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The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. We've been fighting for working people since 1887 and represent 140,000 workers across skilled trades.
Joined September 2008
Taxpayer-funded projects should not support contractors who break the law and exploit workers. Yet at the Oak Grove development in Norwalk, CT, subcontractors with egregious labor violations are still being used by AP Construction . We’re calling on Norwalk Housing Authority to
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As of today, the Trump administration has halted approximately $100,000,000,000 in construction work across the United States. This administration is waging war on blue collar workers.
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Our union is proud to have been one of the first unions to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and our General President @Jimmy_iupat, along with our members, will continue calling on the federal government to stop funding the genocide. That’s a promise.
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You’re welcome to join our sisters and brothers suspended off one of the many bridges in NYC to post your Facebook ads any time.
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We’d like to congratulate Brother Robert Henriques on his retirement, a member of @DC9_IUPAT local 806 for over 30 years. Rob is known among his brothers and sisters as one of the best 806 blasters in the industry and has worked on every bridge in New York and out of state.
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Everything the labor movement has ever accomplished seemed impossible until it was won.
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Right-to-work originated in the 1940s as a way to maintain Jim Crow in the South. By passing the PRO Act, we could override right-to-work laws all across the country all at once. Let’s put right-to-work for less into the dustbin of history where it belongs once and for all.
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There are nearly 3 million immigrants in the construction industry, and they deserve the same rights as all other workers. Our union stands with our immigrant members and all working people in this country — an injury to one is an injury to all.
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Let's put so-called "right-to-work" laws into the dustbin of history where they belong. Pass the PRO Act.
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Here’s what The New York Times had to say in 1886 right before The Haymarket Riot took place: “Strikes to enforce the demand for eight hours’ work a day may do much to paralyze industry, depress business and check the reviving prosperity of the country, but they cannot succeed.”.
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A union card is the greatest tool we have to ensure gender pay equity.
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Bring him home.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
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The extremists on the Supreme Court who don't believe in reproductive rights also don't believe in the most basic labor rights. These reactionary attacks on our rights won't stop here. We must stand up, fight back and hold the line for all of us.
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This week Michigan became the first state in nearly 60 years to repeal its right-to-work law!. Let’s repeal these anti-worker laws across the country just like Michigan did!
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Labor Day was established in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland as a concession to the labor movement days after he used federal troops to bloodily crush the Pullman railroad strike.
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Today, our union is joining the widespread call to demand an end to the filibuster in the Senate. After the House passage of the PRO Act last night, the time is now for the Senate to stop hiding behind arcane rules that has prevented pro-worker legislation for decades.
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A sure sign you definitely need a union is seeing how hard your employer tries to convince you don't need one.
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Right-to-work laws originated in the 1940s as a way to maintain Jim Crow in the South. The PRO Act would eliminate all these laws which keep workers divided and weak all across the country, all at once.
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Every battle the labor movement has ever won seemed impossible at the time until it was done.
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An attack against one of us in the labor movement is an attack on all of us in the labor movement. Solidarity with @APWUnational @NALC_National and all postal workers.
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The bosses have been rolling back our labor rights for nearly 100 years. And for decades, politicians have offered little but empty promises. It’s time to find out which side they’re on, beginning with passing the PRO Act.
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Markwayne Mullin was born on third base with a business handed to him and thinks he hit a triple 😂. It's about damn time we stand up to these crooked politicians who want to keep us down
Teamsters president Sean M. O'Brien vs. Sen. Markwayne Mullin in the Senate this morning.
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Jealous of our pay scale? Join the next apprenticeship class and join the 140,000+ workers across the U.S. and Canada who know their worth.
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Unions are the first and last line of defense for workers against their bosses. Every worker deserves the protection and assistance of a union.
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Our union stands with our brother Kilmar Abrego Garcia in @smartunionworks because an injury to one is an injury to all. We are grateful that the Trump administration has been ordered to do the right thing and return him to the U.S. by Monday.
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Every single thing the labor movement has ever accomplished seemed improbable until it was won. Happy Labor Day weekend.
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There are no "both sides" around Jim Crow policies. "Right to work" belongs in the dustbin of history along with the rest of Jim Crow. We're fighting to pass the PRO Act because labor rights are civil rights.
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"One of the earlier speakers said, "This is the most dramatic changes in labor law in 80 years." And I say, "Thank God!" -@reptimryan. We agree! It's time to pass the PRO Act.
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As Governor of Indiana, Mike Pence signed the repeal of prevailing wage. As a result, wages for construction industry workers statewide fell 8.5% with the lowest-paid workers seeing their paychecks cut by 15%.
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Our union provides our members with the ability to care for their families, including the ability to send them to college if they so choose. Unions change lives!.
