
impact. We are focused on making strategic investments to ensure that we
use the uptick in the economy and expanded work opportunities in our
industries to grow. We are unwavering when it comes to holding ourselves
accountable so that we have clear goals on the number of new members
we are working to initiate. We cannot grow if we cannot retain members,
so we must focus resources on the servicing of our members. We must make
strategic investments in increasing the impact we have in our communities;
the impact we have toward decisions being made about membership and
industry-related public policy; the impact we have in the way people view
the IUPAT and who hears our message.
As delegates of the 31st General Convention, you have your work cut out
for you this week. But I have full confidence that together we will fearlessly
chart a course toward a Bold Future.
I want to extend my personal thanks to Executive General Vice President
Bill Candelori, General Secretary-Treasurer George Galis, our general vice
presidents, executive assistants to the general president, assistants to the
general president and our staff for their hard work and dedication.
Finally, my thanks again to the men and women of the IUPAT on job sites
throughout the United States and Canada. Your dedication, craftsmanship
and loyalty are the lifeblood of this union and we owe it to you to work
toward a Bold Future.
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hold ourselves
accountable and
always be forward
looking in our
communities.
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Organizing
It was the perfect
time to retool our
organizing program
to meet the challenges
ahead of us in 2010
and beyond.
W
hen the delegates left our last General Convention
in 2009, we, as a union and as part of organized
labor overall, were facing uncertain economic times, to say
the least, in North America.
Our meeting was on the heels of one of the worst global economic meltdowns in history and the unemployment rate remained stubbornly high, especially so in the construction labor market. Not surprisingly, as a result,
organized labor membership suffered a substantial loss.
Despite the challenges, the leadership of the International Union of Painters
and Allied Trades was determined to look ahead, beyond the recession. The
IUPAT General Executive Board realized that our union had to be ready for
the inevitable economic turnaround and not be caught unprepared to recruit
new members into our ranks when construction sites started working again.
It was the perfect time to retool our organizing programs to meet the challenges
ahead of us in 2010 and beyond. With this in mind, the Organizing Department
laid out a plan to evaluate and restructure our programs and policies, with the goal
of creating a well-rounded department centered on campaign-driven organizing.
Maintaining Organizing Assistance
First and foremost, IUPAT leadership and the Organizing Department team
made it a priority that organizing financial assistance continued to go to our
district councils even though we were in harder economic times.
More Than $21 Million in Organizing Assistance Over the Last Five Years
Between 2009 and 2013, the International provided over $21 million in assistance to district councils. That figure nearly doubled the amount of organizing assistance given in the previous five years,
and kept the pieces in place on the local level to be ready for better times.
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New Structure and Technology
The retooling continued when, in 2010, the general
president appointed Assistant to the General President
James Williams Jr. to manage the day-to-day operation
of the IUPAT Organizing Department. He was tasked
with transforming the Department into one that would
break new ground in the way we think
about and execute organizing. The goal
was to continue programs that have shown
success in the district councils, discontinue
unsuccessful programs and launch new
national and regional organizing campaigns. The planned end-result is to have
a department that included all elements of
organizing:
struction projects. This information includes contractor
names, subcontractor names, the type of work being
done, names of workers on the site (union and nonunion), lawsuits, liens, judgments and more. This data,
once collected, is centrally stored at IUPAT headquarters in Hanover, Maryland where it can be accessed
by anyone who is authorized.
• RESEARCH
• MARKETING
• COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR REAL ECONOMICS
• CAMPAIGN COORDINATION
RESEARCH
In 2011, a full-time researcher was hired to provide
International and regional organizing coordinators in
the field with the data they need to conduct successful
organizing campaigns. This focus on data and information would bring about a groundbreaking new tool for
the Department; a tool unique to the Building Trades
– ConTrack.
ConTrack
This two-year-old program is a computer application that allows organizers in the field to electronically
record specific information on current and future con-
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To date, the database holds information on over
36,000 projects and nearly 5,000 potential new contractors for the IUPAT, and that information is growing
every day we are at work in the field to carry out our
organizing mission.
MARKETING
The Finishing Solutions Network
In 2010, a team of organizing directors from select district councils began the process of developing a strategic
plan to successfully market the value of unionized contractors in our industries. The team evaluated best practices
currently being used by affiliates and employers, and addressed the harsh realities of construction industry owners
and general contractors selecting subcontractors based on
lowest price, not a combination of price and performance.
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The goal is to
reintroduce and
maintain the IUPAT
on the local level
as a pillar of the
community…
What came out of this meeting was a program designed to market the positive
features of the IUPAT’s signatory contractors directly to owners and construction
managers. The program, known as the Finishing Solutions Network, markets our
over 7,000 signatory contractors directly with decision-makers in the industry.
The goals of the program are to change their perception of the IUPAT, connect
qualified contractors with real work opportunities, and for the IUPAT to gain a
better understanding of the needs of the owners and construction managers.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR REAL ECONOMICS
At the 30th IUPAT General Convention in 2009, delegates passed Resolution 39, a mandate for district councils to take the steps to formalize a committee to conduct local initiatives under a program we call CORE – Community
Organizing for Real Economics.
In October 2013, nearly two dozen representatives with experience in
grass roots, community driven organizing from district councils and the International met at IUPAT headquarters to develop a strategic plan to launch the
CORE program. The committee dealt with hard issues such as the continued
decline in union membership, the negative image of construction trade unions
and the lack of grass roots activity. Committee members also shared best
practices to combat these threats, and how to begin the process of rebuilding
and repositioning the IUPAT as a place for “all workers” in our industries to
seek representation.
CORE is a program where our union leaders and members can partner with
local community groups on initiatives to build a better life for residents living
and working in the communities in which we partner. The goal is to reintroduce and maintain the IUPAT on the local level as a pillar of the community
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by partnering with like-minded organizations on shared campaigns, as well
as provide career options for local men and women. The result will be strong
growth for the IUPAT and a positive shift in public perception of our union and
the rest of organized labor.
CAMPAIGN COORDINATION
All of the new programs were designed to put in place the tools necessary
for the IUPAT Organizing Department to effectively run and coordinate national and regional organizing campaigns. In 2012, the IUPAT restructured
our organizing grant program, known as the GO Fund, to be directly tied to
new organizers working on campaigns coordinated by the national department.
The department launched its first national and regional campaign in 2012
in the Industrial Coatings industry. The campaign is focused on using research
and data to target non-union contractors, namely on public works projects
such as bridges, water treatment facilities and tanks, that exploit their workforce and skirt wage and hour laws.
Through CORE, the IUPAT is influencing public policy and regulations on
the federal and local levels to increase the use of certified applicators. The
IUPAT has also partnered with like-minded national organizations, such as
NACE and SSPC, to market the value of using trained and certified workers,
as well as specifications writers and engineers, to raise the bar in the Industrial
Coatings market.
While this campaign is still in the early stages, numerous non-union contractors have become signatory and IUPAT contractors are positioned to compete
in places they could not compete before. We are also becoming known as a
leader in the Industrial Coatings marketplace.
This initiative illustrates the types of campaigns the IUPAT Organizing Department is working on to increase membership, market share and impact.
There is much more
to come for one of
the most innovative
organizing programs
in the Building Trades.
The Future
All economic forecasts point to better days ahead in our industries,
and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Organizing
Department is ensuring that we are ready to supply the skilled workforce
new and existing projects demand, while working with current and prospective employers to increase our current market share. There is much
more to come for one of the most innovative organizing programs in the
Building Trades.
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P&AT Labor Management
Cooperation Initiative
Only by working
together will we,
and our employers,
find the Bold Future
waiting for us all.
T
he mission of the Painters and Allied Trades Labor Management
Cooperation Initiative, or LMCI, is to promote and advance the
unionized construction industries in which the men and women of
the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades work.
We put the tools and resources in place for the companies that employ us
and our industry partners to grow a stronger business, win more projects and
create a competitive edge over their non-union rivals.
Industry Liaisons
SAFETY TRAINING AWARDS RECOGNITION
Nothing can match what face-to-face meetings can accomplish between
partners, and the LMCI has ensured that such meetings are taking place every
day to accomplish the mutual goals of labor and management.
The LMCI Industry Liaisons serve different regions of the United States and
Canada. They participate in LMCI, employer and IUPAT programs throughout
the year, and make certain the voices, concerns and goals of both sides of the
bargaining table are heard.
Among their primary responsibilities:
n Facilitate pre-jobs on signatory projects
n Managers of the LMCI Finishing Industries Forum, Industry Roundtables
and Mutual Gains Bargaining seminars
n Participate in employer association meetings
Programs
STAR
Safety Training Awards Recognition, STAR, is an incentive-based rewards
program that serves to improve safety awareness on the job site by rewarding
those who maintain safe work habits and undertake advanced safety training
and education. Workers must complete the required safety courses and maintain
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a minimum number of safe work hours during the
qualifying work period to be eligible for recognition
and rewards.
Successful participants attend an annual STAR event
hosted by their district council and employers where
they are eligible to receive a wide range of prizes for
their dedication to safety. This is the LMCI successfully
building a new culture of safety on the job site.
THE LMCI FINISHING INDUSTRIES FORUM
The Finishing Industries Forum (FIF) is a three-day
annual event where presentations, workshops and
programs focus on the most pressing issues facing
our industries. This event makes certain employers
are armed with every tool made available by the LMCI, the IUPAT and the
Finishing Contractors Association International to increase market share, field
the best-trained IUPAT workforce and successfully navigate the legislative and
regulatory issues in today’s industries.
In its nearly ten-year history, the event has hosted thousands of union and
business leaders, as well as scores of industry experts who have led groundbreaking discussions and workshops. The FIF has gained significant attention
in the labor and business fields over the years, so much so that, in 2013, U.S.
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez addressed attendees.
ATTORNEYS SEMINAR
Effective legal counsel in the daily affairs of both labor and management is
crucial for their mutual success. As the laws, rules and practices governing the
unique partnership of labor/management change on a regular basis, the sharing of information and best practices among our attorneys is urgently needed.
The LMCI Attorneys Seminar is a two-day annual event where labor and management attorneys and company and union representatives discuss legal issues
facing our industries. Regular topics include the National Labor Relations Board,
Pitfalls of Subcontracting Language, Immigration Control, Project Labor Agreements, Healthcare Cost Control, Workers’ Compensation and Strategic Planning.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING
LMCI Project Management training provides the tools an effective project manager needs to succeed on the job. Candidates gain the ability to provide vital
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independent and professional service, as well as how to plan, lead,
organize and control the management of projects and programs,
from inception to reality.
INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS
The LMCI Roundtable Meetings are designed to educate and
provide an open forum for union and business leaders to address industry issues. These roundtable discussions, held regularly
throughout North America, may not present all the solutions, but
always allow for frank discussion and the sharing of our experiences and ideas.
INDUSTRY PROMOTION
A primary mission of the Painters and Allied Trades LMCI is
to promote the union industries in which we work. One of the
ways we accomplish this goal is by representing our signatory
contractors at industry trade shows throughout North America.
The LMCI invests in materials and personnel to bring our voice to
these events and tout the advantages of hiring union companies
and our workforce.
Another way the LMCI is advancing the union market share
is the Finishing Solutions Network. Launched in 2010, this network connects our over 7,000 finishing contractors in North
America with those searching to hire our trained workforce for projects.
Finishing Solutions Network representatives in the field work every day to
expand our market share.
INDUSTRY RESOURCES
The LMCI provides a number of resources for our industry partners to utilize
to grow a successful business. That means more jobs for the men and women
of the IUPAT.
A number of those resources are online for their use:
Industrial Info Resources: Created in 1983, IIR researchers contact
plant owners, engineering and construction firms, and equipment vendors
to provide information on projects in 12 industrial markets: Production
- Offshore and Onshore Oil and Gas Processing; Oil, Gas and Refined
Products Pipelines; Oil, Gas and Chemical Terminals; Petroleum Refining; Chemical Processing; Pharmaceutical and Biotech; Electric Power;
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Metals and Minerals; Industrial Manufacturing; Food and
Beverage; Pulp, Paper and Wood; Alternative Fuels – Gas
and Liquids Production.
Armed with this data, the site provides comprehensive
information on more than 50,000 capital and maintenance
projects across the world, and on 87,000 operational and
commissioned plants. Equipped with this detailed information, IUPAT industry partners can dramatically improve
their efforts to successfully bid on new and current projects,
expanding the market share of our union employers and
workforce.
Paint BidTracker – This service reports on bid notices, engineering and design jobs, as well as low bidders and award
results. Our industry partners can track the status of painting projects
in which they have interest.
Public Works Compliance – This site identifies, explains and simplifies
access to the complex network of laws and regulations that govern competitive bidding and labor compliance on public works construction projects. It
provides practical strategies and information, as well as links and navigational aids to useful web sites and includes access to the GPO Davis-Bacon
Resources.
LMCI Grants
Another resource is the LMCI grant program where funds are given to
local labor associations and IUPAT district councils to create a formal labormanagement cooperation initiative and improve our efforts on the local level
to increase the union market share. Grants are given to target new projects
in our many industries.
Since 2009, the LMCI has given over $2 million in grants to accomplish
these goals.
Partnership is the Key to Our Success
The initiatives of the Painters and Allied Trades LMCI will only succeed
through effective partnerships with labor and IUPAT signatory businesses and
the organizations which represent them, such as the Finishing Contractors
Association International, or FCA. The FCA represents the largest community
of finishing contractors in North America. Only by working together will we,
and our employers, find the Bold Future waiting for us all.
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Agreements Department
The National
Agreements serve to
maintain and increase
market share.
T
he Agreements Department continues to serve as a tool to
gather data and provide various services to our affiliates.
For many years the department has been tasked with being
responsible for the collection and processing of data relative to
National Agreements, District Council and Local Union collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), geographical and trade
jurisdiction, as well as Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates.
Agreements and Work Opportunities for Our Members
WORK HOUR REPORT
2009–2013
The table below shows the total
man hours reported by year as a
result of the job registration received for the National Agreements:
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YEAR
IUPAT TOTALS
2009
2,672,304.00
2010
2,559,843.00
2011
2,398,115.00
2012
2,561,824.00
2013
2,682,728.00
Total
12,874,814.00
Through collaborative efforts between the Regional Vice Presidents, our
affiliate Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurers, and/or other International
Staff, the Agreements Department serves as the backbone for successful organizing and negotiation efforts to maintain our position in the building trades,
as well as solidifying, protecting and standardizing our workday, overtime
and safety at the workplace. Each new agreement yields more work opportunities for our members.
Alternative Agreements for Market Share Growth
As the competitive landscape for the industries we represent continues
to change, companies and corporations often do not care if the work is
performed union or non-union, they simply want to get the work completed.
At times, it may seem as if owners and users feel more comfortable using
non-union contractors. Understanding this reality, the leadership of the IUPAT
started to work with owners and users to bring real value to their bottom
line, and began to work with our contractors, our District Councils and Local
Union leadership to develop strategies in order to reenter markets where our
presence has been nonexistent for some time.
To recapture work in some markets and make our union more competitive, the IUPAT developed the National Vessels Agreement and the Gulf
Coast Agreement in a bold effort to secure work in certain naval yards
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IUPAT AGREEMENTS
JOBS REPORTED 2009 THROUGH 2013
The table below illustrates the numbers of projects which were registered as projects covered by National Agreements.
AGREEMENT
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Bridge & Tunnel
Coal Mining Facilities
Energized Electrical Equipment
Fire Retardant Coatings
Drywall, Taping & Finishing
Glaziers, Architectural Metal & Glass
Lead Abatement Agreement
Locks and Dams
Maintenance Repaint Project
Market Recovery for Refinery and Power Plants
Military Paint Agreement
Power Generating Facilities
Regional Market Recovery
Residential & Light Commercial Work
Southern California Market Recovery
Specialty Agreements
Specialized Plant Services
Tank & Pipelines Agreement
177
1
210
1
196
174
162
TOTAL
2
13
104
24
66
10
62
15
107
1
25
10
13
1
3
6
10
7
12
9
2
0
13
0
0
7
1
0
3
1
156
7
442
2
84
0
433
3
89
0
626
3
89
8
1
30
2
0
658
0
93
869
862
1009
1055
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which are not covered by the Metal Trades Agreement. The development of these market recapture agreements will also put the IUPAT in
a position to rebuild and regain a membership base in the industrial
coatings arena which was lost.
Currently, there are one hundred thirty-three (133) contractors signed
to the IUPAT’s National Agreements. The National Agreements act as a
stabilizer of working conditions for our members and signatory contractors who travel through different areas of the country. The National
Agreements serve to maintain and increase market share.
Furthermore, by virtue of being a member of the National Building
and Construction Trades Department (BCTD), our International Union
participates in a wide range of national and international agreements.
In addition to our National Agreements, the BCTD agreements provide
a stable flow of job opportunities. These BCTD national agreements
serve also to standardize hours of work, overtime rates, and shift pre-
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1
14
68
46
719
3
80
WORK HOUR REPORT 2009–2013
The table below illustrates a fiveyear review of hours generated for
our craft under the GPA:
YEAR
IUPAT TOTALS
2009
338,958.30
2010
406,946.70
2011
462,389.55
2012
209,453.60
2013
241,315.70
TOTAL
1,659,063.80
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The IUPAT will
continue to build upon
its nearly 40 years of
successful, beneficial
participation in the
National Maintenance
Agreement.
mium. At times, it may be necessary to develop and utilize modified wage
and fringe benefit packages to boost market share for a particular segment
of the construction Industry.
The following are the BCTD national agreements in which the IUPAT
participates:
n The General Presidents’ Project Maintenance Agreement (GPPMA)
n The National Maintenance Agreement (NMA)
n BCTD Project Labor Agreements (PLA)
n The National Construction Agreements (NCA)
n The Heavy and Highway Coalition
The General Presidents’ Project Maintenance Agreement
For more than 50 years, work involving continuous plant maintenance,
repair and renovation in the building and construction trades and lasting
longer than one year has been carried out under the General Presidents’
Project Maintenance Agreement.
Today, 14 Building Trades unions, including the International Union of
Painters and Allied Trades, are signatory to the agreement.
The General Presidents’ Project Maintenance Agreement has successfully ensured relative equity and uniform interpretation and application
of wages and fringe benefits paid to building trades workers. Under
the agreement, wages and fringe benefits may be paid at a rate of 80
percent to 100 percent of the locally negotiated wages and fringes of
the district council/local union having jurisdiction in the area where the
work is being performed. These modifications have allowed the signatory
unions to gain an increased market share of the construction maintenance
industry market.
The agreement is administrated by the General Presidents’ Committee on
Contract Maintenance, which reviews and acts upon requests from employers to perform work under the terms and conditions of the agreement. In
addition, the committee hears and acts upon grievances as well as considers requests for shift changes, work hours and other proposed amendments
to the agreement.
The National Maintenance Agreement
The National Maintenance Agreement (NMA) was established by construction industry contractors and building trades unions to help American
industries maintain, modernize and renovate their industrial facilities. The
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works with clients/owners to build a partnership of
“safety, productivity, quality and strength.” Today,
the National Maintenance Agreement consists of
more than 4,000 contractors and 14 international
unions, including the IUPAT, all of which actively support the program.
Each international union administrates its own National Maintenance Agreement. The IUPAT alone, for
the year 2009, worked 660,370.00 hours on sites
covered by our National Maintenance Agreement.
One hundred seventy (170) IUPAT contractors are
signatory to the agreement. By becoming signatory
to the agreement, contractors receive the benefit of
union flexibility, cost-effective practices and, most importantly, access to highly skilled IUPAT craftspeople.