Brought my dad to work today. A retired union painter, all he did was stare at my degrees 😊 . Degrees that wouldn’t be possible without his emphasis on prioritizing education and working to afford the schools I attended. Thank you, Dad😊
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100 years ago today, the largest armed uprising since the Civil War & the largest labor uprising in U.S. history began in Logan County, West Virginia.
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Americans have more stolen from wage theft by employers each year than robbery, larceny and car theft combined. In fact, wage theft is so pervasive in our country that at least $16 billion a year is being stolen from workers.
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Everything the labor movement has ever accomplished seemed impossible until it was won.
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The surest sign you definitely need a union at your workplace is seeing how hard your employer will fight to convince you that you don't need a union in your workplace.
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It is the duty of all working people to stand up and say enough.
Children account for 2 out of every 5 civilian deaths in Gaza, surpassing the total number killed across all the world’s conflict zones in any year since 2019, said Save the Children. Families are mourning what feels like the loss of an entire generation.
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Unionized women who work in the construction industry make 40% more than their non-union counterparts. That’s the difference unions like ours make.
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"I'm asking that you think about the working people—the people that help build this country—and not worry about bailing out the banks.". Sen. McConnell introduced a bill that does nothing for the #COVID19 crisis for workers. #WorkersFirst means we don't need a corporate bailout.
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@GoIUPAT and millions of Americans who benefit from tried and true Registered Apprenticeships Thank @BernieSanders for his leadership in standing with workers on issues that matter!.#SaveUSApprenticeships.
The IRAP proposal being pushed by Mick Mulvaney is a disaster. I stand with @TheIronworkers, @IUBAC, @GoIUPAT & other @NABTU unions fighting for good, high-quality apprenticeships for workers. I encourage everyone to submit a comment opposing IRAP here:
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What a difference a few months can make!. After months of saying the PRO Act's passage is unlikely, the Chamber of Commerce this morning: "The PRO Act has a very real chance of becoming law.". We can win this fight!.
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"Unions have been the only powerful and effective voice working people have ever had in the history of this country.” -Bruce Springsteen
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"I feel like growing up, they always try to push you to go to college. No one ever talks to you about trades. I was always told if I didn't go to college, I wasn't going to get a good job. But I mean, here I am. I'm making just as much, if not more, and I have no student debt."
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There's no freedom of speech in the workplace when 54% of Americans say they're threatened with loss of their job if they're supportive of union drives. There's no freedom of association when 1 in 5 Americans who attempt to unionize are fired by employers for doing so.
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay!. Women who are in unions earn 23% more hourly than those without the protection of a union.
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Our union will continue to stand up for what’s right, no matter what politicians say or do. Read our General President @Jimmy_iupat on Mahmoud Khalil’s detention for @inthesetimesmag.
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Unions are pivotal to society's broader democracy. Unions give workers a voice and power to take on the issues that matter most to them day in and day out at their workplaces. Together, we make decisions every day that shape our collective future.
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Wherever so-called "right-to-work" laws exist, wages are lower, benefits are worse, jobsite safety and workers protections are poor, and workers freedom is nearly non-existent. The PRO Act would override all right-to-work laws all across the country, all at once. Let's do it.
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We will never shy away from tough conversations about issues that affect our union. Political education starts at the job site and no IUPAT leader is afraid of getting their hands dirty.
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We didn’t forget Wisconsin and your campaign promises.
.@POTUS knows the importance of unions. That’s why he joined the UAW picket line yesterday. Right now, unions across the country continue to stand up and advocate for the rights of working Americans — and they deserve our support. This week’s WGA deal is an example of what’s.
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The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades is proud to endorse @KamalaHarris as the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States!. Read our full statement here ⤵️.
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Take two minutes to experience what it's like to be a worker in our country who wants to form a union. This is why we must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
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As workers attempt to form a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, Amazon is texting workers 5 times a day, leading mandatory anti-union meetings and even telling workers how to vote in the bathroom.
Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks workers everywhere, even this bathroom stall in its Bessemer, Ala. warehouse, in what has emerged as the biggest labor battle in its history on U.S. soil -
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How one-sided and broken is our labor law?. The Amazon election was like the voting location being at one candidate's headquarters, who also forces voters to attend mandatory persuasion meetings, fires known opponents, and threatens their livelihoods.
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There's no real freedom of speech in the workplace when more than half of American workers say they're threatened with the loss of their job if they're vocal about supporting unionization.
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Support for unions polls the highest with Americans under 35, yet the majority of young Americans don’t have one. We must give the young people of our country a chance to reap the benefits of unions by passing the PRO Act, which makes it easier to form & join them.