In exchange, as the numbers attest, IUPAT members
receive work that might have otherwise gone nonunion or to in-plant maintenance workers.
The National Maintenance Agreement program
has been especially successful in the steel, utilities,
automobile and petrochemical industries. The IUPAT
will continue to build upon its nearly 40 years of successful, beneficial participation in the agreement.
The National Maintenance Agreement Policy Committee (NMAPC), through collaborative efforts between the Labor Section, Management and Owners
of the NMAPC, made several revisions to the National Maintenance Agreement. The new and revised
NMA became effective in January 1, 2012.
Below is a summary of the revisions to the NMA:
Article I – Recognition:
n Requirement to provide ‘’written craft work assignments” within 10 days of holding pre-job
conferences.
n Potential $500 fine for failure to hold pre-job conferences.
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mirror the criteria of that contained in the “The
Plan for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes.”
n 5-day timeline to notify umpire is not absolute and
should not be used to dismiss a dispute.
n Cost of arbitration shall be the responsibility of the
losing party/parties.
Article II – Union Security:
n The previous 30-day requirement was changed
to 8-day membership requirement in the Union as
condition of employment.
Article V – Definitions:
n Subcontracting to be performed under the NMAs,
or approved “Compatible Agreement.”
n Grievance may be filed by Signatory Union for
failure of the contractor to abide by subcontracting requirement, which may result in the award of
monetary damages.
Article VI – Grievances:
n The definition language was expanded regarding
what constitutes a Grievance (Excluding jurisdictional and wage rates disputes).
Article VIII - Wages:
n Elimination of the “Me-Too” proviso throughout
the Agreement.
Article IX – Benefits and Other Monetary Funds
n Language was added regarding Industry Advancement or Promotion Funds; if approved by
the NMAPC, then funds must be paid.
n New language was added stating that when
Employers become delinquent with benefit fund
contributions, they will not be allowed to file site
extension requests with any craft.
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Article XI – Holidays
n Elimination of the “Me-Too” proviso for holiday pay.
Article XIV – Travel and Subsistence
n Elimination of the “Me-Too” proviso.
Below is a five-year review of man hours generated
for the crafts we represent as a result of the site extension requests which were processed under the NMA.
MAN HOURS GENERATED
WORK HOUR REPORT 2009–2013
Article XV – Work Hours Per Day
n Second (2nd) shift; eight (8) hours work for
eight (8) hours pay, plus a $2.00 per hour shift
additive.
n Third (3rd) shift; eight (8) hours work for eight
(8) hours pay, plus a $2.25 per hour shift additive.
n Elimination of the requirement for NMAPC approval prior to the implementation of a four (4)
day, ten (10) hour, and two (2) shift – four (4)
day, ten (10) hour flexible work schedule(s).
n Second (2nd) shift on a two (2) shift – four (4)
day, ten (10) hour flexible work schedule; ten
(10) hours work for ten (10) hours pay, plus a
$2.00 per hour shift additive.
Article XXVII – Administrative Procedure
nReinforces that Employers must file site extension
request(s) for each location.
nFurther clarifies and reinforces that NMAs are
stand-alone agreements.
nDuring a five (5) year period, the IUPAT processed
for its signatory contractors to the NMA a total of
1,273 site extension requests. The table below
shows a breakdown of the NMA site extension requests by year.
NMAPC SITE EXTENSION
APPROVALS BY YEAR
Extension Approvals
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2010
2011
2012
2013
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178
237
307
350
YEAR
IUPAT TOTALS
2009
660,145.44
2010
878,617.56
2011
940,416.00
2012
851,661.00
2013
961,576.20
Total
4,292,416.20
In addition, on the next page is a breakdown of the
total hours reported by industry.
Percentage of NMA Hours by Industry
The chart on page 22 shows a comparison between
the NMA man hours for the period comprised of the
previous convention years (2004-2008) and the 31st
General Convention period of 2009-2013. This chart
illustrates the shift of the man hours from one industry
to another during a five (5) year period.
n PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS (PLAs)
The Building and Construction Trades Department,
AFL-CIO (BCTD) continues to process Project Labor
Agreements, which were developed to establish
standard working conditions, promote efficiency of
construction operations, as well as to provide for a
peaceful settlement of labor disputes without strikes or
lockouts.
On occasion, the BCTD participates in negotiating
these agreements. It must be noted that most Project
Labor Agreements are negotiated on the local level with
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TOTAL HOURS BY INDUSTRY 2009–2013
INDUSTRY
2009
2010
Automaker
23,782.80
34,794.60
59,324.10
52,527.60
111,013.20
281,442.30
Chemical
21,087.60
24,598.20
27,680.40
17,271.00
19,940.40
110,577.60
Food and Food Products
13,774.20
5,091.60
17,149.20
2,062.80
2,411.40
40,489.20
223.80
480.60
492.00
250.80
0.00
1,447.20
99,052.20
185,754.84
166,324.80
76,171.20
98,040.84
625,343.88
104,885.40
221,142.60
328,278.00
317,646.00
439,358.40
1,411,310.40
5,565.24
1,388.40
5,074.80
1,339.20
1,294.80
14,662.44
0.00
0.00
222.00
325.20
1,089.00
1,636.20
Steel
78,972.00
178,998.00
114,388.20
157,774.50
146,378.10
676,510.80
Utility
310,121.40
224,608.32
216,627.30
220,285.50
135,211.86
1,106,854.38
2,680.80
1,760.40
4,855.20
6,007.20
6,838.20
22,141.80
660,145.44
878,617.56
940,416.00
851,661.00
961,576.20
4,292,416.20
Heavy Equipment
Other
Petroleum
Pharmaceutical
Transportation
Wood/Paper
Total
the proposed agreement receiving approval from the national body.
In March of this year (2014), the Jurisdictional Directors of the affiliated National and International Unions
of the National BCTD requested that the language regarding the resolution of jurisdictional disputes in Project Labor Agreements in California be revised with the
consent of the United Brother of Carpenters (UBC). The
revised language provides that jurisdictional disputes
in California involving an affiliate of the UBC and any
other trade will be processed through the Plan for the
Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes, but the arbitration
will take place in California. All other jurisdictional disputes between affiliates of the BCTD will be processed
as set forth in the “Plan.”
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These proposed agreements will be approved if the
following language is in the agreement:
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A clearly defined scope of work.
Standard subcontracting clause.
Standard grievance clause.
Stipulation to “The Plan For The Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes in the Construction Industry”
to resolve disputes over jurisdiction.
These projects range in time from less than one year
to more than ten years in duration. Measured in terms
of dollars, the projects are valued from $1 million to
more than $10 million, while peak employment ranges
from 50 to 5,000 workers.
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n THE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION
AGREEMENT (NCA)
The National Construction Agreement continues to be an important
tool of the Building Trades, as we
continue to recapture work for our
members in the oil refining, chemical
processing, power generating and
other industries.
The NCA, as well as other project
agreements, standardizes working
conditions (i.e. hours of work, holidays and overtime provisions for each
craft). This agreement was negotiated
between the National BCTD and the
National Construction Association.
The operation of the agreement is
administered by a joint administrative
committee which was established to
PERCENTAGE OF NMA MAN HOURS BY INDUSTRY
Wood/Paper
2%
Utility
29%
Automaker
29%
Steel
9%
Chemical
6%
Petroleum
10%
Food and
Food Products
3%
Other
12%
COMPARISON OF NMA MAN HOURS
1,600,000,000
Transportation
1,400,000,000
1,200,000,000
Years
2004-2008
Pharmaceutical
1,000,000,000
Years
2009-2013
800,000,000
Transport
Petroleum
600,000,000
Pharmace
400,000,000
Heavy Equipment
200,000,000
Petroleum
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Other
Automaker
Chemical
Food &
Pharmaceutical
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Other
Heavy
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Petroleum
Transportation
Steel
Utility
Heavy Eq
Food Products
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oversee it and to review projects as well as the overall
operation of the NCA.
n JURISDICTION
The IUPAT and its leadership firmly believe that we,
as a union, must never allow a jurisdictional dispute
to cause a work stoppage or any disruption of productivity on any job. It has been our position that we
must work with all contractors to ensure that work,
which has historically been performed by IUPAT members, continues to be properly assigned to the crafts
we represent. Therefore, documentation demonstrating jobs and projects which were completed by our
members is critical in making claims to assignment
of work.
Since our 30th General Convention, 72 jurisdictional
disputes across the United States and Canada have
been referred to the IUPAT for resolution. Of those 72
disputes, 49 were resolved at the local or international
level by means of job site meetings and/or other remedies. Twenty three (23) were referred to the National
Plan for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Dispute in the
Construction Industry (The Plan) to be resolved by mediation or arbitration.
The chart below summarizes the number of jurisdictional disputes by other crafts.
Of the 23 cases which were referred to the Plan
during the period comprised of 2009 through 2013,
only nine (9) were resolved by an arbitrator’s decision.
Of the nine (9) cases on which an arbitrator issued an
award, the IUPAT prevailed in six (6).
The other 16 cases were resolved by either one of
the Internationals involved withdrawing their request
for arbitration in matters related to jurisdictional dis-
BREAKDOWN OF JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES
YEARS 2009–2013
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putes. In other cases where the issue was an “Impediment to Job Progress,” the matter was resolved by one
of the International Unions involved directing their
local unions to cease the alleged “Impediment to Job
Progress” and to process any jurisdictional disputes
through the Plan.
There was only one (1) case where the issue was related to a “Change of Original Assignment.” Such case
involved the IUPAT vs. the United Association and the
Administrator of the Plan issued a determination that the
United Association failed to demonstrate that there had
been a Change of Original Assignment. As a result, the
work was completed by the IUPAT as it was originally
assigned.
CASES RESOLVED BY ARBITRATOR’S
DECISION AND WHO PREVAILED
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the periods of 2004-2008 and 2009-2013.
NUMBER OF CASES REFERRED TO THE PLAN BY OR AGAINST THE IUPAT
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The Finishing Trades Institute
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ince the 30th General Convention in 2009, the education
and training department of the IUPAT has increased its ca-
pacity to develop and deliver cutting edge programs to serve
our members and the industry.
In 2010, the Hanover campus of the IUPAT International Training Center
was expanded with the move of the IUPAT Headquarters from Washington,
DC to its new location beside the International Training Center. This expansion
also included the addition of the IUPAT Residence Suites
and Conference Center (IRSCC), a brand new 36-room
residential and dining facility, to provide convenient and
accessible on-campus lodging for members attending meetings and training.
The FTI staff continues to expand to serve our members,
including 12 employees in the Hanover office and six field
staff throughout North America and Canada. With numerous students and instructors attending over 160 classes
offered by the IUPAT/FTI, this expansion ensures that the
members receive the best training and programs in the
Finishing Trades.
Standards for Apprenticeship
In August 2009, the IUPAT/FTI received a grant from the United States
Department of Labor (USDOL) to revise the National Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards for several Finishing Trades, and to pilot-test the
new Standards in four sites around the country. At that time, the FTI had
already begun to revise apprentice training curricula and to assist our
affiliates.
Our new National Guidelines contain several innovative features that improve the preparation of apprentices in the Finishing Trades. The Standards
provide a consistent national baseline for instructing new members in our
covered trades.
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The National Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards
were created in order to accomplish all of the following:
n Updated National Minimum Competencies - Affiliates
can go beyond the minimum but not less.
n Hybrid Approach to Completing Apprenticeship Time-based approach replaced by mixed approach
that allows shortened periods of On-the-Job Learning (OJL) if the apprentice demonstrates required
competencies.
n Standardized Assessment of Progress - Using FTI
written and hands-on assessments.
n Clear Process to Grant Advance Standing - The same FTI written and
hands-on assessments will be used to determine advance standing.
n Interim Credentials - Certification of an apprentice’s attainment of competency for a component of occupation.
n Minimum Qualifications for Instructors – Journey workers or equivalent Subject Matter Experts (SMEs); Teaching techniques or equivalent
(18-month grace period); Current knowledge of industry and adult
education.
n Technology-Based Learning (TBL) - Related Instruction (classroom) may
include use of electronic media.
The ongoing efforts to develop these standards are being achieved
through the FTI’s Program Alignment Project. The FTI Department of Curriculum and Instruction, along with the assistance of the local directors
of training (DoT), coordinators/instructors and additional support staff,
provide the proper insight to fulfill the requirements of the National
Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards. Implementing training programs that meet the diverse needs of the Finishing Trades industry build
a standard apprenticeship system that better responds to the needs of
our apprentices, members and contractors; provide standardized train-
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ing that prepares apprentices for lifetime employment; provide contractors with workers
who are trained to industry standards, are
professional and are part of a productive
workforce; provide members with training that
improves their employability.
With the assistance from the August 2009
grant, the FTI accomplished the following:
nDeveloped new detailed competency definitions for the four Finishing Trades occupations
covered by the grant.
nDeveloped new curricula for apprentice training to support the updated competencies.
nBegan to integrate technology-based training
into the curriculum.
n Developed new National Guidelines for Apprenticeship Standards, a
version of which was approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.
n Educated and informed pilot sites regarding the new standards and the
requirements for their participation in the grant.
n Supported the development of new Area Standards of Apprenticeship
by four pilot sites.
n Supported recruitment and training of apprentices by the pilot sites.
n Further promoted implementation of the new framework for Registered
Apprenticeship by non-pilot site affiliates.
Integrated Member Services Enhanced (IMSe)
The Finishing Trades Institute is working with the IUPAT Member Services department to fully deploy the Integrated Member Services Enhanced (IMSe) database. The FTI has been working diligently updating
membership records, adding certifications, creating new course terms/
sections, and updating course descriptions in the system. It is our goal
to update all membership records to reflect all certifications earned
through FTI’s Train-the-Trainer courses since 2006. IUPAT members will
have full access to their updated records through the IMSe database in
the near future.
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E-Learning opens up
IUPAT/FTI Recruitment and
Retention Efforts
Recruiting a stable and steady pool of qualified individuals into the IUPAT/
FTI Apprenticeship Program is of great importance to the Finishing Trades
Institute (FTI) in its efforts to support its affiliates and signatory contractors and
sustain IUPAT membership. In consideration of the responsibilities of our affiliates to recruit and prepare entry-level workers to enter a trade, as well as
the efforts to provide advanced training for journey workers across the country, the FTI continues to assist Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committees
(JATCs) in fulfilling their responsibility to establish and implement effective
recruitment and retention strategies.
Since the last convention in 2009, the IUPAT/FTI has developed and implemented the following Recruitment and Retention efforts:
n Recruitment Manual: Recruitment, Retention and Marketing of Apprentices: For a Strong Future Workforce. This manual is an important first
step in disseminating information to affiliates in their efforts to identify
qualified candidates for IUPAT apprenticeship programs.
n Six Steps to Mentoring Training - developed in partnership with Skills
Plan.
n Recruitment Video available online at www.IUPAT.org/JoinUs.
our ability to provide,
share and use
standard content
across the trades
and across
North America.
Continuing Education
The IUPAT continues to provide its members the opportunity to earn an
Associate’s degree from Mountwest Community and Technical College. In
2014, the National Labor College closed its
doors, but the FTI is in the process of looking for
a new academic partner to provide its members
Bachelor’s degrees. The degree program is flexible and enables students to pursue their education while continuing their work as a union
craftsperson.
The IUPAT/FTI has joined the Registered Apprenticeship-College Consortium. This is a program whose membership consists of a national
network of colleges and registered apprenticeship
programs working together to provide collegeto-career opportunities. The U.S. Departments of
Labor and Education have come together to cre-
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ate a promising new opportunity for graduates of a U.S. DOL Registered Apprenticeship program to be granted accelerated degree paths and credentials
that incorporate prior learning and provide credit based on demonstrated
skills rather than only classroom time.
PAT - VP Program
The mission of the Painters and Allied Trades Veterans Program (PAT-VP)
is to assist transitioning members of the military to a rewarding career in
construction. Sponsored by the FTI, the IUPAT PAT-VP program is funded by
the IUPAT and the Finishing Contractors Association International.
Candidates attend an accelerated three-week training,
credentialing and employment program that combines
both classroom and hands-on learning. Currently, the program is designed to place participants into an apprenticeship program and a career in the industrial coatings
industry. Successful participants receive advanced apprenticeship placement, with certificates in OSHA 10, First
Aid/CPR, Scaffold Awareness, Basic Rigging, Confined
Space (OSHA), and SSPC Coating Application Specialist
Level I certification (upon passing SSPC CAS Level I exam).
The IUPAT and the FCA work together to place graduates in an IUPAT registered apprenticeship program, and
employment working for an IUPAT signatory contractor
in a location that meets the needs of the participant and
industry.
In April 2014, successful implementation of the Painters
and Allied Trades Veterans Program (PAT-VP) resulted in five veteran graduates who entered IUPAT apprenticeships in various regions throughout North
America. In an outstanding effort, FTI Industrial Coatings Program Manager
Anton Ruesing and FTI Program Manager Ken Seal successfully prepared our
veterans for employment, and District Council 5 (Seattle, Washington) Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Denis Sullivan and his staff went above and
beyond in support of our new members by using the DC 5 training center to
provide practical hands-on skill development.
Learning Management System (LMS)
The Finishing Trades Institute Learning Management System (FTI LMS) is a
secure web-based software program for the administration, documentation,
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tracking and reporting of training programs, classroom and online events,
e-learning programs and training content.
The purpose of the LMS is to provide readily accessible, craft-specific,
industry-standard instructional materials to each IUPAT district council. This
will promote the efforts of each training center to assimilate the apprentices’
standard core knowledge, skills and abilities with the pursuit of specific occupational training throughout the term of their apprenticeship. This programspecific training is designed to build the technical and professional skills
needed by the apprentice to successfully perform his/her occupation.
Currently, the FTI LMS contains 399 online courses and has 1,318 registered accounts. Today, we have 900+ students with access to their trade
courses anytime, anywhere.
The FTI Curriculum and Development team continues to develop new
courses, enroll more accounts and mentor district councils to become independent in managing their students.
e-Learning
Since the implementation of the LMS, the FTI
has a vehicle by which to effectively engage
our members in their training and acquisition
of knowledge through e-Learning. E-Learning
opens up our ability to provide, share and use
standard content across the trades and across
North America. These courses are developed
and delivered using various forms of technology, and encourage our learners to think,
explore and learn the content at hand in a selfpaced environment, or blended with classroom
instruction to achieve the maximum benefits of interaction and expertise
from the instructor.
To date, the FTI has designed and developed eight e-Learning courses:
n COR 1000 IUPAT History - This course is comprised of three lessons
that list all the general executive board from 1887 to present, provide an overview of the significant events from the 1700s to present,
recognize the current structure, and highlight significant events in the
IUPAT.
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n COR 1002 Survival of the Fittest - This highly interactive course aims to provoke and stimulate
apprentices and journey workers with vital skills,
attitudes and behaviors in areas such as market
share, absenteeism, harassment, integrity, competition, supervision and money management.
n COR 2101 CAS Test Prep – This is a five-part
preparation course for candidates for the Level
II Coating Application Specialist (CAS) Certification. This course provides video and instructional
narration to help prepare students to successfully
pass SSPC’s certification program.
n FLR 4606 Field Turf Installation – The e-learning
course provides students with actual visual components from a job site and links to resources and
materials that provides them an overview of advantages of using field turf over real grass, learning about the applications in which turf can be
used, understanding the health risks involved in
turf installation and an overview of how field turf
is installed.
n GLZ 5418 Unitized Glazing Systems Installation
– This course combines e-Learning interactivity
with panoramic technology, audio, and visual
components to introduce glaziers to the concepts,
tools, equipment, safety practices and processes
needed to install unitized windows.
n PNT 7900 Introduction to Decorative Finishes - This
course discusses the basic techniques and common
base finishes of trademark special decorative finishes.
Topics of discussion include terms and technical information on special decorative finishes, commonly
used equipment and materials, and the basic procedures for performing special decorative finishes.
n COR 1004 Basic Mathematics and Measurements
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problems, assessment and feedback as well as
many resources by which to ensure comprehension and skills mastery in the basics of arithmetic
and measurements.
n COR 1005 Fractions, Decimals, Percent, and Basic Geometry - This interactive course provides learners with
animated examples, interactive practice problems,
assessment and feedback as well as many resources
by which to ensure comprehension and skills mastery
in fractions, decimals, percent and basic geometry.
The FTI will continue to evaluate its instructional strategies and build upon the capabilities offered through
e-Learning and technology-driven resources that will
help us to train and educate our members when and
where they need it.
Panoramic Technology
The FTI uses panoramic technology in support of several
of its courses to create exploratory learning environments
within the real world context of a job site or a simulated
job site. Using a three-dimensional, 360° view of an environment in which an apprentice will work provides both
the learner and the instructor a glimpse of what they might
encounter on the job, but in a safe environment. Instructors
use this technology in the classroom to review processes
and discuss safety practices and other relevant information. Learners can use this self-guided tool to explore
the job site or simulated environment on their own and
through the use of hot spots (videos, photos, narration and
text) to become more familiar with the type of environment
in which they are preparing to work.
The FTI has developed panoramic teaching/learning tools for the following courses:
Coating Application Specialist (CAS) Certification HandsOn Test Prep – provides instruction and preparation for
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CAS Bridge Containment - this panorama is of an actual
bridge located in a training center that portrays temporary containment using wire rope and allows the learner
to explore the containment.
Confined Space Entry – simulated confined space in a
training facility; Hot spots will include various points with
regard to OSHA’s Confined Spaces standard (29 CFR
1910.146), while students are also taught to recognize the
need for attention to safety and health hazards.
Unitized Glazing Systems Installation – video and photo
components captured on an actual job site in Boston, Massachusetts, provide an overview of the installation process
for unitized window panels. Hot spots include photos,
videos, text and narration that describe the delivery, storage, lifting and installation and other tasks or processes being performed.
Blueprint – this panorama contains 2-dimensional flat views of blueprints
or perimeter sheets for the drywall, floor covering, glazing and painting
trades. Setting aside the bulky and oversized prints, the instructor and students can pan and zoom on specific areas of a sheet to clearly see the
details of the job.
FTI Computers
The FTI is developing and enhancing online training content in a Learning
Management System (LMS) available to members of IUPAT. Content is accessible by individuals via the Internet, however, FTI is seeking to increase
the level of use of these course materials. One method for increasing participation is to equip each district council with computer workstations dedicated to the purpose of accessing course materials. The optimal approach
for computer workstation deployment leverages a technology known as
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
After consultation, the FTI has engaged with SSI to conduct an expanded
proof-of-concept using a minimum of 12 to 20 computers at one suitable
district council (DC 21 in Philadelphia) and at the ITC in Hanover, Maryland. Contingent upon the successful completion of the expanded proof-ofconcept, the FTI will engage SSI to provide equipment, installation service,
hosting services (inclusive of all license costs), maintenance / upgrades,
and ongoing customer support.
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Following completion of a successful proof of concept,
and following completion of a detailed district council readiness survey, a formal roll-out plan will be developed.
FTI New Programs
COATING APPLICATION SPECIALIST - CAS
The CAS program was borne out of the need to establish a
separate career path for the industrial painter with standardized training so that the IUPAT could meet the qualified manpower needs of our contractors in North America. The goal
is to generate increased job opportunities for our members
while increasing market share for our employers.
The certification requires extensive written and hands-on
testing in a curriculum designed by the IUPAT, the National
Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) and the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC). Since 2012, over 1,000 IUPAT industrial painters have been certified in the program, with nearly another 100 awaiting testing results in 2014.
But it isn’t training alone that will allow us to reach our goals for the
program, extensive lobbying in the industry and the government (on the
national and state levels) is taking place, as well.
On the industry side, the panel reported that the SSPC has begun to implement requirements that all QP 1 certified contractors (contractors who are nationally certified as meeting a minimum level of service and quality of skill in
today’s coatings industry as determined by the SSPC) have CAS certified workers on jobs that involve blast cleaning and the spray application of coatings.
On the government lobbying side, recent transportation and infrastructure bills in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and the U.S. Congress have either
passed or are under strong consideration to require the SSPC standards
that include CAS requirements on industrial paint projects.
The IUPAT and its industry partners have invested millions of dollars in
this program and, although we are pleased with progress made thus far,
we still have a lot of work ahead of us to push the IUPAT industrial painting
workforce far ahead of our non-union counterparts.
GLAZIER INITIATIVE
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts employment growth for glaziers of more
than 42 percent between 2010 and 2020. That represents 17,700 new jobs
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and 15,700 replacement jobs. In order to meet the demand
for glaziers, the IUPAT/FTI is committed to further its existing
Glazier Apprenticeship Program by developing a certification
program.
The goal of this certification program is to advance
members in specialized skill-sets to quickly place IUPAT
workers in jobs focused on emerging technologies such
as residential/light commercial windows, sun shades,
awnings, veneer walls, glass manipulators and glass
hand rails.
TOTAL STATIONS
The FTI is currently developing a Total Stations program.
Total Station is an evolving layout technology that can be
used by IUPAT glaziers, as well as other crafts in the Finishing Trades. If trained properly, this technical layout should provide additional
work opportunities for IUPAT members as workers and lead foreman. As of
May 2014, the IUPAT has held three Train-the-Trainer courses and will begin
delivering regional trainings in the near future.
SIGNALING AND RIGGING
The FTI is developing a signalperson and rigging test preparation program
and a practical examiner certification program to provide greater opportunities and training to help our members achieve certification from the National
Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO). The test
preparation program prepares candidates for competency in signaling and
rigging on the job through classroom and practical application using both
hand signals and voice communications. The FTI’s preparation program also
includes training and education for eligible candidates to become certified
as practical examiners for the certification of signalpersons.
The Future
More programs are on the way, the training never stops. As the workplace changes around us, so do we.
The IUPAT Finishing Trades Institute is advancing the skills and education of the IUPAT workforce to make certain we remain the best of the best
on the job site, and each IUPAT member has every chance for a successful
career in the Finishing Trades.
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IUPAT Job Corps
“It is good training for
the students and gives
them an opportunity
to give back to the
A Prolific Journey Continues
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ver the past five years, the IUPAT Job Corps Program,
along with the construction and finishing industries as a
whole, endured the most difficult times in its 45-year history.
else. It teaches them
The economic downturn we experienced nearly obliterated work opportunities for those wishing to start their careers in the finishing industries. Enrollment
in Job Corps was halted during the first six months of 2013 in order for the
US Department of Labor to address a serious budget shortfall. Despite our
long-standing record of high performance and the best efforts of our executive
officers and staff, six of our training programs were eliminated. Yet, despite
these challenges, our Job Corps remains strong and ready to assist our union
in the recruitment and preparation of its next generation of members.
about giving back.”
A Historical Partnership
– IUPAT Painting Instructor
Andy Pearsall
In 1969, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades General President Frank “Bud” Raftery signed a contract with the administration of President
Lyndon Johnson to be a partner in what would eventually be known as the Job
Corps program.
Launched in 1964 as a part of President Johnson’s “War on Poverty,” Job
Corps, with the help of the IUPAT and the rest of the Building Trades, currently provides pre-apprenticeship skills and vocational training to more than
60,000 students annually in 125 centers. Students also receive academic
instruction, counseling, housing, meals and comprehensive medical care.
The annual cost of this U.S. Department of Labor program is offset by reduced social welfare costs and the taxes paid by more than 80 percent of
those who complete their training and go on to meaningful employment. A
four-year study reported that for every dollar invested in Job Corps, $2.02
was returned.
The IUPAT Job Corps program has grown to be recognized as one of the
nation’s most comprehensive pre-apprenticeship training and job placement
systems. We have 46 training programs in 42 Job Corps centers teaching
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community. It is good
to know that they are
helping out someone
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
As an important means of honing their pre-apprenticeship skills, while at the same time learning the importance of giving back to the community, our Job Corps students annually donate thousands of hours of
their labor in support of a wide variety of non-profit projects.
GREY TOWERS
The Grey Towers project was supported
by the International Union of Painters and
Allied Trades and the International Masonry Institute. Both organizations provided
professional instruction and supervised the
Job Corps Center students involved in the
painting and masonry work done at this
historic site. Students painted interior walls
in the mansion and outbuildings, and exterior woodwork on all buildings, including
the historic shutters on the mansion. They
also repaired masonry walkways
and structures.
IUPAT Job Corps students work on the historic Grey Towers in Milford, Pennsylvania as a part of the program’s massive community service initiative.
HABITAT
Students from Columbia Basin Job Corps Center in Moses Lake, Washington
have been working closely with Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity has
built 12 homes in the greater Moses Lake area averaging 1 to 2 homes per year.
One such home was a 1589 sq. ft., 5-bedroom, 2-bath home that sits on 2 acres.
It was built entirely with Job Corps pre-apprentice labor excluding electrical, plumbing and roofing. The IUPAT students are working on drywall finishing, texturing
and interior paint, as well as complete exterior prime and paint.
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painting, glazing, floorcovering installation and sign
display. Our program utilizes first-year apprentice curricula and teaching materials developed by the IUPAT
Finishing Trades Institute (FTI) as key instructional tools.
Most recently, with the assistance of the FTI, IUPAT
Job Corps has developed a pre-apprenticeship Coating Application Specialist (CAS) training program to
do its part in meeting the growing need for qualified
union industrial painters.
Meaningful Partnerships—The Key to
Success
With the support and encouragement of local and
international union leadership, the IUPAT Job Corps
program continues to build and strengthen working relationships with signatory employers, district councils,
local unions and apprenticeship programs. The IUPAT
Job Corps Program performance has steadily improved
as indicated by the most recently completed 12-month
period in which data was available:
n 488 graduates were placed on a job.
n The average hourly wage was $11.59 for all
placements.
n Nearly 70 percent of those students were still employed after six-months following job placement,
and more than 86 graduates were placed in an
IUPAT Joint Apprenticeship Training Program.
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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Andrew Larson, IUPAT Job Corps National Project
Coordinator, was appointed to his position in 2006 by
General President James Williams. Prior to this assignment, Andrew served for three years as the program’s
technical assistance coordinator. He began his career
with the program in 1994, serving as a painting instructor at the Miami Job Corps Center. Serving as the program’s technical assistance coordinator since 2012 is
Todd Langlois, formerly the pre-apprenticeship instructor at Denison Job Corps Center in Iowa. Larson and
Langlois are supported by Cost Accounting Coordinator Erica DeStefano and Administrative Assistant Charity
Biggins. The Program employs six field coordinators to
assist in the management of training programs. They also
coordinate the placement of graduates in IUPAT Joint Apprenticeship Training Programs and other opportunities
that lead to careers in the Finishing Trades. All field coordinators are active members of the IUPAT, and were
selected based on their trade skills, job experience and
ability to successfully work with challenged youth.
Hewa G. “Newt” Sayers.......... Northeast Region
Andrew Westley .................... Lower Midwest Region
Tim Sorrell.............................. Upper Midwest Region
Jose Lopez............................. Southeast Region
Roland Haas ......................... West Region
James Purdy........................... Northwest Region
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JOB CORPS CENTERS BY STATE AND CITY
Cass .................................... Ozark, AR
Great Onyx ............Mammoth Cave, KY
Iroquois ............................ Medina, NY
Ouachita .............................. Royal, AR
Shreveport ..................... Shreveport, LA
Cleveland ......................Cleveland, OH
San Diego ............... Imperial Beach, CA
Shriver ...............................Devens, MA
Treasure Lake ................. Indiahoma,OK
Long Beach .................. Long Beach, CA
Flint/Genesee ...........................Flint, MI
Tongue Point ...................... Astoria, OR
Inland Empire ........ San Bernardino, CA
Hubert H. Humphrey .......... St. Paul, MN
Timberlake .......................Estacada, OR
Treasure Island ..........San Francisco, CA
Excelsior Springs ....Excelsior Springs, MO
Angell............................... Yachats, OR
Collbran ..........................Collbran, CO
Mingo ............................... Puxico, MO
Keystone .............................. Drums, PA
Miami...................... Miami Gardens, FL
St. Louis ...........................St. Louis, MO
Boxelder .............................. Nemo, SD
Gainesville ......................Gainesville, FL
Anaconda ......................Anaconda, MT
Jacobs Creek ........................ Bristol, TN
Hawaii .................. Waimanalo,Hawaii
Trapper Creek ...................... Darby, MT
North Texas .....................McKinney, TX
Centennial .......................... Nampa, ID
Lyndon B. Johnson.............. Franklin, NC
Flatwoods .........................Coeburn, VA
Chicago.............................. Chicago, IL
Schenck ............................ Brevard, NC
Curlew.............................. Curlew, WA
Golconda .......................... Golconda,IL
Pine Ridge........................ Chadron, NE
Columbia Basin ..........Moses Lake, WA
Atterbury ......................... Edinburgh, IN
Sierra Nevada....................... Reno, NV
Charleston ................... Charleston, WV
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VT
MN
ID
WI
SD
NH
NY
MI
MA
CT
WY
NV
IA
NE
UT
OH
IN
CO
MD
WV
KS
NJ
PA
IL
CA
MO
VA
RI
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DC
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AZ
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The PATCH Foundation
“If we had more
organizations like
PATCH in the world,
what would take us
10 or 20 years to
accomplish, could be
accomplished in days.
We’re so grateful that
PATCH and United
Cerebral Palsy found
one another.”
– Michael Hill, senior vice
president of External Affairs for
United Cerebral Palsy.
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he Painters and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope Foundation, or PATCH, was founded in 2001. The Foundation is
dedicated to supporting youth institutions and programs that
give children in need the opportunities for an education, and
to live lives of play and comfort that every child deserves.
Since 2001, PATCH has given over $1 million to our cause and we are
showing no signs of slowing down to ensure we make a difference in the communities in which we live. PATCH is more than a charity, it is a means for us
to show our neighbors what being good union men and women is about. This
foundation provides us with the opportunity to grow our union and the labor
movement through our goodwill.
Making a Difference on the
Local and National Levels
The PATCH Foundation is a rather unique charity in that a majority of our
giving occurs on the local level by our district councils and local unions.
We do that so our local
leaders and members are
not only recognized as
some of the many faces of
the PATCH Foundation, but
it also inspires dialogue
between our union and
our community leaders and
neighbors. We understand
that the more people know
about the men and women
of the IUPAT, the more
they will welcome what we
stand for on a daily basis.
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does its part for our communities
through PATCH. In 2012, United
Cerebral Palsy (UCP) was chosen
by the PATCH chairman’s office
as the beneficiary of a campaign
where the Foundation gave the
UCP $1 (up to $10,000) for
every new “Like” on its Facebook
page – www.Facebook.com/
PATCHfoundation.
On Tuesday, October 9,
2012, the PATCH Foundation
Facebook page had 602 Likes.
The PATCH / United Cerebral
Palsy initiative was launched
on the following day. It consisted of a Facebook ad campaign and regular posting of pictures announcing the ‘Dollars for Likes’
initiative for UCP on IUPAT sister Facebook sites (e.g. Facebook.com/
GoIUPAT).
On Friday, October 26, 2012, the PATCH Foundation Facebook page
had 16,750 Likes - an average of just over 1,000 new Likes per day.
Thanks to this campaign, PATCH now has the potential reach of over
3 million people in its newly expanded network to regularly announce
its mission throughout the country. This successful campaign is a benefit
to the Foundation and to the International Union of Painters and Allied
Trades, and we did our part to help the noble efforts of United Cerebral
Palsy along the way.
In August 2013, the International chose two elementary schools in St.
Louis, Missouri to receive school supplies for each and every one of their
students.
Nearly 100 local IUPAT members and community volunteers assembled
over 600 book bags filled with pencils, pens, crayons, notebooks, folders
and the many other supplies students require for a successful school year.
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The bags were delivered to the principals of Ashland and Hickey elementary
schools in preparation for the first day
of school.
“Being a good union member is about
far more than our lives in the workplace,”
said IUPAT General President and
PATCH Chair Kenneth Rigmaiden. “It’s
the duty of every single one of us to do
our part to build a better community for
our neighbors and our families. We’re
thrilled to have this opportunity to make a
difference for the proud students of these
schools.”
“On behalf of the students of Ashland and Hickey, the District thanks
the members of IUPAT for their generosity. Providing our students with
these needed supplies will allow them to focus their efforts on learning
instead of worrying about not having the proper tools to do their job,”
said District Spokesman Patrick Wallace.
FUNDS RAISED BY PATCH 2009-2013
$388,678
$400,000
$379,873
$350,000
$327,595
$353,040
$300,000
$250,000
$218,170
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
0
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Be Inspired
The PATCH Foundation has chosen two schools to receive supplies in
2014, as well. It’s our hope that this will become a long-standing tradition
for the IUPAT and PATCH. It’s one well worth working toward, and hopefully we’ll inspire the same kind of gift on the local level in the rest of the
United States.
You are a part of an organization that is making a difference in countless young lives everywhere. Learn more about what the IUPAT is doing
through the PATCH Foundation by visiting www.Facebook.com/PATCHfoundation.
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The IUPAT Industry Pension Fund
“Fortunately, for
the IUPAT Industry
Pension Fund, we
were better positioned
than most to ride
out the worst economic
collapse since the
Great Depression.
– IUPAT Industry Pension Fund
Co-Chair Art Aivaliotis
O
ver the last five years, the world economy has been slowly,
but surely, regaining a foothold on better fiscal times. Un-
fortunately, this recovery didn’t come soon enough for many retirement accounts and pension funds. The losses were so dire that
some pension funds collapsed altogether, while decimated 401k
balances forced many to postpone retirement, and current retirees
to find alternate means to maintain a respectable level of living.
Thankfully, today and tomorrow are far more promising for the participants and
beneficiaries of the IUPAT Industry Pension Fund thanks to the diligence shown by
the Fund Board of Trustees. To date, not one single, active, participating retiree or
beneficiary has lost a benefit or suffered a reduction in his or her monthly payment.
Our Current Status
As of January 1, 2013, there were 78,491 participants in the IUPAT Industry Pension Plan – 32,830 were active participants; 27,379 were retired or
separated from service and receiving benefits; and 18,282 were retired or
separated from service and entitled to future benefits. Remember, not all IUPAT
members belong to the national Pension Fund, many belong to local funds.