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When the number of Americans who were collectively bargaining was at its highest, the share of national income going to the richest 10% was at its lowest and the share going to the 90% was the highest.
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Everything the labor movement has ever won seemed impossible it was done. Our labor rights were never given to us as an act of charity, they were won by organized workers. When workers stand together, anything is possible.
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The weekend, clearly defined work weeks, paid vacation, family leave and pensions were never given to us as acts of charity, they were achieved through the struggle and sacrifice of organized workers who demanded more and won.
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Here are 10 ways the PRO Act can transform workers’ rights and build worker power in the United States.
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If Joe Biden does win the presidency, which seems very likely, we must immediately pivot towards mobilizing the labor movement to ensure the passage of his campaign pledges. He told our members he would be the "most pro union president ever" and we should expect nothing less.
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The underground economy in the construction industry is predicated on the exploitation of immigrant workers. Our union is organizing to put an end to these rampant abuses by employers in Arizona and all across the country.
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The PRO Act would undo decades of Southern anti-union laws rooted in racism.
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The bosses and large corporations have unions of their own where they come together to defend their common interests. It's only when workers attempt to come together to form their own unions around their common interests that all the stops come out to prevent unionism.
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Labor Day was established in 1894 by President Grover Cleveland as a concession to the labor movement days after he used federal troops to bloodily crush the Pullman railroad strike. Let us never forget Labor Day isn’t about BBQs and picnics. It’s about the everlasting struggle
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The PRO Act removes prohibitions on secondary strikes, prohibits employers from permanently replacing striking workers, and bans the use of proactive lockouts by employers. Simply put, it would transform the power of workers all across the United States.
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Our anti-union opponents like the Associated Builders and Contractors and The National Right to Work Committee have been sounding nervous about the PRO Act. They know it will ban right-to-work nationwide and would dramatically grow workers’ power on the job. Let's do it.
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Half a million calls are being made this week to support the PRO Act. Join us on the phones!
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134 years ago today, our union banded together around a shared sense of solidarity even when it seemed impossible. We transformed not just our own lives, but the lives of our families and our communities too. Come build the future with us -
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Our union will not offer any financial or organizational support to politicians who don’t support the PRO Act. It's simple: Are you on the side of workers and the largest expansion of labor rights in nearly a century or not?
Major news. New AFL-CIO President @lizshuler says that unions will consider pulling financial support and even primary challenges to Democrats who don't back the Richard L. Trumka PRO Act or support ending the filibuster, particularly @KyrstenSinema.
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Unions are the first and last line of defense for workers against their bosses.
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Our General President @Jimmy_iupat is joining @BernieSanders and @AOC in Denver tonight. Our union is committed to growing working class political power!.
Insane. 15,000 in Tempe last night. Trump visited this same space 12 days before the 2024 election. He couldn’t fill it. @AOC and I had overflow crowds. Americans will not accept oligarchy and authoritarianism. Onto Greeley, CO now. Denver tonight, HUGE crowds expected.
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When our union was founded, it was expected most painters would die from the trade, particularly due to lead poisoning known as painter's colic. Thanks to our union's efforts to ensure regulation and safety, countless thousands of lives have been saved.
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When our union was first founded, it was expected most painters would die from the trade, particularly due to painter's colic. Thanks to our union's efforts to ensure regulation and safety in the trades, countless thousands of lives have been saved. #WorkersMemorialDay
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Today is our union's 135th birthday!. Throughout our history, we've provided security for millions of working families & organize every day to ensure the opportunities of our skilled trades benefit as many people as possible. Join our fight & come build the future with us!
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Retrofitting 4 million buildings and making them energy efficient sounds great to us! It would create thousands of jobs for the glaziers in our union.
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Statement from IUPAT on the Unjust Targeting of Union Members by ICE: . "The IUPAT has always stood firm in its commitment to protecting the rights of every worker, regardless of their immigration status.
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Let us never forget: Everything unions have ever won seemed impossible until it was done.
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After weeks of escalating strike action, our @IUPATLocal10 won a life-changing contract for 440 of our union brothers and sisters with raises that were 18x more than the initial offer. That's the power of collective action and our union.
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The surest sign you definitely need a union is seeing how hard your employer works to convince you that you don't need one.
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Water keeps the world running, just as workers do. Water and jobs are inextricably linked. When we invest in water infrastructure, we invest in our communities and create thousands of good-paying jobs that provide long-lasting stability.
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Here's all you need to know about the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. All the organizations that exist to protect the interests of corporations and the super rich are opposed to it. All the organizations that exist to protect the interests of workers are in favor of it.
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Our labor laws are so broken today that employers break the law during nearly half of organizing drives because they know that breaking labor law is always cheaper than allowing workers to organize. This is why we must pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
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