TOTAL FUND PENSION BENEFITS
FIVE YEAR PERSPECTIVE (2009–2013)
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YEAR
PENSION
ANNUITY
CANADA
TOTAL
2009
284,832,928
24,253,005
7,207,261
316,293,194
2010
300,419,260
33,166,542
7,807,255
341,393,057
2011
316,374,979
32,737,872
9,255,303
358,368,154
2012
331,351,928
32,188,173
11,696,871
375,236,972
2013
344,284,540
26,388,245
11,920,609
382,593,394
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TOTAL FUND NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FIVE YEAR PERSPECTIVE (2009–2013)
YEAR
PENSION
ANNUITY
CANADA
TOTAL
2009
2,577,512,108
333,990,936
178,028,816
3,089,531,860
2010
2,720,379,683
352,824,156
197,580,418
3,270,784,257
2011
2,611,474,508
365,010,018
203,781,820
3,180,266,346
2012
2,778,085,890
382,211,962
223,049,056
3,383,346,908
2013
3,008,619,716
405,941,958
250,499,770
3,665,061,444
As of the same date, the funded percentage of the Pension Fund was 69.20
percent with assets of over $3 billion. Under the standards of the 2006 Pension Protection Act (PPA), which was passed by Congress to ensure and bolster the health of pension funds, this funded percentage classifies the Pension
Fund as being in YELLOW status. The PPA established three categories to
indicate the fiscal “health” of a pension fund: GREEN means a pension plan
has a funded percentage higher than 80 percent; YELLOW means a pension
plan has a funded percentage between 65 and 79 percent; and RED means
a plan is less than 65 percent funded.
Per the rules of the PPA, the YELLOW status of our Pension Fund mandates
that we must continue to follow our Funding Improvement Plan (FIP) that was
TOTAL FUND RETURN ON INVESTMENTS
FIVE YEAR PERSPECTIVE (2009–2013)
YEAR
PENSION
ANNUITY
CANADA
TOTAL
2009
206,069,378
(3,506,697)
25,813,288
228,375,969
2010
261,508,150
17,053,618
14,072,548
292,634,316
2011
4,527,639
10,286,743
(6,725,716)
8,088,666
2012
288,678,872
20,084,027
13,438,657
322,201,556
2013
351,405,045
18,976,454
22,803,502
393,185,001
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officially implemented on January 1, 2012, and continues through December
31, 2024. The goal of the FIP is to return the Pension Fund to GREEN status
(greater than 80 percent funded). To accomplish this goal, a 35 percent
supplemental hourly contribution was mandated.
Although we remain in YELLOW status, all data indicates that we are on
course to reach GREEN status on schedule under the plan.
Board Takes Action to Increase Benefits
Although the current accrual rate for contributions remains at .5 percent, the
Pension Fund Board of Trustees took action in 2013 to provide an additional
benefit to members on “new money.” As of January 1, 2013, any additional
contributions made above and beyond a member’s base and FIP supplemental
contributions accrue at a rate of 2 percent.
This action by the board provides the opportunity for members to increase
their retirement benefit, and it serves to further hasten the arrival at our goal
of GREEN status for the Pension Fund. Each district council can play a part
in helping our members’ retirement future by negotiating such increases in
upcoming bargaining agreements.
TOTAL FUND ANNUALIZED
RATE OF RETURN-NET OF FEES
Annuity Plans
The IUPAT Industry Pension Fund partnered in building the Embassy Suites
Hotel Washington/Convention Center
in Downtown Washington, DC in 2000.
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ANNUITY PLAN 2008 – 2012
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2008
- 5.1%
2009
- 1.0%
2010
5.2%
2011
2.9%
2012
5.6%
Just over ten years ago, the Pension Fund Board of Trustees moved
the assets of the Annuity Plan to its
own low-risk portfolio. It did so to best
accommodate the investment interests
of its participants, as there was extreme age diversity within that group.
Although the fund would likely never
make unusually large gains in any
one year with this conservative portfolio, it would not take any unusually
large losses either.
FIVE YEAR PERSPECTIVE
(2009–2013)
YEAR
TOTAL
2009
9.2%
2010
11.5%
2011
0.35%
2012
11.7%
2013
13.7%
5 Yr Avg
9.0%
10 Yr Avg
5.0%
Hardship Withdrawal
The Great Recession we suffered over the past five years took its toll on
everyone, but some more so than others. The Pension Fund Board of Trustees
took action just before our 2009 General Convention to provide an avenue
for financial relief for participants who were facing hard times.
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Participants are allowed to apply to withdraw a portion of their annuity
under the rule called Immediate and Heavy Financial Need. To qualify, the
hardship distribution must address an unpaid expense that is necessary for the
well-being of the member’s family, including:
Medical Expenses and COBRA
n Payment toward the purchase of a participant’s principal residence.
n Payments to prevent eviction or foreclosure on a residence (e.g. liens
due to unpaid taxes or utilities).
n Twelve months of tuition, related educational fees, room and board for
the member or his or her dependents.
n Funeral expenses.
n Costs to repair damage to the home due to flood, fire or storms.
The IUPAT Industry
Pension Fund is an
engine that drives
job growth –
union job growth.
These categories can overlap or combine with other factors that show a
need to meet basic requirements for food, clothing and shelter. The member
must have at least $5,000 in his or her Annuity Account to be eligible.
The Value of a Strong Pension Fund for
You and Our Communities
The benefits of your Pension Fund to you, as a union member, begin far
before your retirement. The IUPAT Industry Pension Fund is an engine that
drives job growth – union job growth. That’s right; your pension dollars are
working to put you and your fellow members on projects throughout the
United States.
How? Investment in real estate development. The IUPAT Industry Pension
Fund is currently participating in several investment vehicles that make your
hourly contributions far more valuable to you, and our employers, than you
ever realized.
Think about it; one of the biggest hits to the U.S. economy and job growth
when the market crashed in 2008 was the lack of new construction projects.
Compounding that economic damage was the wave of projects already underway that ran out of money because of the crash.
Fortunately, managers of union pension funds across the AFL-CIO, including the IUPAT, took aggressive, proactive steps to spur real estate
development and new construction jobs. Here are a few of the investment
programs your pension dollars participate in to build a better economy
for us all.
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The Pension Fund
Board of Trustees
took action just before
our 2009 General
Convention to provide
an avenue for financial
relief for participants
who were facing
hard times.
ULLICO J FOR JOBS
The Union Labor Life Insurance Company (ULLICO) opened its doors in
1927 after Samuel Gompers, the first president of the AFL-CIO, championed
for a union-owned insurance company to exclusively benefit AFL-CIO members. Since its inception, the ULLICO J for Jobs initiative has provided $12.5
billion for first mortgages for construction and permanent financings. Over its
history, the fund has created over 263,000 union construction jobs and over
533 million hours of union work.
AFL-CIO HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST (HIT)
The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust specializes in financing affordable
housing where the construction projects create union jobs.
The HIT has helped finance over 500 housing projects which have created
or preserved more than 108,000 homes. That financing has generated over
70,000 jobs for union construction workers on these projects.
AFL-CIO BUILDING INVESTMENT TRUST (BIT)
The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) has been helping America’s cities
carry out their urban development and revitalization plans for over 20 years.
During this time, the BIT has participated in nearly $4.3 billion in real estate
projects nationwide to generate an estimated 54 million hours of employment
and over 34,000 jobs for members of the building and construction trades.
These are only a few of the investment funds the IUPAT participates in to
do its part to get America working again while building a financially secure
retirement future for you.
Bold Future
The IUPAT Industry Pension Fund is making strong progress as we face better economic times in North America. The Board of Trustees will continue its
diligence in protecting the retirement security of each and every one of our
active and retired members, and their beneficiaries.
There is more work to be done, but your Board is resolved to continue to
be proactive and persistent in protecting the retirement for which you have
worked.
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2009
ANNUITY2010
HARDSHIPS
2009
Primary
Residence
Casualty
2009
Funeral
Immediate Medical
Financial
Need
Primary Primary
Casualty
Residence Residence
Casualty
Funeral
HARDSHIPS
Medical
Prevent
Eviction
Prevent
Tuition
Foreclosure
2011
Prevent
Tuition
Foreclosure
ANNUITY
ANNUITY
HARDSHIPS
HARDSHIPS
2010
2010
2009
2011
Prevent
Eviction
2011
ANNUITY
ANNUITY
HARDSHIPS
HARDSHIPS
Immediate
Funeral Immediate
Medical
Medical
Prevent
Financial
Financial
Eviction
2012
Need
Need
2012
Prevent
Prevent
Pr
Tu
Foreclosure
Eviction Fore
20
2012
neral
sualty Immediate
Funeral Immediate
Medical
Prevent
Medical
Prevent
Prevent
Tuition
Prevent
Tuition
Financial
Financial
Eviction
Foreclosure
Eviction
Foreclosure
2013
2012
Need
Need
2012
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Government Affairs
Political action is vital
for the growth of our
union and the rest of
the organized labor
movement.
N
ever has there been a more coordinated campaign by
anti-union interests to weaken organized labor than in
the last five years. Corporate opponents gained more spending power in campaigns, private interests successfully lobbied
(and continue to do so) for so called Right-to-Work legislation
in various state legislatures, and efforts by organized labor to
move legislation through Congress for a more efficient and fair
way of organizing were stalled by political opponents.
That is why the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Government Affairs Department has rallied to meet these challenges over the last five
years. We have put together new tools and personnel to ensure the voice of
organized labor is heard in the halls of legislature across North America and
pro-working family candidates are elected to office.
The Team
In addition to the ongoing work by the department director and the international legislative representative in Washington, DC, the IUPAT has two fulltime representatives in the field working with district council political directors
in the United States and Canada.
The department has also made great strides in overseeing the placement of
local lobbyists to complement our international efforts on a daily basis. This
is testament to how our district councils have embraced the importance of
political activism beyond the rallies and get-out-the-vote efforts. Today, we’re
doing more face-to-face meetings with lawmakers than we ever have before.
Our Tools
IUPAT Government Affairs has made every effort to successfully integrate
the most advanced and effective way to communicate with our membership.
The campaigns of today and tomorrow will rely on technologically savvy oper-
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atives running complex dynamic campaigns. The IUPAT’s
Government Affairs Department has prided itself on outpacing others when it comes to using the voter file, text
messaging, social media, and deploying dynamic tools
that put the IUPAT at the forefront of the union movement
and, most importantly, allow our affiliates to run and win
campaigns that help increase the impact we have on behalf of our membership.
TEXT MESSAGING
In 2010, the IUPAT launched its Text Messaging program with just less than 3,000 subscribers. Today, we are
over 11,000 strong and growing every day.
We are messaging members to attend rallies and union
meetings, to call their representatives about the issues that
matter most to us and even pass along video messages
from leadership. We can focus the range of members we
communicate down to one particular local union or across
the United States with one push of the button.
SOCIAL MEDIA
The IUPAT is active and strong in the social media circles. We’re keeping our members informed via Facebook
and Twitter, and sharing news and events from our brothers and sisters in the other trades.
We’re using these platforms to lobby decision-makers,
as well. In 2011, the IUPAT Government Affairs team took
to social media to brief their own delegates, members
of Congress and their staff on the issues important to the
IUPAT and the Building Trades in anticipation of the annual AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department Legislative Conference that year.
Beginning on their day of arrival, delegates saw an
internet campaign sponsored by the IUPAT in POLITICO,
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a leading online and print publication heavily read by lawmakers and their
staff. The campaign also appeared in Google and Facebook advertising, as
well. When readers clicked on one of the advertisements, they were taken to
a custom made website that introduced the IUPAT and explained the issues
important to working families.
By the time IUPAT members visited the Hill to lobby for the labor movement
that week, a significant number of House and Senate staffers and congressional leaders had seen our ads, read about our issues and certainly recognized
our signature black and gold colors when we showed up at their offices.
CAMPAIGN IN A BOX
In late 2013, the IUPAT Government Affairs Department designed and
implemented the Campaign in a Box. This groundbreaking tool provides field
activists with 12 laptop computers and 20 mobile phones with the necessary
equipment to create a campaign headquarters anywhere in North America.
The equipment can also be easily utilized to conduct a 12 person phone bank
for get-out-the-vote efforts, as well.
No one else in the labor movement currently has this system and it gives
our union the capability to run campaigns for pro-working family candidates
in locations where we otherwise do not have the equipment or infrastructure
to do so now.
IUPAT 2010 POLITICAL ACTIVISM BY THE NUMBERS
Over 150 Rallies
and Events with
Candidates
Over 3,500
Election Day
Workers
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Nearly 200,000 Fliers
were Printed and
Distributed from the
Working Families Toolkit
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The Army of Black and
Gold is Still the Best
Although we may be well on our
way to conquering the electronic
frontier when it comes to political
activism, nothing beats putting feet
on the street to support our candidates and initiatives.
The political activists and volunteers of the IUPAT continue to live
up to their reputation as the Army
of Black and Gold when it comes
to rallies and get-out-the-vote efforts.
Named for our signature black and gold t-shirts, we can always be spotted and
heard when a pro-working family candidate needs our support.
Lobbying
Our issues need more than phone calls, rallies and emails to get the attention they require to benefit working families. We need to show our law makers
that we are willing to make the trip to Parliament and Capitol Hill to make our
voices heard.
Each year, IUPAT members attend annual legislative conferences at the
capitols of both Canada and the United States where, in addition to attending workshops and presentations on issues important to working families, they
personally visit lawmakers’ offices to lobby for our cause.
The International makes certain we maintain that personal presence in our
capitols with a lobbying team. The IUPAT lobbying efforts are recognized as
among the best in the organized labor movement. There isn’t one national
leader in North America who hasn’t had a meeting with a member of the
IUPAT and we continue to make every effort to do the same on the state and
local level, as well.
IUPAT General President Kenneth Rigmaiden participated in a bipartisan
media conference with Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Congressman
Joe Crowley (D-NY) to support legislation that will reform the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act. If enacted, such reform will fuel more investment in the development of commercial real estate which will, in turn, create
more IUPAT jobs.
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IUPAT General SecretaryTreasurer George Galis
addressing members of the
media at a Capitol Hill event
announcing the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act in April 2013.
The legislation has the potential to create new IUPAT
jobs by increasing the installation of energy-efficient
technologies in industrial
and commercial construction markets, particularly
for our highly trained IUPAT
glaziers who routinely install
energy-efficient glass in offices and homes.
Financial Resources
IUPAT General President Kenneth
Rigmaiden with Congresswoman Nancy
Pelosi on Capitol Hill in 2013. The general president made the visit to discuss
job growth in the construction industry.
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The 2010 Citizens United decision in the U.S. Supreme Court
essentially eradicated the limits on campaign spending by corporations and unions. The result has been a financial footrace of gigantic
proportions between competing interests. Although organized labor
maintains the advantage in elections when it comes to activism, we
are far overmatched when going head-to-head with corporate interests
on raising and spending money to elect candidates.
Yet, as usual, the members of the IUPAT remain undaunted by such
a financial mismatch and do their part to contribute to electing proworking family candidates. In fact, we are among the best in the Building Trades at raising political funding.
IUPAT VS. BUILDING TRADES PAC MONEY
A large part of fundraising is dedicated to getting our own IUPAT members elected to office through our PATElect Fund. Every dollar matters when
it comes to politics, and the IUPAT is putting its members hard-earned dollars
to work for the benefit of us all.
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Signing in West Virginia - On April 1,
2014, the Water Resources Protection
Act was signed into law by West Virginia
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin in response to
the Elk River chemical spill in January. The
bill guarantees all above ground storage
tanks meet industry standards to preserve
their integrity and prevent future chemical
spills. IUPAT District Council 53 lobbied to
include provisions in the new law that ensures the application of protective coatings
on all above ground storage tanks will be
performed by industry trained and certified workers, and there is no one better
qualified than the men and women of the
IUPAT to do that work.
Party Participation
The IUPAT supports candidates on both sides of the aisle.
When we campaign for various candidates across North America,
we are often heard saying that we “don’t follow party lines, we follow unemployment lines.” The IUPAT supports pro-working family
candidates who vow and act to get North America working again
regardless of political party affiliation. That’s why we are a member
of the Democratic Governors Association and the Republican Governors Association, work with and contribute to Provincial Liberal and
Conservative Parties, and many more political party committees and
associations.
Our members cannot afford to play politics in this economy. They need
to see our activism support their best interests – period.
Member Candidates
Over the years, many IUPAT members have run for office on the local and
national level in the United States. It’s one of the most important steps in our
political activism efforts because it ensures that the interests of working families aren’t only heard through our lobbying and activism, they’re involved in
the decision-making process because we directly represent those interests in
our elected positions.
One IUPAT member in particular who has reached one of the highest levels
of office is Congressman Mark Pocan. Brother Pocan won his congressional
race in 2012 and represents the 2nd District of Wisconsin.
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IUPAT CANDIDATES THROUGH THE YEARS
WHO HAVE WON POLITICAL OFFICE
Steve Ross, Las Vegas City Council
District Council 15 (Southern Nevada, Colorado, Arizona)
Ken Kraft, Northampton County Council
District Council 21 (Pennsylvania)
Mark Pocan
Steve Ross
Daniel J. Poling, West Virginia House of Delegates
Director of Political Affairs, District Council 53 (West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky)
Denver Abicht, Marietta City Council in Ohio
District Council 53 (West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky)
Gerald Boures, Council Member, Town of South Prairie, Washington
District Council 5 (Washington, Oregon, Utah, Alaska)
Dan Poling
Denver Abicht
Jeff Stark, Amsterdam Town Supervisor - 2nd Ward
District Council 9, New York
Mark E. McKee, Township Supervisor for Warminster Township
District Council 21 (Pennsylvania)
John Carioscia, Cape Coral Council
District Council 78 (Florida)
Craig Olson, Board of Directors/Lake Country Power
District Council 82 (Minnesota, Montana)
Craig Olson
Paul Perry
Paul Perry, Mayor of Pine Island, Minnesota
District Council 82 (Minnesota, Montana)
Jim McDonough, Ramsey County Commissioner, Minnesota
District Council 82 (Minnesota, North Dakota)
Scott Parker, Mazeppa City Council Member, Minnesota
District Council 82 (Minnesota, Montana)
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Political Grants
One of the most important end-results of political action and support of
pro-working family candidates is the increased opportunities to apply for
and win state and federal grant money to support our training programs
throughout North America.
GRANT MONEY WON 2009 – 2013
“We need to come together
as Americans to solve our
problems and stop thinking
about solutions in terms
$14,000,000
Democratic ideas.
$13,587,168
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,730,422
$6,000,000
$2,387,331
$8,000,000
2009
2010
$13,009,988
of Republican ideas or
$14,855,335
$16,000,000
I’m proud to work with
the IUPAT to make sure
that happens.”
–Washington State Congressman
Dave Reichert after receiving an
IUPAT endorsement in his
2010 congressional race.
$2,000,000
0
2011
2012
2013
The Future
Political action is vital for the growth of our union and the rest of the
organized labor movement. The time each of us puts into supporting
candidates and initiatives for the advancement of our proud cause can
have a profound effect on not only our lives, but the lives of all working
families – union and non-union.
The IUPAT Government
Affairs Department will continue to develop news
GRANTS
tools and strategies
that
will
maintain 2009
our status
as one
of the2012
best grass
roots
District Council
2010
2011
2013
organizationsTotal
in theby
labor
– the Army
of Black and
Gold.
Yearmovement
$2,387,330.96
$3,730,421.51
$13,587,168.63
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$13,009,987.99
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Preserving Our Members’ Resources
As your GST,
and on behalf of
the General Executive
Board, we are always
seeking ways to
reduce expenses.
W
elcome, IUPAT Delegates, to the 31st IUPAT General
Convention. The last five years have challenged our
union like never before. As you will see in the pages of this report,
our membership loss has translated into substantial revenue loss.
Yet, our union maintained its investment in our affiliate district councils to
assist in our organizing efforts, and has maintained relatively well financially
through a terrible five years economically. As our economy slowly emerges
from a horrific recession, our union plans to seize a Bold Future, as our convention theme suggests. The pages of this report, and our convention this
week, should make it clear that the IUPAT is working to seize that Bold Future
for our members.
I want to thank the entire staff of the Office of the General Secretary-Treasurer for their continued dedication to our union and the members.
General Office Activities
The duties of the general secretary-treasurer are detailed in Sections 54
through 61 of the IUPAT General Constitution. This section of the General Officers’ Report provides an overview of those duties, how they are carried out
on a daily basis and how my office fulfills its responsibilities.
The major duties of my office are detailed in Sections 55 (a) and (b) of the
General Constitution, which address financial and membership recordkeeping requirements. This report has a section devoted to each of these responsibilities with detailed information provided on all aspects of our finances and
membership.
Before you read the sections of the report on finances and membership, a
summary of activities and highlights of the vast changes that have occurred
over the past five years since we last met together is provided.
The areas I would like to address are the financial status of the IUPAT,
relocation of the IUPAT Headquarters, the Integrated Membership System Enhanced and the Leadership Training Series.
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Financial Status of The IUPAT
Our financial status is directly related to our membership gains or losses.
From January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2013, we lost 28,269 active members: 17,882 regular members, 4,840 apprentice members and 5,547 industrial members. This translates to a cumulative five-year revenue loss of
$23,864,216 from 2009 to 2013. This loss is calculated only on Apprentice
and Regular members, so the actual decrease in revenue is higher. In that
same five-year period, the IUPAT paid out to our affiliates $20,774,544 in
Organizing and GO Fund assistance. If you were to look back over a 10-year
period, the total assistance is $33,097,793. These are funds actually paid
back to our district councils and unaffiliated local unions for use in organizing.
Through all of that, I believe we have done a good job of financial management because our deficit spending on a cash basis during this five-year period
is a total of $12,308,151.
As your general secretary-treasurer, and on behalf of the General Executive Board, we are always seeking ways to reduce expenses. A good exASSISTANCE TO AFFILIATES
TEN YEAR TOTAL $33,097,793
0
2004
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2009
2010
2011
2012
$3,513,971
$3,221,203
$3,804,264
$2,946,632
$1,000,000
$1,918,024
$2,000,000
$972,220
$3,000,000
$1,269,963
$4,000,000
$5,698,566
$5,216,409
$5,000,000
$4,536,540
$6,000,000
2013
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ample of this occurred in 2013. That year, we joined a
cooperative called TopSource, LLC that provides us access to reduced prices on almost all of the consumables
that we purchase to operate the IUPAT. This includes
office supplies, energy to run the IUPAT Headquarters
and campus, vehicles and the list continues to grow.
In 2014, we will save in excess of $260,000 on
copiers, office supplies, electricity, and the Ford Fleet
program. We are looking into additional programs for
Life & Disability Insurance, Microsoft Licensing, etc.
Moreover, we are seeking ways to extend the benefits
of this cooperative buying program to our district councils and ultimately, where practical, to our members.
However, we cannot continue the pattern of deficit
spending. Since 2005 up to and including 2014, we
have left $74,661,488 in the members’ pockets by not
taking per capita tax increases as shown in the graph
on page 60.
Our actual per capita tax for regular and apprentice
members is currently $24.80, without the Death Benefit.
Section 17 (a) of the General Constitution provides for
an automatic increase on an annual basis. If these had
all been taken, the per capita tax would have been
$33.10 per member, per month.
The IUPAT per capita tax is among the lowest in the
Building Trades.
COMPOUNDED PER CAPITA TAX LEFT IN MEMBERS’ POCKETS*
OVERALL PER CAPITA SAVINGS: $74,661,488
$11,000,000
0
2003
2012
2013
$8,964,000
2010
$1,942,688
$1,000,000
$1,560,000
$2,000,000
$720,000
$3,000,000
$3,996,000
$4,000,000
$8,748,000
$5,000,000
$6,127,200
$5,994,000
$6,000,000
$8,424,000
2009
$7,000,000
$8,760,000
$8,000,000
$9,702,000
$9,000,000
$9,723,6000
$10,000,000
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2011
2014
*Potential Per Capita Tax Based on Constitutional Formula
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We run the day-to-day operations of the union on 61
percent of the per capita tax income, and over 22 percent of our income directly funds our organizing efforts.
Another major expense is the approximately
$2,000,000 we pay in affiliation fees (per capita tax)
annually to the following entities:
• American Federation of Labor – Congress of
Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
• Building and Construction Trades Department
• Maritime Trades Department
• Metal Trades Department
• Professional Employees Department
• Union Label Trades Department
• Canadian Federation of Labour
• Provincial Federations of Labour
• Union Sportsmen’s Alliance
• AFL-CIO state per capita tax. We are one of
about six unions that pays the state federations
on behalf of our local affiliates. In addition to
saving our district councils and local unions
those funds, this dues arrangement also provides the International with a discount as well.
ACTUAL VERSUS POTENTIAL PER CAPITA TAX*
Actual Per Capita
Potential Per Capita
$24.80
$32.20
$24.10
$23.40
$29.00
$28.50
$21.70
$20.80
$20.80
$28.10
$25.40
$20.80
$24.60
$20.10
$23.00
$20.10
$20.10
$20
$21.50
$25
$31.20
$30
$33.10
$35
$15
$10
$5
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Organizing Fund
$6.00 / 22.4%
Building Corporation
$0.70 / 2.6%
The International pays over a half million dolPolitical
Action
lars
annually
to Fund
state federations.
$0.24 / 0.9%
We believe, as an organization affiliated with these
Accidental Death Fund
entities, these
fees/ are
$0.05
0.2%necessary to support a united
house of labor; however, from a financial standpoint,
Benefit Fund
this representsDeath
approximately
10 percent of our general
$2.00 / 7.5%
fund expenses.
Convention Fund
During the past
five years, some of the main initia$1.24 / 4.6%
tives taken by the Office of the General Secretary-Treasurer are:
• Relocation of the IUPAT Headquarters
• Integrated Member Services Enhanced (IMSe)
• Leadership Training Series
Relocation of IUPAT Headquarters
In 2004, the Building Corporation was formed to
acquire and hold title to the property to be used for the
International Headquarters campus. When the property
was purchased to house the IUPAT International Training Center, sufficient additional land was acquired to
enable more facilities to be built. We built the IUPAT
Headquarters building and the state-of-the-art IUPAT
Remaining General
Residence Suites and Conference
Center (IRSCC) to
Fund Per Capita
$16.57
/
61.8% 15, 2010,
create our current campus. On September
the IUPAT officially celebrated the grand opening of the
new IUPAT Headquarters.
Today, the campus is a busy place. The headquarters building houses the IUPAT, LMCI and Pension Fund
2014 ALLOCATION OF PER CAPITA TAX & DEATH BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS
REGULAR MEMBER $26.80
g
Organizing Fund
$6.00 / 22.4%
Political Action Fund
$0.24 / 0.9%
l
Building Corporation
$0.70 / 2.6%
Accidental Death Fund
$0.05 / 0.2%
on
Remaining General
Fund Per Capita
$16.57 / 61.8%
Death Benefit Fund
$2.00 / 7.5%
Convention Fund
$1.24 / 4.6%
g
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staff. The International Training Center houses IT staff
as well as that of the Finishing Trades Institute and Job
Corps. Amenities included in the IRSCC include meeting rooms, classrooms, training facilities and equipment, and the IUPAT Lion’s Grill which feeds our many
guests, trainers and students who stay at the IRSCC.
The IRSCC is a non-smoking facility with 36 rooms,
three of which are ADA compatible. Since opening
its doors in September 2010, the Residence Suites
have been rented for a total of 13,106 room nights. A
15-passenger van wrapped with the distinctive IUPAT
logo is available to transfer our guests to and from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
Airport and AMTRAK train station. Our hotel received
the FEMA Hotel Certification, which is a requirement
for U.S. government travelers when they use government funds to pay for lodging.
Besides being a place of business and training for
IUPAT officers and members, the campus has also been
utilized to hold other important conferences and meetings. Some of the groups that have held events here are
the AFL-CIO, Working America, UAW Local 2301, the
U.S. Department of Labor, the Democratic Governors
Association, AFSCME, Union Privilege and the IBEW,
just to name a few.
Aside from our campus providing a spacious facility for offices, training and housing, it has also enhanced the net worth of our union. The information I
am about to give you is not according to accounting
standards, nor is it from our financial statements, but
AFFILIATION FEES
$2,042,025
$1,913,132
2009
$2,292,534
$2,405,652
2008
$2,250,733
$2,451,139
$2,224,797
$1,886,006
$1,500,000
$1,753,925
$2,000,000
$2,057,639
$2,500,000
2012
2013
$1,000,000
$500,000
0
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rather as it relates to market values.
As was reported in the 2009 version
of this report, we sold our interest in
our former building for $23 million.
Those funds were invested in our current campus. The assessed value of
the campus is approximately $37
million. The cash in our Building Corporation is approximately $4 million.
That gives us a total market value of
$41 million. If you subtract the $14
million mortgage that we owe, that
leaves us a net market value for our
campus of $27 million, thus enhancing our net worth.
The doors to the new IUPAT Headquarters opened on September 15,
2010 in Hanover, Maryland.
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Integrated Membership System Enhanced (IMSE)
During the 2009 General Convention, it was resolved that all district councils and local unions use the IUPAT Integrated Membership System Enhanced
(IMSe), or other systems approved by the general secretary-treasurer by January
1, 2014. Use of the IMSe or other approved systems includes proper tracking
of dues collection, member records maintenance and reporting of member activity as stated in the General Constitution under Section 235, Centralized Local
Union Dues, Records and Reporting.
Since 2009, district council and local union IMSe usage has grown. To date,
90 percent of our affiliates use the Membership component for reporting activity
updates; 44 percent of our affiliates use the Dues component for tracking member
dues collection; and 16 percent of our affiliates use the Education component for
tracking apprenticeship and training.
My office continues to make enhancements and new feature updates based
on the needs of our affiliates. New feature updates, such as the ability to
print hard-plastic official member identification cards, programming to accommodate the breakout of additional fees received with Dues Check-Off,
as well as other global system updates for better user experience, have been
programmed and are now available in the system. The Education component, which is the most underutilized feature of the IMSe, has significantly
changed since initial programming specifications in 2009, and is also available for use.
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While use of the IMSe continues to grow, we are still not at
full affiliate usage. The affiliates that utilize all three components
of the system (Membership, Dues and Education) now have the
ability to simultaneously track and update the records of their
members within a single database. The ability to track and update membership, dues and education records in the IMSe is a
powerful tool for the IUPAT. For example, tasks such as creating
vital reports that can aid in manning jobs is easily achievable because key information on our membership is maintained within
a single database. In order to strengthen and maintain essential
membership data for our entire union, we must continue to push
forward with full affiliate use of the IMSe.
Leadership Training Series
The Leadership Training Series is mandated under Section
190 of the General Constitution. It is an eight-week program
that is given over a two-year period to newly elected or appointed full-time officers on a broad range of subjects. The training gives these new leaders the
tools they need to be successfully effective in their jobs. All of the training is
held at our IUPAT campus in Hanover, Maryland.
Since the Leadership Training Series began in 2009, 123 students have
graduated. There are currently 60 students enrolled and attending classes.
Since 2009, 80 percent of those who entered the program have graduated.
Three of the current business manager/secretary-treasurers are graduates
of the program, and three more will complete the training within the next year.
The Leadership Training Series course includes the following eight classes:
• Leadership Series 1
• Leadership Series 2
• Organizational and Membership Development (OMD)1: Organizing
Overview
• OMD II: Strategic Planning
• OMD III: Closing the Deal
• OMD IV: Communications and Media
• Labor Law in the Construction Industry
• Contract Negotiations in the Construction Industry
We have spent approximately $3.2 million on the program from 2009
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As our economy
through 2013. This number includes tuition, airfare, instructor fees, and room
and board. As you can see, this program, while worthwhile, is expensive for
the International. Yet, the General Executive Board believes it to be worth the
investment.
The program has received great reviews from the students, many of whom
have emailed from time to time to point out how the training has assisted them
in performing their duties representing our union. The program also serves
as an excellent team building experience, as students and former students
report networking with each other as a result of the time they spent together
in training.
slowly emerges from
a horrific recession,
our union plans to
seize a Bold Future.
Report On Membership
Pages 67-69 show our membership totals as of March 15, 2014, along
with details of trends by membership classification for the last five years. The
graph below shows total membership since 1960.
TRENDS OF TOTAL MEMBERSHIP (SINCE 1960)
220,000
200,000
180,000
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
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14
20
09
20
04
20
99
19
94
19
89
19
84
19
79
19
74
19
69
19
64
19
19
60
0
REP O RT
MEMBERSHIP BY DISTRICT COUNCILS AND
NON-AFFILIATED LOCAL UNIONS (AS OF MARCH 1, 2014)
DISTRICT
COUNCIL/STATE
HEADQUARTERED
LOCAL
UNIONS
REGULAR
APPRENTICE
INDUSTRIAL
LIFE
TOTAL
3
Kansas City, MO
9
790
100
180
348
1,418
4
Buffalo, NY
11
1,112
161
367
275
1,915
5
Seattle, WA
15
3,269
359
928
439
4,995
6
Cleveland, OH
20
2,136
253
449
748
3,586
7
Big Bend, WI
8
986
102
252
333
1,673
9
New York, NY
17
5,537
597
1,097
767
7,998
11
Hartford, CT
7
812
146
161
166
1,285
14
Chicago, IL
14
3,370
231
300
574
4,475
15
Henderson, NV
7
2,086
231
109
394
2,820
16
Livermore, CA
17
4,726
1,131
929
1,517
8,303
1M
Warren, MI
11
1,564
269
300
488
2,621
21
Philadelphia, PA
10
2,010
266
946
495
3,717
30
Aurora, IL
9
1,263
97
7
157
1,524
35
Boston, MA
14
1,818
241
1,004
298
3,361
36
Monterey Park, CA
11
5,979
1,134
796
874
8,783
38
Burnaby, British Columbia, CN
5
1,296
307
223
268
2,094
39
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CN
6
619
301
191
33
1,144
46
Toronto, Ontario, CN
12
4,766
881
417
569
6,633
50
Honolulu, HI
5
1,174
544
59
65
1,842
51
Lanham, MD
9
779
146
368
184
1,477
53
Charleston, WV
8
694
112
1,035
179
2,020
57
Carnegie, PA
8
1,022
165
385
329
1,901
58
Collinsville, IL
25
2,496
283
591
587
3,957
77
Forest Park, GA
10
778
170
321
182
1,451
78
Orlando, FL
8
1,024
300
2,318
126
3,768
80
New Orleans, LA
8
458
122
446
108
1,134
81
Des Moines, IA
9
604
127
1,644
155
2,530
82
Little Canada, MN
10
2,163
249
169
561
3,142
1,834
88
Georgetown, TX
11
752
552
265
265
91
Merrillville, IN
12
1,615
235
754
506
3,110
97
Gatineau, Quebec, CN
4
0
0
2,383
28
2,411
711
Springfield, NJ
9
1,676
151
207
324
2,358
Canadian Non-Affiliated Local Unions
Alberta
Alberta
1
344
273
76
19
712
Manitoba
Manitoba
1
438
25
122
17
602
1,109
Ontario
Ontario
3
630
371
31
77
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
1
0
0
22
0
22
345
60,786
10,632
19,852
12,455
103,725
Totals
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NEW INITIATES BY CLASS
Regulars
16,000
Apprentices
Industrials
14,000
3,363
12,000
3,090
2,533
3,516
3,574
3,640
3,310
3,318
3,503
6,091
6,071
5,631
6,073
10,000
8,000
4,018
6,000
4,000
6,474
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
BREAKDOWN OF DUES PAYING MEMBERS
BY LOCAL UNION SIZE AS OF MARCH 1, 2014
70 Locals
5,192 Paying
Members
112 Locals
18,743 Paying
Members
34 Locals
1,268 Paying
Members
9 Locals
161 Paying
Members
6,091
45 Locals
40,170 Paying
Members
68
75 Locals
25,736 Paying
Members
Less than 25 Members
101–250 Members
25–50 Members
251–500 Members
91,270 Dues
Paying Members
51–100 Members
More than 500 Members
345 Local Unions
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MEMBERSHIP TREND BY CLASS
6,000
20,000
4,000
10,000
2,000
0
0
Mar ‘09 Mar ‘10 Mar ‘11 Mar ‘12 Mar ‘13 Mar ‘14
Mar ‘09 Mar ‘10 Mar ‘11 Mar ‘12 Mar ‘13 Mar ‘14
6,000
14,000
4,000
12,000
2,000
10,000
0
Mar ‘09 Mar ‘10 Mar ‘11 Mar ‘12 Mar ‘13 Mar ‘14
12,455
8,000
12,578
19,852
19,212
16,000
10,000
19,660
18,000
21,453
20,000
12,000
13,478
14,000
13,868
24,000
23,684
16,000
25,200
26,000
14,085
LIFE
14,313
INDUSTRIAL
22,000
10,632
30,000
10,023
8,000
9,759
10,000
11,626
12,000
60,786
40,000
61,897
50,000
63,521
14,000
60,000
67,316
70,000
71,385
16,000
77,906
80,000
12,979
APPRENTICE
15,039
REGULAR
Mar ‘09 Mar ‘10 Mar ‘11 Mar ‘12 Mar ‘13 Mar ‘14
TOTAL
80,000
103,725
90,000
103,710
100,000
106,418
110,000
114,263
120,000
122,133
130,000
132,458
140,000
70,000
60,000
Mar ‘09 Mar ‘10 Mar ‘11 Mar ‘12 Mar ‘13 Mar ‘14
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Financial Operations
We continue to
maintain a fiscally
prudent attitude as we
fund the policies and
programs of
the IUPAT…
S
ection 55 (a) of our General Constitution dictates the general secretary-treasurer is responsible for the receiving and
accounting of the funds of our union.
The following IUPAT funds are currently under my jurisdiction:
n General Operating Fund
n Death Benefit Fund
n Organizing and Growth and Opportunity (GO) Funds
n Building Corporation LLC
n Convention Fund
n Accidental Death Fund
n Finishing Industries Disaster Relief (FIDR) Fund
A brief description of these funds, accompanied by a summary of financial activity, is provided in this section. This information is presented as a reference for
the delegates as they consider business at hand during the General Convention.
General Operating Fund
The General Operating Fund of our International consists of the assets and
revenues used to run the day-to-day operations of the IUPAT.
A portion of our per capita tax and an administrative processing fee make
up the majority of the income for this fund, along with the investment income.
My office offers supportive services to the affiliated funds and receives an
administrative cost reimbursement that generates income for the fund. Personnel costs for the administration of the IUPAT, affiliation fees for membership
in the AFL-CIO, general office expenses, conferences, meetings and seminars
account for the majority of the expenses secured against the General Operating Fund.
My office continues to maintain a fiscally prudent attitude as it continues to fund
the policies and programs of the IUPAT, and service our affiliates and members.
Personnel costs are the largest expenditure for a labor union. We have kept
that number down despite increases in the benefit costs we all have experienced.
In 2001, the total staff of the IUPAT (in the office and the field) was 96 people.
Today it is 63 people. Our total personnel costs are less today than they were in
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2001. We feel the decrease in staff has been accomplished without any reduction in services to our affiliates.
PERSONNEL COSTS
$12,628,032
$11,930,140
$11,310,632
$12,672,096
$11,504,799
$12,000,000
$8,000,000
Training Series
gives new leaders
$14,000,000
$10,000,000
The Leadership
the tools they need
to be effective in
their jobs.
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Death Benefit Fund
Established by the IUPAT in 1887, total death benefit payments have exceeded $130,000,000 since its inception.
In 2010, we used the Death Benefit Fund to finance the mortgage for our
campus in Hanover. The fund loaned the Building Corporation $14 million
for 30 years at five percent interest. This stabilized the investment income of
the Death Benefit Fund because the bulk of the fund is now making a steady
five percent fixed income.
At the same time, membership loss and less members transferring to Life
Membership upon retirement has resulted in fewer claims. Over the last 10
years, we are averaging about 20 less claims per month, which translates to
$600,000 per year in savings to the Death Benefit Fund.
All of this has resulted in the steady growth of the fund in the last five years.
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GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
REVENUE:
Per capita
Administrative Processing,
Reinstatement &
Clearance Card Fees
Investment Income
Administrative Cost
Reimbursements
Royalties & Reimbursements
Local Union Supplies &
Bond Premiums
Other
Total Revenues
EXPENSES:
Personnel Costs
Affiliation Fees
Benefits & Awards
Communications (Includes
Cost of IUPAT Journal)
Conferences, Committees
& Seminars
Government Affairs Member Mobilization
Financial Assistance to
Affiliates
Regional Organizing Efforts
Legal & Litigation
Audit & Professional Fees
Charitable
Local Union Supplies &
Bond Premiums
Job Corps Program &
Administration
Administrative, Office and
General Office and
Computer Equipment
Occupancy
Postage, Printing & Supplies
Insurance
Investment and Bank Fees
Depreciation
Currency Translation
Other
Total Expenses
Excess (Deficiency) of
Revenue over Expenses
Transfers Among Funds
72
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Jan. 1, 2014–
Mar. 31,2014
$14,496,389
$13,679,527
$13,982,399
$13,304,194
$13,813,327
$3,978,059
$73,253,895
$378,330
$(194,871)
$383,644
$65,751
$390,201
$98,019
$404,735
$55,875
$431,714
$105,585
$104,263
$50,606
$2,092,887
$180,965
$3,375,606
$312,571
$3,319,485
$280,602
$2,634,758
$331,323
$3,864,205
$338,620
$3,898,352
$240,087
$559,644
$17,652,050
$1,503,203
$16,005
$639,296
$19,023,326
$18,989
$974,851
$18,722,849
$262,692
$1,604,170
$19,303,562
$13,801
$1,160,705
$19,142,135
$13,192
$651,254
$19,153,511
$5,204
$107,226
$4,805,002
$329,883
$5,137,502
$100,150,385
$11,504,799
$2,405,652
$12,672,096
$2,250,733
$11,310,632
$2,292,534
$11,930,140
$2,042,025
$12,628,032
$2,006,218
$2,781,377
$434,625
$62,827,076
$11,431,787
$661,775
$491,405
$481,515
$449,913
$334,562
$7,372
$2,426,542
$2,089,901
$1,587,227
$1,658,600
$1,612,388
$1,246,353
$206,734
$8,401,203
$48,102
$48,102
$50,000
Total
$45,398
$728,269
$272,229
$338,546
$10,952
$540,729
$288,387
$26,271
$527,249
$152,574
$92,200
$226,529
$121,169
$605,794
$179,407
$206,734
$204,702
$23,915
$15,227
$11,269
$480,746
$82,621
$2,226,098
$343,130
$1,534,955
$79,836
$(65,075)
$249,716
$135,533
$81,004
-
$481,014
-
-
-
$1,498,745
$82,829
$(5,625)
$1,575,949
$1,231,895
$1,343,135
$664,764
$1,511,230
$(202,660)
$959,112
$23,295,335
$858,322
$1,359,780
$583,084
$711,104
$(16,669)
$903,226
$22,513,847
$1,171,046
$1,040,791
$538,631
$677,264
$62,426
$865,855
$21,055,104
$956,128
$1,092,168
$417,987
$365,622
$104,005
$677,264
$3,797
$16,352
$22,347,759
$1,696,876
$1,160,464
$424,875
$234,141
$114,261
$56,195
$193,384
$23,306
$20,923,343
$341,022
$286,769
$66,829
$62,409
$16,358
$(12,543)
$4,122
$4,287,962
$6,255,289
$6,283,107
$2,696,170
$662,172
$234,624
$3,633,057
$27,735
$2,771,973
$114,423,350
$(4,272,009)
-
$(3,790,998)
$(1,751,542)
$(3,205,624)
$(1,769,832)
$ 517,040
$(14,272,965
-
Beginning Net Assets for January 1, 2009
$56,310,564
Ending Net Assets for March 31, 2014
$42,037,599
I U PA T
GE NE R A L
OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT
The total assets in the Death Benefit Fund were $21,339,245 as of March 31,
2014. This represents an increase of $8,204,446. The total number of claims
paid out from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2013 was 3,870. These
claims resulted in $9,617,424 being dispersed as benefits. The benefits paid vary
in amount depending upon the classification of the benefit. The majority of the
payments from the fund are for the normal death benefit in the amount of $2,500.
Financial information on the Death Benefit Fund is contained on page 74.
Other information relating to the Death Benefit Fund is presented in the accompanying charts and graphs on pages 74-75. The key points of this information are as follows:
The main causes of death for benefit purposes are:
A. Cancer:831 deaths
B. Heart Disease/Attack:
305 deaths
C. Coronary Artery Disease:
393 deaths
These statistics are a reminder that we must continue to be vigilant in our
health and safety training. This year, for the first time since 1986, the IUPAT
cancer deaths and those of the general public are about even. In previous years,
the IUPAT had a much higher percentage of cancer deaths than the general
population. We believe this can be attributed to the culture change we have
undergone in our union to promote health and safety training and practice.
Your leadership is pleased that our emphasis on health and safety has begun
to bear fruit.
This accomplishment makes it clear that if we can make such a cultural
change for health and safety, we can also change to become a relentless organizing union.
Organizing and Growth and Opportunity (GO) Funds
At the 29th General Convention, the delegates passed a resolution establishing
the Organizing Fund for the IUPAT, which is governed under Section 318 of the
General Constitution. Each eligible district council or local union will receive an
annual payment from the Organizing Fund equal to .05 times the hours on which
contributions of at least a nickel per hour were made to our affiliated trust funds;
namely the FTI fund, the FTI fund and to either the PAT-PC fund or the PAT-LEC fund
during the preceding year. These amounts are paid in 12 equal installments on
the beginning of each month.
Additionally, in 2008, the General Executive Board established the Growth
and Opportunity Fund (GO Fund) to defray the cost of our affiliates engaging
in new opportunities to expand our organization. Grants to affiliates from this
fund are given based on criteria developed by the GEB.
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DEATH CLAIMS BY CLASS
JANUARY 2009 – DECEMBER 2013
Life
74%
Regular
23%
Apprentice
2.0%
Industrial
1%
DEATH BENEFIT FUND
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE PERIOD 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2014 (US DOLLARS)
2009
2011
2012
2013
Jan. 1, 2014–
Mar. 31, 2014
Totals
REVENUES:
Benefit Contributions
Investment Income
Other
Total Revenues
$2,422,116
$2,765,092
$9,573
$5,196,781
$2,342,329
$787,690
$14,929
$3,144,948
$2,141,974
$406,201
$21,000
$2,569,175
$2,101,504
$1,093,888
$2,500
$3,197,892
$1,949,736
$1,525,352
$20,357
$3,495,445
$487,776
$261,470
$749,246
$11,445,435
$6,839,693
$68,359
$18,353,487
EXPENSES:
Benefit Payments
Audit & Other Professional Fees
Postage, Printing and Supplies
Investment & Bank Fees
Currency Translation
Other
Total Expenses
$2,039,123
$362
$(112,013)
$89,727
$2,017,199
$1,892,259
$446
$(50,100)
$37,591
$1,880,196
$1,994,606
$77
$3,777
$31,298
$2,029,758
$1,944,633
$27,200
$6,873
$(11,199)
$1,967,507
$1,746,803
$27,200
$15,446
$22,686
$17,290
$1,829,425
$440,000
$9,000
$(24,044)
$424,956
$10,057,424
$63,400
$885
$22,319
$(170,893)
$175,906
$10,149,041
$3,179,582
—
$1,264,752
—
$539,417
—
$1,230,385
—
$1,666,020
—
$324,290
—
$8,204,446
—
Excess (Deficiency) of
Revenues over Expenses
Transfers Among Funds
74
2010
Beginning Net Assets for January 1, 2009
$13,134,799
Ending Net Assets for March 31, 2014
$21,339,245
I U PA T
GE NE R A L
OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT
CAUSE OF DEATH OF IUPAT MEMBERS
JANUARY 2009 – DECEMBER 2013
CAUSE
2
A.I.D.S.
ACCIDENT OFF JOB
ACCIDENT ON JOB
ALZHEIMER
ANEURYSM
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
ASTHMA
BRONCHOLITHIASIS
CANCER
CARDIO/PUL ARREST
CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
CEREBRAL TUMOR
COLOPATHY
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
CORONARY OCCLUSION
CORONARY THROMBOSIS
DEMENTIA
DIABETES
DIS SEC. 292
DRUG OVERDOSE
EMPHYSEMA
GALL BLADDER DISEASE
GASTRO INTESTIANAL BLEEDING
GLIOBLASTOMA MULTFRM
HEART DISEASE/ATTACK
HOMICIDE
HYPERTENSION
INANITION
KIDNEY DISEASE
LEUKEMIA
LIVER DISEASE
MESOTHELIOMA
NATURAL CAUSES
PANCREATITIS
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
PERITONITIS
PNEUMONIA
PULMONARY EDEMA
PULMONARY EMBOLISM
PULMONARY FIBROSIS
RENAL FAILURE
SELICOSIS
SEPTICEMIA/SEPSIS
STROKE/CVA
SUICIDE
TUBERCULOSIS
TUMORS
ULCERS
UNKNOWN
UREMIA
NUMBER OF DEATHS
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12
14
118
50
215
8
3
4
1
25
393
2
6
2
59
2
14
10
111
71
51
16
24
28
25
10
305
100
99
132
12
23
4
32
30
17
5
1
147
77
94
91
91
61
3
244
2
0
831
193
100
CON VEN TION
200
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300
400
500
600
700
800
900
75
The Organizing Fund received its revenue from an allocation of per capita tax equal to $6 per member, per
month along with 25 percent of the Administrative Processing Fee.
As of March 31, 2014, the Organizing Fund and
GO Fund merged into one Organizing Fund for the
IUPAT. From January 1, 2009 through March 31,
2014, the Organizing Fund (Org/GO Fund) provided
$21,112,017 in direct financial assistance to our affiliates. As of March 31, 2014, the Organizing Fund had
net assets totaling $7,259,239, resulting in 13 months
liquid reserves.
Building Corporation LLC
The IUPAT Building Corporation LLC was formed on
December 14, 2004, to acquire and hold title to the
property to be used for the International Headquarters
campus. Currently, per capita tax in the amount of $.70
per member, per month is allocated to the Building Fund.
This allocation, along with rental income from the tenants
at the International Headquarters campus, makes up the
majority of the revenue for this fund. From January 1,
2009 through March 31, 2014, the Building Corp received $19,610,727 in revenue. As of March 31, 2014,
the building corps net assets equal $15,596,825.
ORGANIZING & GO FUNDS
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES STATEMENT OF REVENUES,
EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE PERIOD 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2014
2009
REVENUES:
Per Capita
Administrative Processing,
Reinstatement & Clearance
Card Fees
Administrative Cost
Reimbursements
Investment Income
Total Revenues
2011
2012
Jan. 1, 2014–
Mar. 31, 2014
2013
Totals
$5,524,666
$4,941,728
$4,642,965
$6,212,299
$6,151,602
$1,551,913
$29,025,173
$ 71,336
$71,473
$73,186
$80,912
$85,484
$5,618
$388,009
$10,629
$5,606,631
$6,012
$5,019,213
$101
$4,716,252
$15
$6,293,226
$457,040
$15
$6,694,141
$200,000
$ 1,757,531
$657,040
$16,772
$30,086,994
EXPENSES:
Personnel Costs
Assistance to Affiliates
$4,536,539
Regional Organizing Efforts
Legal & Litigation
Audit & Other Professional Fees
Communications
Office and Computer Equipment
Postage, Printing & Supplies
Currency Translation
$432
Other
$16,109
Total Expenses
$4,553,080
$5,762,429
$126,583
$15,915
$9,267
$10,570
$5,924,764
$3,869,764
$508,507
$86,549
$25,375
$212
$4,490,407
$1,159,347
$3,273,570
$155,388
$80,317
$1,258,467
$4,900
$106,632
$966
$15,336
$6,054,923
$1,316,260
$3,608,133
$386,967
$5,254
$1,273,916
$202,629
$61,582
$117,040
$343,386
$2,678,236
$21,112,017
$1,294,485
$85,571
$2,875,769
$10,894
$2,409
$23,903
$181
$6,627,917
$76
$18
$16,037
$ 740,768
$220,066
$3,393
$90,350
$27,072
$28,386,959
$1,053,551
$(905,551)
$225,845
$238,303
$66,224
$1,016,763
$1,695,135
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Excess (Deficiency) of
Revenues Over Expenses
Transfers Among Funds
76
2010
Beginning Net Assets for January 1, 2009
$5,564,104
Ending Net Assets for March 31, 2014
$7,259,239
I U PA T
GE NE R A L
OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT
Convention Fund
In accordance with Section 21 of our General Constitution, this fund exists to defray the cost of our General
Conventions. Its income is derived from allocating five
percent of all assessments levied on our district councils
and local unions for per capita tax, Administrative Processing Fees, Reinstatement Fees, Clearance Card Fees
and Leave of Absence Fees.
The Convention Fund balance as of January 1, 2009
was $5,044,244. The total expenses paid from the fund
for the 30th General Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada
were $5,647,834 (not including any currency transla-
tion). The delegate costs are as follows: $548,219 for
hotel, $899,120 for mileage, and $267,475 for per
diem. A more detailed breakdown of the 2009 and
prior convention costs are contained in the historical
data section of this report.
Accidental Death Fund
Section 313 of our General Constitution states that
the International shall maintain an Accidental Death
Benefits program in the amount of at least $10,000
covering all members in good standing where death
results from a job site accident, in accordance with
BUILDING CORPORATION LLC
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES STATEMENT OF REVENUES,
EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE PERIOD 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2014
2009
REVENUES:
Per capita
Rent
Admin. Cost Reimbursements
Residence Hall Income
Other
Total Revenues
2010
2011
2012
2013
Jan. 1, 2014–
Mar. 31, 2014
Totals
$1,098,004
$1,112,172
$2,210,176
$817,058
$1,747,068
$289,744
$431
$2,854,301
$761,688
$2,765,086
$17,837
$934,064
$49,560
$4,528,235
$724,768
$2,812,513
$29,237
$840,552
$500
$4,407,570
$717,687
$2,946,292
$15,169
$872,952
$15,611
$4,567,711
$179,463
$737,572
$31,479
$94,160
$60
$1,042,734
$4,298,668
$9,261,463
$2,952,962
$3,031,472
$66,162
$19,610,727
$41,772
EXPENSES:
Personnel Costs
Legal & Litigation
Audit & Other Prof. Fees
Residence Hall Expenses
Admin., Office & General
Office and Computer
Equipment
Occupancy
Postage, Printing & Supplies
Depreciation
Currency Translation
Other
Total Revenues
$123,802
$15,584
-
$142,996
$60,706
$465,703
$218,177
$29,955
$1,093,175
$223,697
$19,278
$80,044
$998,493
$221,910
$4,761
$80,023
$1,127,121
$24,321
$189,106
$972,354
$130,284
$184,388
$3,873,598
$41,128
$495,018
$41,377
$525,898
$14,112
$109,046
$1,365,965
$496,010
$1,005,960
$65,114
$861,047
$5,579
$269,810
$3,372,925
$184,515
$1,392,140
$26,187
$1,581,903
$(4,916)
$42,019
$4,563,155
$296,821
$1,341,116
$18,565
$1,581,421
$1,803
$16,759
$4,577,997
$378,495
$1,264,915
$20,706
$1,578,970
$2,750
$33,105
$4,712,756
$59,733
$243,101
$64,037
$394,743
$1,845
$4,050
$1,022,708
$1,456,702
$5,742,250
$235,986
$6,523,982
$21,173
$474,789
$19,615,506
Excess (Deficiency) of
Revenues over Expenses
Transfers Among Funds
$844,211
$5,399,867
$(518,624)
$5,000,000
$(34,920)
$400,000
$(170,427)
-
$(145,045)
-
$20,026
-
$(4,779)
$10,799,867
Beginning Net Assets for January 1, 2009
$4,801,737
Ending Net Assets for March 31, 2014
3 1 S T
G E NE RAL
CON VEN TION
$15,596,825
201 4
77
Section 119. The benefit is currently funded by an
allocation of $.05 per member, per month from per
capita tax. This benefit is only payable to members for
accidental death while working under the terms of an
IUPAT collective bargaining agreement.
From January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2014, the
total revenue for the fund was $299,487. During that
time, the fund paid a total of 14 claims in the amount
of $122,430 (US dollars). As of March 31, 2014,
$358,909 was available for benefit payments to our
members through this fund.
Disaster Relief Fund
This fund was established to provide financial assistance to members in areas affected by natural disaster. Funding sources include contributions from
the General Fund, local unions, district councils and
members.
The General Executive Board stopped the monthly
allocation to the Disaster Relief Fund due to its current
assets. The General Executive Board will begin allocating money again in the event that a disaster depletes
the current balance.
CONVENTION FUND
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES STATEMENT OF REVENUES,
EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE PERIOD 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2014
2009
REVENUES:
Per Capita
Administrative processing,
Reinstatement
and Clearance Card Fees
Investment Income
Other
Total Revenues
EXPENSES:
Personnel Costs
Convention
Communications
Office and Computer
Equipment
Postage, Printing & Supplies
Currency Translation
Other
Total Revenues
Excess (Deficiency) of
Revenue Over Expenses
2011
2012
2013
Jan. 1, 2014–
Mar. 31, 2014
Totals
$1,200,750
$1,133,104
$1,103,714
$1,140,357
$1,160,428
$299,658
$6,038,011
$23,667
$16,974
$615,235
$23,954
$3,794
$15,374
$24,389
$1,323
-
$25,560
$1,446
-
$27,221
$24,289
-
$6,502
$5,205
$150,000
$131,293
$53,031
$780,609
$1,856,626
$1,176,226
$1,129,426
$1,167,363
$1,211,938
$461,365
$7,002,944
$4,843,467
$314,338
$500
$10,044
-
$2,124
$133,048
$14,157
$500
$4,976,515
$340,663
$66,941
$277,895
$8,084
$5,744
$5,516,469
$128,617
$3,539
$288
$142,988
$6,257
$7,301
$13,558
$2,953
$7,100
$12,177
$4,750
$644
$5,394
$9,028
$156,233
$66,941
$406,512
$34,611
$21,077
$5,846,819
$(3,659,843)
$1,033,238
$1,115,868
$1,155,186
$1,206,544
$305,132
$1,156,125
-
-
-
-
Transfers Among Funds
78
2010
-
Beginning Net Assets for January 1, 2009
$5,044,244
Ending Net Assets for March 31, 2014
$6,200,369
I U PA T
GE NE R A L
OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT
ACCIDENTAL DEATH FUND
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES STATEMENT OF REVENUES,
EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE PERIOD 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2014
Jan. 1, 2014–
Mar. 31, 2014
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
REVENUES:
Benefit Contributions
Investment Income
Other
Total Revenues
$64,996
$543
$65,539
$58,138
$530
$3,683
$62,351
$54,623
$464
$2
$55,089
$51,769
$408
$52,177
$51,263
$221
$51,484
$12,819
$28
$12,847
$293,608
$2,194
$299,487
EXPENSES:
Benefit Payments
Investment & Bank Fees
Currency Translation
Other
Total Revenues
$30,000
$(13,007)
$114
$17,107
$30,000
$(5,024)
$2,104
$27,080
$10,000
$2,512
$2,236
$14,748
$50,000
$39
$(2,440)
$47,599
$20,000
$7,759
$27,759
$(7,370)
$(7,370)
$140,000
$39
$(17,570)
$4,454
$126,923
$48,432
$35,271
$40,341
$4,578
$23,725
$20,217
$172,564
-
-
-
-
Excess (Deficiency) of
Revenues Over Expenses
Transfers Among Funds
Totals
-
Beginning Net Assets for January 1, 2009
$186,345
Ending Net Assets for March 31, 2014
$358,909
DISASTER RELIEF FUND
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES STATEMENT OF REVENUES,
EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FOR THE PERIOD 2009 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2014
REVENUES:
Contributions and Donations
Investment Income
Other
Total Revenues
2010
2011
2012
$234,018
$511
$234,529
$116,316
$147
$1,600
$118,063
$18,752
$108
$18,860
$13,100
$10
$13,110
$1,000
$1,000
-
$383,186
$776
$1,600
$385,562
$21,446
$55
$1,500
$1,688
$21,982
$46,671
$55
$127,263
$350
$372
$128,040
$1,500
$271
$255
$2,026
$58,301
$58,301
$42,709
$42,709
-
$21,446
$110
$231,273
$2,309
$22,609
$277,747
$187,858
$(9,977)
$16,834
$(45,191)
$(41,709)
-
$107,815
-
-
-
-
-
-
--
EXPENSES:
Convention
Legal and Litigation
Charitable Contributions
Currency Translation
Other Expenses
Total Revenues
Excess (Deficiency) of
Revenues Over Expenses
Jan. 1, 2014–
Mar. 31, 2014
2009
Transfer Among Funds
2013
Totals
Beginning Net Assets for January 1, 2009
$538,033
Ending Net Assets for March 31, 2014
$645,848
3 1 S T
G E NE RAL
CON VEN TION
201 4
79
In Memoriam
FRED C. HAGEN, JR.....................................................1940-2009
Retired General Vice President Fred C. Hagen, Jr. passed away on
August 28, 2009. He was initiated into Painters and Allied Trades
Local Union 265, Chicago, Illinois, on July 5, 1961. He served
the IUPAT as a General Representative from December 1981 until
March 1989, and as a General Vice President from April 1989
until his retirement in March 1995. He was granted Life Membership Status on June 28, 2000.
RICHARD J. ZACK........................................................1929-2010
Retired General Vice President Richard J. Zack passed away on
October 15, 2010. He was initiated into Sign, Display and Allied
Trades Local Union 639, Cleveland, Ohio, on March 7, 1952. He
served the IUPAT as a General Representative from July 1965 to
May 1984, and as a General Vice President from June 1984 until
his retirement in August 1994. He was granted Gold Member Status on March 7, 2002.
WALTER G. RAFTERY....................................................1933-2011
Retired General Secretary-Treasurer Walter G. Raftery passed away
on March 15, 2011. He was initiated into Painters Local Union
115, St. Louis, Missouri, on September 8, 1952. He served the
IUPAT as a General Representative from May 1971 to December
1984, as a General Vice President from January 1985 to December 1993, and as General Secretary-Treasurer from January 1994
until his retirement in August 1995. He was granted Gold Member
Status on September 8, 2002.
ARMANDO COLAFRANCESCHI.....................................1937-2012
Retired General Vice President Armando Colafranceschi passed away
on April 21, 2012. He was initiated into Painters Local Union 1891,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 25, 1960. He served the IUPAT
as General Vice President from March 1988 until his retirement in September 2005.
PRESENT GENERAL OFFICERS
Kenneth E. Rigmaiden
General President/
Director of Organizing
William D. Candelori, Jr.
Executive General
Vice President
George Galis
General Secretary-Treasurer
80
Robert Kucheran
General Vice President
Harry Zell
General Vice President
James l. Reid
General Vice President
James Williams, Jr.
General Vice President
at Large/Organizing
MICHAEL MCRAE.........................................................1946-2012
Retired General President’s Representative Michael McRae passed
away on September 16, 2012. He was initiated into Painters Local
Union 138, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 24,
1969. He served the IUPAT as General President’s Representative
from January 1989 until his retirement in December 2003. He was
granted Life Membership Status on February 22, 2006.
PETER VERKERKE..........................................................1930-2014
Retired Director of Jurisdiction Peter Verkerke passed away on January 1, 2014. He was initiated into Glaziers, Architectural Metal &
Glassworkers Local Union 636, Los Angeles, California, on March
28, 1953. He served the IUPAT as Director of Jurisdiction from February 1985 until his retirement in October 1997. He was granted
Life Membership Status on August 16, 1999.
HERBY C. BEARD, JR....................................................1934-2014
Retired General Representative Herby C. Beard, Jr. passed away on
February 28, 2014. He was initiated into Painters Local Union 53,
Dallas, Texas, on July 11, 1959. He served the IUPAT as a General Representative from October 1974 until his retirement in May
1993. He was granted Life Membership Status on April 23, 1996.
JOHN FISCHER............................................................1914-2014
Retired General Representative John Fischer passed away on April 6,
2014. He was initiated into Painters Local Union 61, St. Paul, Minnesota, on November 5, 1935. He served the IUPAT as a General
Representative from October 1965 until his retirement in November
1976. He was granted Life Membership Status on October 19, 1976.
GENERAL PRESIDENTS: 1887–2014
NAME
LOCAL UNION
Joseph Harrold
8Newark, NJ
George A. Thompson
31Syracuse, NY James W. McKinney
147Chicago, IL
John M. Welter
123Buffalo, NY James H. Sullivan 257Springfield, MA
Michael P. Carrick
6Pittsburgh, PA
Robert H. Siekmann 50Cincinnati, OH
Fred Kneeland
11Boston, MA
William DeVaux 115St. Louis, MO
Joseph Bahlhorn 37Detroit, MI
George F. Hedrick 201Albany, NY
John M. Finan 147Chicago, IL
Lawrence P. Lindelof 460Hammond, IN
Lawrence M. Raftery 115St. Louis, MO
S. Frank Raftery 1199St. Louis, MO William A. Duval
1288San Jose, CA
A. L. Monroe
890Alexandria, VA
Michael E. Monroe
890Alexandria, VA
James A. Williams
252Philadelphia, PA
Kenneth E. Rigmaiden
12San Jose, CA
I U PA T
TENURE
Mar. 1887–Aug. 1888
Aug. 1888–Aug. 1892
Aug. 1892–Aug. 1894
Aug. 1894–Aug. 1896
Dec. 1894–Mar. 1898
Aug. 1896–Dec. 1897
Dec. 1897–Dec. 1899
Mar. 1898–Dec. 1901
Dec. 1899–Dec. 1901
Dec. 1901–Dec. 1909
Dec. 1909–Dec. 1928
Dec. 1928–Sept. 1929
Sept. 1929–Sept. 1952
Sept. 1952–Feb. 1965
Mar. 1965–June 1984
June 1984–Aug. 1992
Aug. 1992–Aug. 1998
Sept. 1998–April 2002
April 2002–Mar. 2013
April 2013–Present
GE NE R A L OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT
RETIRED GENERAL OFFICERS
David Cairns
served the IUPAT from August
1961 to March 1989. Retired as
General Vice President.
Patrick L. Lane
served the IUPAT from March
1970 to January 1994. Retired
as General Secretary-Treasurer.
Michael E. Monroe
served the IUPAT from April
1975 to April 2002. Retired as
General President.
Raymond N. Sesma
served the IUPAT from June 1999
to June 2011. Retired as General
Vice President
James A. Damery
served the IUPAT from February
1984 to August 1994. Retired
as General Vice President.
William M. Meehan
served the IUPAT from January
1995 to January 2002. Retired as
Executive General Vice President.
William S. Timmons
served the IUPAT from May
1990 to December 2001. Retired as General Vice President.
William A. Duval
served the IUPAT from April 1967
to August 1992. Retired as General President.
A. L. “Mike” Monroe
served the IUPAT from April
1964 to September 1998.
Retired as General President
Emeritus.
Raymond J. Price III
served the IUPAT from May 1999
to September 2011. Retired as
General Vice President.
Raymond E. Rapp
served the IUPAT from July 1985
to December 2001. Retired as
General Vice President.
Robert J. Gillis
served the IUPAT from June
1997 to August 2000. Retired
as General Vice President.
GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASURERS: 1887–2014
NAME
John T. Elliot
James W. McKinney
John Barrett
W. C. Rese
Frank Heenan
W. T. Connelly
Michael P. Carrick
Joseph C. Skemp
Charles J. Lammert
Clarence E. Swick
Lawrence P. Lindelof
Lawrence M. Raftery
William H. Rohrberg
O. T. Satre
Michael DiSilvestro
Robert J. Petersdorf
A. L. Monroe
Patrick L. Lane
Walter G. Raftery
James A. Williams
George Galis
3 1 S T
LOCAL UNION
1Baltimore, MD
147Chicago, IL
79Denver, CO
115St. Louis, MO
147Chicago, IL
31Syracuse, NY
72Pittsburgh, PA
19San Francisco, CA
137St. Louis, MO
49Memphis, TN
460Hammond, IN
115St. Louis, MO
460Hammond, IN
1798Los Angeles, CA
874New York, NY
681Rochester, MN
890Alexandria, VA
741Martinez, CA
115St. Louis, MO
252Philadelphia, PA
6Pittsburgh, PA
G E NE RAL
TENURE
Mar. 1887–Jan. 1900
Aug. 1894–Dec. 1897
Dec. 1897–Oct. 1899
Oct. 1899–Dec. 1899
Dec. 1899–Dec. 1901
Jan. 1900–Dec. 1901
Dec. 1901–May 1904
May 1904–April 1922
April 1922–Dec. 1926
April 1927–Jan. 1942
Jan. 1942–May 1942
May 1942–Sept. 1952
Sept. 1952–Sept. 1966
Sept. 1966–Dec. 1971
Jan. 1972–Dec. 1975
Jan. 1976–Jan. 1985
Jan. 1985–Aug. 1992
Aug. 1992–Jan. 1994
Jan. 1994–Aug. 1995
Sept. 1995–April 2002
April 2002– Present
CON VEN TION
201 4 James A. Williams
Served the IUPAT from April
1994 to March 2013. Retired as
General President.
EXECUTIVE GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1887–2014
NAME
LOCAL UNION
Robert C. Welch
813Huntington, WV
William M. Meehan
767 Sacramento, CA
Kenneth E. Rigmaiden 12San Mateo, CA
William D. Candelori 2011Philadelphia, PA
TENURE
Sept. 1994–Dec. 1998
Jan. 1999–Jan. 2002
Jan. 2002–Mar. 2013
April 2013–Present
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1994–2014
NAME
Fred C. Hagen
James A. Damery
Michael E. Monroe William M. Meehan Armando
Colafranceschi William S. Timmons
Raymond E. Rapp James A. Williams
William D.
Candelori, Jr.
Robert J. Gillis
Sean McGarvey
Alfred Monroe, Jr.
Raymond J. Price, III
Raymond N. Sesma
Robert Kucheran
James Reid
Harry Zell
James Williams, Jr.
LOCAL UNION
265Chicago, IL
1138Boston, MA
890Alexandria, VA
767Sacramento, CA
TENURE
Sept. 1994–Mar. 1995
Sept. 1994–Aug. 1997
Sept. 1994–Aug. 1998
Sept. 1994–Dec. 1998
1891Toronto, ON, CN
159Las Vegas, NV
61St. Paul, MN
252Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 1994–Sept. 2005
Sept. 1994–Dec. 2001
Mar. 1995–Dec. 2001
Oct. 1994–Sept. 1995
1107Philadelphia, PA
1621San Jose, CA
252Philadelphia, PA
890Alexandria, VA
867Cleveland, OH
1176Alameda, Cnty, CA 205Hamilton, ON, CN
1778Houston, TX
1165Indianapolis, IN
252Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 1998– Present
Sept. 1998–Aug. 2000
Aug. 2000–Nov. 2005
Aug. 2000–Jan. 2005
Aug. 2000–Sept. 2011
Aug. 2000– June 2011
Jan. 2005–Present
July 2011–Present
Oct. 2012–Present
April 2013–Present
81
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1887–1994
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1887–1994
FIRST DISTRICT
NAME
John A. Rose
George Harris
E. Pelletier
A. F. McCarren
William DeVaux
O. E. Ladd
A. M. Burgess
William E. Ward
William Crosby
J. W. Ruiz
Hunter Rogers
A. G. Bainbridge
George F. Hedrick
John M. Finan
George J. Tuckbreiter
Andrew A. Westley
Joseph F. Cerveny
Bernard A. Sniegowski
Fred C. Hagen, Jr.
LOCAL UNION
2Danbury, CT
3Toronto, ON, CN
74Montreal, PQ, CN
11Boston, MA
115St. Louis, MO
176Galveston, TX
176Galveston, TX
169Jersey City, NJ
48Worchester, MA
176Galveston, TX
176Galveston, TX
186Minneapolis, MN
201Albany, NY
147Chicago, IL
180Oak Park, IL
275Chicago, IL
273Chicago, IL
180Westchester, IL
265Chicago, IL
SECOND DISTRICT
TENURE
Mar. 1887–Aug. 1888
Aug. 1888–Aug. 1889
Aug. 1889–Aug. 1892
Aug. 1892–Dec. 1894
Aug. 1894–Aug. 1896
Dec. 1894–Mar. 1896
Mar. 1896–Mar. 1898
Aug. 1896–Dec. 1897
Dec. 1897–Dec. 1899
Mar. 1898–April 1899
July 1898–Mar. 1900
Dec. 1899–Dec. 1901
Dec. 1901–Dec. 1909
Jan. 1910–Dec. 1932
April 1933–July 1962
July 1962–May 1966
May 1966–April 1974
April 1974–April 1989
April 1989–Aug. 1994
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1887–1994
NAME
George Harris
George A. Maxwell
C. E. Cole
F. M. Evans
Elias Breidenbach
George Harris
Michael Carrick
Joseph W. Rea
W. C. Rese
Thomas J. Moore
J. J. McManas
James Scott
Charles March
Frank Leslie
Joseph F. Kelly
James J. Knoud
Frank J. O’Connor
A. L. Monroe
Michael E. Monroe 82
LOCAL UNION
102Cleveland, OH
80Lafayette, IN
167Springfield, OH
115St. Louis, MO
100Allegheny, PA
31Buffalo, NY
31Syracuse, NY
6Pittsburgh, PA
31Syracuse, NY
79Denver, CO
200Ottawa, ON, CN
19San Francisco, CA
115St. Louis, MO
115St Louis, MO
249Dayton, OH
50Cincinnati, OH
48Worcester, MA
531Tarrytown, NY
874New York, NY
43Buffalo, NY
1138Boston, MA
TENURE
Mar. 1887–Aug. 1888
Aug. 1888–Aug. 1889
Aug. 1889–Aug. 1892
Aug. 1892–Dec. 1894
Aug. 1894–Feb. 1896
Dec. 1894–Mar. 1898
Feb. 1896–Aug. 1896
Aug. 1896–Dec. 1897
Dec. 1897–Dec. 1899
Mar. 1898–Mar. 1900
Dec. 1899–Dec. 1901
Dec. 1901–Dec. 1904
Jan. 1905–April 1908
Aug. 1908–Dec. 1909
Jan. 1910–May 1940
Sept. 1940–Feb. 1965
Mar. 1965–Feb. 1972
Feb. 1972–Jan. 1985
Jan. 1985–Aug. 1994
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1887–1994
THIRD DISTRICT
NAME
John Frey
C. W. Prichard
W. L. Berry
J. J. Lake
J. J. English
George Hedrick
D. W. Daley
Garrett Byrne
W. F. Connelly
W. E. Cyphers
Fred Whortly
Joseph C. Skemp
Henry Rower
Frank Leslie
Elias Breidenbach
Joseph Healy
Charles A. Cullen
Edward Ackerley
Michael DiSilvestro
James H. Wolford
James A. Damery
LOCAL UNION
3Toronto, ON, CN
14Pensacola, FL
49Erie, PA
246 Des Moines, IA
249 Dayton, OH
3Toronto, ON, CN
72Pittsburgh, PA
147Chicago, IL
115 St. Louis, MO
7Toledo, OH
36 Jersey City, NJ
53Dallas, TX
3Toronto, ON, CN
115St. Louis, MO
345Philadelphia, PA
345Philadelphia, PA
26Newark, NJ
890Alexandria, VA
890Alexandria, VA
FOURTH DISTRICT
TENURE
Aug. 1892–Dec. 1894
Aug. 1894–Aug. 1896
Dec. 1894–Dec. 1897
Aug. 1896–Dec. 1896
Dec. 1897–July 1898
Jan. 1898–Mar. 1898
Mar. 1898–Aug. 1898
Sept. 1898–Dec. 1899
Sept. 1898–Jan. 1900
Dec. 1899–Dec. 1901
Feb. 1900–Mar. 1900
Dec. 1901–June 1904
Jan. 1905–Oct. 1907
Jan. 1908–Aug. 1908
Aug. 1908–Dec. 1909
Jan. 1910–April 1911
July 1911–April 1932
Aug. 1932–June 1952
Sept. 1952–Dec. 1971
Jan. 1972–Jan. 1990
Jan. 1990–Aug. 1994
NAME
LOCAL UNION
Bart Delong
130Houston, TX
W. H. Shields
241Newport, RI
H. P. Robinson
4Kansas City, MO
Harry Gratton
4Kansas City, MO
W. E. Ward
169Jersey City, NJ
E. H. Bettis
117Kansas City, MO
M. J. Flynn
W. H. Egan
178Ithaca, NY
J. C. Ingleson
1Baltimore, MD
W. G. Koken
159Milwaukee, WI
Charles March
3Toronto, ON, CN
Frank E. Smith
6Pittsburgh, PA
Elias Breidenbach
249Dayton, OH
A. C. Smith
109Omaha, NE
D. L. Hunt
269Spokane, WA
Joseph F. Clarke
64Tacoma, WA
O. T. Satre
1798Los Angeles, CA
Jack T. Cox
686Santa Ana, CA
Patrick L. Lane
741Martinez, CA
William S. Timmons
159Las Vegas, NV
I U PA T
TENURE
Aug. 1892–Aug. 1894
Aug. 1894–Mar. 1895
Aug. 1895–Jan. 1895
Jan. 1895–June 1896
Mar. 1895–Aug. 1896
Aug. 1896–Mar. 1898
Aug. 1896–Dec. 1897
Dec. 1897–Dec. 1899
Mar. 1898–Mar. 1900
Dec. 1899–Dec. 1901
Dec. 1901–Jan. 1905
Jan. 1905–Dec. 1905
Dec. 1905–Aug. 1908
Aug. 1908–Dec. 1909
Jan. 1910–July 1912
Jan. 1913–Nov. 1961
Nov. 1961–Sept. 1966
Sept. 1966–Jan. 1985
Jan. 1985–Aug. 1992
Aug. 1992–Aug. 1994
GE NE R A L OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1887–1994
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1887–1994
FIFTH DISTRICT
NAME
M. A. Mengle
Henry Rower
A. C. Smith
C. E. Swick
L. P. Lindelof
William Rander
M. H. Crow
G. K. Fritz, Jr.
Guy W. Leber
LOCAL UNION
55Reading, PA
115St. Louis, MO
109Omaha, NE
226Chattanooga, TN
460Hammond, IN
497Port Chester, NY
436Marshall, TX
1192 Jackson, MS
118Louisville, KY
SIXTH DISTRICT
TENURE
Aug. 1892–Dec. 1894
Jan. 1904–Jan. 1905
Dec. 1905–Aug. 1908
July 1908–April 1927
July 1927–Sept. 1929
Sept. 1929–July 1931
Aug. 1932–Sept. 1963
Oct. 1963–Feb. 1970
Feb. 1970–Aug. 1994
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1887–1994
NAME
G. A. Lang
Frank E. Smith
C. A. Linxwiler
Thomas Fisher
A. E. Scott
Joseph Hunter
Lawrence M. Raftery
Thomas V. Carter
Robert J. Petersdorf
James B. Cox
Walter G. Raftery
Robert C. Welch
LOCAL UNION
745St. Louis, MO
1288San Jose, CA
639Cleveland, OH
TENURE
Aug. 1892–Dec. 1894
Dec. 1903–Jan. 1905
Dec. 1905–July 1908
Jan. 1909–Dec. 1909
Jan. 1910–Feb. 1920
Feb. 1920–Jan. 1935
Sept. 1937–May 1942
Oct. 1942–June 1966
June 1966–Dec. 1975
Jan. 1976–Jan. 1985
Jan. 1985–Jan. 1994
Feb. 1994 –Aug. 1994
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENTS: 1887–1994
SEVENTH DISTRICT
NAME
Melvin H. Eckles
William A. Duval
Richard J. Zack
LOCAL UNION
109Omaha, NE
6 Pittsburgh, PA
49Memphis, TN
349Montreal, PQ, CN
739Winnipeg, MB, CN
631Niagara Falls, ON, CN
115St. Louis, MO
9Kansas City, MO
681Rochester, MN
9Kansas City, MO
115St. Louis, MO
813Huntington, WV
EIGHTH DISTRICT
TENURE
Aug. 1969–May 1972
June 1972–June 1984
June 1984–Aug. 1994
NAME
David Cairns
Armando
Colafranceschi LOCAL UNION
1003Toronto, ON, CN
TENURE
Aug. 1984–Mar. 1989
1891Toronto, ON, CN
Mar. 1989–Aug. 1994
NOTE: Some of the dates of office held overlap due to the fact that the Brotherhood was split into two factions during our early existence.
3 1 S T
G E NE RAL
CON VEN TION
201 4 83
CONVENTIONS OF OUR BROTHERHOOD (1887-1925)
NUMBER
Original Conference
1. Brotherhood
2. Brotherhood
3. Brotherhood
4. Brotherhood
Special (“Balto”)
5. “Lafayette”
6. Special (“Laf”)
Special (“St. Leger”)
Special (“Balto”)
7. “Lafayette”
8. Brotherhood
9. Brotherhood
10.Brotherhood
11.Brotherhood
12.Brotherhood
13.Brotherhood
PLACE
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, MD
Pittsburgh, PA
St. Louis, MO
Buffalo, NY
Cleveland, OH
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, OH
Buffalo, NY
Milwaukee, WI
Detroit, MI
Memphis, TN
Cincinnati, OH
Rochester, NY
Dallas, TX
Montreal, CN
DATE
March 15, 1887
August 7, 1888
August 8, 1890
August 1, 1892
August 7, 1894
December 3, 1894
August 3, 1896
December 6, 1897
December 6, 1897
March 14, 1898
December 4, 1899
December 2, 1901
December 4, 1905
December 6, 1909
September 1, 1913
September 5, 1921
September 7, 1925
DELEGATESDURATION
15
2
19
2
42
4
64
7
38
5
72
6
39
6
29
6
19
6
18
5
83
6
220
11
428
12
532
11
636
11
573
12
631
9
CONVENTIONS OF OUR BROTHERHOOD (1929–2009)
NUMBER
14.Brotherhood
15.Brotherhood
16.Brotherhood
17.Brotherhood
18.Brotherhood
19.Brotherhood
20.Brotherhood
21.Brotherhood
22.Brotherhood
23.Brotherhood
24.Brotherhood
25.Brotherhood
26.Brotherhood
27.Brotherhood
28.Union
29.Union
30.Union
PLACE
Denver, CO
Buffalo, NY
Columbus, OH
San Francisco, CA
Detroit, MI
Seattle, WA
Cleveland, OH
Minneapolis, MN
Miami Beach, FL
Los Angeles, CA
Chicago, IL
Washington, DC
Las Vegas, NV
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Las Vegas, NV
DATE
September 2, 1929
September 6, 1937
September 1, 1941
September 1, 1946
September 4, 1950
September 6, 1954
August 31, 1959
August 24, 1964
August 18, 1969
September 9, 1974
September 10, 1979
August 13, 1984
December 11, 1989
August 22, 1994
August 23, 1999
August 23, 2004
August 24, 2009
DELEGATESDURATION
731
10
764
7
956
7
1,062
10
1,130
8
1,343
6
1,210
5
1,071
6
1,287
5
1,301
5
1,107
4
1,009
5
973
4
818
4
748
4
786
4
863
4
The formation of our International occurred on March 15, 1887 at the original two-day Conference held in Baltimore, Maryland. It was
ratified on August 7, 1888 by the approval of the Delegates from 111 Local Unions in attendance at the first General Convention.
84
I U PA T
GE NE R A L OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT
PAST CONVENTION COSTS 1905 – 1950
9th 10th 11th 12th13th 14th15th 16th 17th 18th
Memphis, TN
Cincinnati, OH
Rochester, NY
Dallas, TX
Montreal, CN
Denver, CO
Buffalo, NY
Columbus, OH San Francisco, CA
Detroit, MI
OPENING DATE
Dec. 4-15, 1905 Dec. 6-16, 1909 Sep. 1-11, 1913 Sep. 5-16, 1921 Sep. 7-15, 1925 Sep. 2-11, 1929 Sep. 6-12, 1937 Sep. 1-7, 1941 Sep. 1-10, 1946 Sep. 4-11, 1950
Number of days
12121112 9 10 9 9 10 8
Number of delegates 428532636573631 731 764 942
1,062
1,130
Delegate mileage
average
2,1281,5461,3672,4371,700 2,928 1,884 1,821 4,474 1,949
Total mileage
910,858 822,189 869,3181,396,4011,072,466 2,140,737 1,439,100 1,715,382 4,751,388 2,203,211
Rate per mile
2 1/2¢2 1/2¢3¢4¢4¢ 4¢ 4¢ 4¢ 6¢ 8¢
Average mileage
cost per delegate
53.2038.6441.0097.4867.98117.14 75.35 72.84268.44155.98
Total mileage
cost all delegates
22,771.4520,554.7226,079.5655,856.0442,898.64 85,629.48 57,564.00 68,615.28285,083.28176,256.88
Total hotel cost
————— — — — — —
Total per diem
————— — — — — —
Committees: Finance
956.35 853.45 588.251,578.162,860.85 3,253.52 4,891.63 7,605.8011,342.9811,500.60
Laws & Constitution
819.38
797.65
950.55 2,903.95 5,638.30
6,903.19
9,094.41 14,112.81 19,680.50 17,294.40
Credentials
—111.00 45.00145.80512.50 668.75 978.74
2,833.06
4,140.00
4,140.00
Resolutions
—————
431.25
488.43
2,930.58
11,415.00
11,415.00
Grievance & Appeals ————— — 518.402,930.584,140.004,140.00
Rules
————— — — — — —
Sgt. At Arms
229.20399.63273.15516.50262.50 562.60
1,102.48
1,165.96
2,863.10
2,300.00
Assistants to the GP
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Assistants to the GST
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
GP’s Report
————— — — — — —
GST’s Report
————— — — — — —
Host
————— — — — — —
Assistants to the EGVP ————— — — — — —
Printing
574.751,366.20 782.753,336.963,568.11 3,076.45 5,304.83 7,895.76 7,784.2511,351.21
Other Expenses
1,185.802,608.461,459.743,315.664,679.76 4,559.31 8,883.18 9,856.4924,581.7327,927.85
Total of all costs
26,536.9326,691.1130,179.9867,653.0760,420.66105,084.45 88,826.10117,946.32371,030.84266,325.94
Cost per day
3 1 S T
2,211.412,224.262,743.555,637.756,713.4110,508.45 9,869.5713,105.1537,103.0833,290.74
G E NE RAL
CON VEN TION
201 4 85
PAST CONVENTION COSTS 1954 – 1989
19th
Seattle, WA
OPENING DATE
Number of days
Number of delegates
Delegate mileage
average
Total mileage
Rate per mile
Average mileage
cost per delegate
Total mileage
cost all delegates
Total hotel cost
Total per diem
Committees:
Finance
Laws & Constitution
Credentials
Resolutions
Grievance & Appeals
Rules
Sgt. At Arms
Assistants to the GP
Assistants to the GST
GP’s Report
GST’s Report
Host
Assistants to the EGVP
Printing
Other Expenses
Total of all costs
Cost per day
86
20th
Cleveland, OH
21st
Minneapolis, MN
22nd
Miami Beach, FL
Sep. 6-11, 1954 Aug. 31-Sep. 4, 1959 Aug. 24-29, 1964 Aug. 18-22, 1969
23rd
Los Angeles, CA
24th
Chicago, IL
Sep. 9-13, 1974
Sep. 10-13, 1979
25th
Washington, DC
26th
Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 13-17, 1984 Dec. 11-14, 1989
6
1,343
5
1,210
51/2
1,071
5
1,287
5
1,301
4
1,111
6
1,009
6
973-
4,488
6,028,285
10¢
2,159
2,612,993
12¢
2,556
2,736,903
12¢
3,471
4,467,054
12¢
3,880
5,048,451
12¢
1,944
2,159,660
20¢
2,279
2,299,700
20¢
3,3583,267,82020¢
448.87
259.14
306.65
416.51
465.65
388.78
456.00
672.00-
602,828.50 313,559.16 328,428.36
—
—
—
—
—
—
536,046.58
178,072.71
—
605,814.12
176,565.54
—
431,932.00
266,640.00
166,650.00
459,940.00
453,116.00
160,785.00
653,564.00
356,438.00
222,510.00
13,440.00
18,240.00 21,423.68
28,050.00
42,553.62
60,714.32
54,518.00
65,251.05
24,360.00
33,960.00 40,233.01
50,625.00
84,995.92
135,202.18
180,093.00
239,472.16
5,040.00
6,840.00
8,668.25
12,860.00
14,219.18
20,883.94
30,724.00
44,420.76
13,965.00
19,065.00 21,009.00
29,150.00
33,646.97
48,829.39
73,514.00
92,015.40
5,040.00
6,840.00
8,520.25
13,200.00
15,105.36
21,989.14
32,393.00
42,888.26
—
—
—
—
—
8,777.70
13,792.00
36,431.28
2,240.00
3,040.00
3,344.75
8,120.00
14,805.42
13,078.60
30,708.00
33,861.54
—
—
—
—
2,616.12
11,711.01
20,703.00
15,671.70
—
—
—
3,300.00
3,776.34
7,022.16
12,918.00
15,971.70
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,408.28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6,036.43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
——
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
18,333.41
54,929.96 74,907.14 154,334.32 172,077.48
245,473.87
383,696.00
612,597.00
33,435.72
39,946.63 42,672.08 166,048.13 316,072.87
505,646.69
529,636.00 1,043,432.72
718,682.63 496,420.75 549,206.52 1,179,806.74 1,482,248.94 1,944,551.00 2,436,536.00 3,485,970.28
119,780.44
99,284.15
99,855.73
235,961.35
296,449.79
I U PA T
486,137.75
GE NE R A L
406,089.00
580,995.05
OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT
PAST CONVENTION COSTS 1994 – 2009
OPENING DATE
Number of days
Number of delegates
Delegate mileage
average
Total mileage
Rate per mile
Average mileage
cost per delegate
Total mileage
cost all delegates
Total hotel cost
Total per diem
Committees:
Finance
Laws & Constitution
Credentials
Resolutions
Grievance & Appeals
Rules
Sgt. At Arms
Assistants to the GP
Assistants to the GST
GP’s Report
GST’s Report
Host
Assistants to the EGVP
Printing
Other Expenses
Total of all costs
Cost per day
3 1 S T
G E NE RAL
CON VEN TION
27th
Washington, DC
28th
Washington, DC
29th
Washington, DC
30th
Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 22-25, 1994
Aug. 23-26, 1999
6
818
4
748
4
786
4
863
2,082
1,703,540
20¢
2,157
1,613,436
30¢
2,378
1,869,230
30¢
3,473
2,997,067
30¢
416.51
647.21
713.45
1,041.85
340,708.00
496,266.00
186,000.00
484,114.00
471,240.00
267,275.00
560,769.00
621,350.00
237,250.00
899,120.00
548,219.00
267,475.00
Aug 23-26, 2004 Aug. 24-28, 2009
52,841.33
66,972.00
34,530.00
—
220,663.56
201,226.01
91,860.00
—
34,769.12
73,042.00
24,840.00
—
64,161.41
101,164.00
55,600.00
—
29,387.55
53,608.00
33,050.00
—
27,428.38
68,344.00
24,840.00
—
20,661.20
40,564.00
18,685.00
—
8,900.55
10,016.00
14,680.00
—
14,834.25
10,016.00
13,830.00
—
9,709.55
23,544.00
33,330.00
—
6,036.43
7,996.10
24,596.00
33,330.00
—
35,708.99
44,880.00
—
—
—
13,830.00
—
188,796.00
25,933.00 333,530.00 398,649.00
1,712,068.00 3,631,268.88 3,310,174.00 3,534,371.00
3,415,191.00 5,588,631.88 5,500,358.00 5,647,834.00
569,198.50 1,397,157.97 1,375,089.50 1,411,958.50
201 4
87
COMPLETED MERGERS AND DISSOLUTIONS
2009–2014
EASTERN REGION
Local Union 1865 Into Local Union 1756
CENTRAL REGION
Merger
04/01/2010
Dissolution
10/01/2010
Local Union 100
Into Local Union 921
Merger
04/10/2011
Local Union 345
Into Local Union 2011
Merger
04/10/2011
Local Union 426
Into Local Union 2011
Merger
04/10/2011
Local Union 587
Into Local Union 2011
Merger
04/10/2011
Local Union 703
Into Local Union 2011
Merger
04/10/2011
Local Union 997
Into Local Union 2011
Merger
04/10/2011
Local Union 1107
Into Local Union 2011
Merger
04/10/2011
Local Union 1159
Into Local Union 2011
Merger
04/10/2011
Local Union 1309
Into Local Union1269
Merger
04/10/2011
Local Union 65
Into Local Union112
Merger
06/01/2011
Local Union 25
Into Local Union 20
Merger
07/01/2011
Local Union 28
Into Local Union 24
Merger
07/01/2011
Local Union 515
Into Local Union 43 and
Local Union 112
Merger
10/31/2011
Local Union 466
Into Local Union 201
Merger
02/01/2014
Local Union 641
Into Local Union 2011
Merger
04/01/2014
Local Union 921
Into Local Union 2011
Merger
04/10/2014
Local Union 2350
Into Local Union 1244
Merger
05/01/2014
Local Union 2351
88
Local Union 1355 Merger
Into Local Union 607
Local Union 356
Merger
Into Local Union1275
Painters Local Union 1474,
Dissolution
Port Huron, MI
Members Transferred into their choice
District Council 22
Merger
and District Council 26
Into District Council 1M
Local Union 9
Merger
Into Local Union2012
Local Union 229
Merger
Into Local Union2012
Local Union 861
Merger
Into Local Union2012
Local Union 1594
Merger
Into Local Union2012
Local Union 98
Dissolution
Local Union 1401
Merger
Into Local Union2353
Local Union 675
Merger
Into Local Union2353
Local Union 213
Merger
Into Local Union2352
Local Union 37
Merger
Into Local Union2352
Local Union 42
Merger
Into Local Union2352
Local Union 603
Merger
Into Local Union 841
District Council 2
Merger
Into District Council 58
Local Union 137
Merger
Into Local Union 2341
Local Union 46
Merger
Into Local Union 115
Local Union 1265
Merger
Into Local Union 1185
Local Union 849
Merger
Into Local Union 120
Local Union 1299
Merger
Into Local Union 120
I U PA T
04/01/2010
12/31/2010
04/30/2012
09/06/2012
01/01/2013
01/01/2013
01/01/2013
01/01/2013
01/01/2013
01/01/2013
01/01/2013
01/01/2013
01/01/2013
01/01/2013
06/24/2013
03/15/2014
03/15/2014
03/15/2014
03/15/2014
03/15/2014
03/15/2014
GE NE R A L OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT
COMPLETED MERGERS AND DISSOLUTIONS
WESTERN REGION
Local Union 333 Into Local Union 1399
Merger
09/01/2009
Local Union 95
Into Local Union1036
Merger
06/01/2010
Local Union 256
Into Local Union1036
Merger
06/01/2010
Local Union 269
Into Local Union 427
Merger
08/01/2010
Local Union 720
Into Local Union1922
Merger
03/31/2011
3 1 S T
G E NE RAL
CON VEN TION
201 4 Sign Workers Local Union 755, Magna, UT,
Into Painters Local
Union 77, W. Valley City, UT
Merger
04/01/2012
Painters Local Union 477, Boise, ID,
Into Painters Local Union 77,
W. ValleyCity, UT
Merger
08/01/2012
Local Union 764
Into Local Union 77
Merger
10/15/2012
Local Union 1595
Into Local Union1036
Merger
06/24/2013
89
NEW LOCAL UNIONS & DISTRICT COUNCILS
2010 - 2014
SINCE THE 30TH GENERAL CONVENTION IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1 DISTRICT COUNCIL AND 10 LOCAL UNIONS
HAVE BEEN CHARTERED. THEY ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
NEW DISTRICT COUNCILS/LOCAL UNIONS – 2010
WESTERN REGION
EASTERN REGION
Painters Local Union 1036,
Downey, CA
06/01/10
Drywall Finishers Local Union 364, Seattle, WA
Shipyard, Federal Employees
and Specialty Workers Local
Union 1941, Honolulu, HI
01/01/13
11/01/10
Local Union 1281 rechartered as Glaziers, Architectural Metal,
Glassworkers and Allied Trades
Local Union 1087, New York, NY
07/01/10
Tompkins Community Reaction
Local Union 11, Buffalo, NY
10/01/13
CENTRAL REGION
NEW DISTRICT COUNCILS/LOCAL UNIONS – 2011
EASTERN REGION
Painters and Allied Trades Local Union 2011, Philadelphia
and Vicinity, PA
NEW DISTRICT COUNCILS/LOCAL UNIONS – 2013
04/10/11
Painters, Drywall Finishers 01/01/2013
& Allied Trades
Local Union 2012, Kansas City, MO
Painters and Allied Trades 01/01/2013
Local Union 2353, Metropolitan Detroit, MI
Painters and Allied Trades 01/01/2013
Local Union 2352, Warren, MI
NEW DISTRICT COUNCILS/LOCAL UNIONS – 2012
CENTRAL REGION
Painters District Council 1M
State of Michigan
09/06/12
WESTERN REGION
Convention & Trade Show Decorators, Displaymen,
Exhibit Builders and Painters
Local Union 653, Houston, TX
90
09/01/12
I U PA T
GE NE R A L OF F I C E R S’
REP O RT