All in a day’s work requires months of planning.

  "A day's work deserves a day's wage," said Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. A simple value that is not recognized by all contractors which then creates limits on the Union’s bargaining power.
The Organizing Department of the IUPAT District Council 5 is out in the field daily to assess each finish craft market share and competition. A nonunion competitor who is taking advantage of workers is not providing safe working conditions, benefits and respect. They are often cheating them out of their correct pay. But cheating a worker is difficult to prove and convict and we are often held back by laws and bureaucrats. We have proven that the DC 5 Organizers have a well designed plan, a work ethic and assistance from involved members to overcome these hurdles.   
 We track projects as they go into design phase, planning, attend pre-bid meetings and follow up with job checks and talking to workers on the project. Organizers are out there selling our productive, safe and skilled members in every phase along the way to general contractors and end users. But the union is up against dirt bag contractors who intimidate their workers who are then fearful to come forward for fear of job and family security. Old tactics and new inventive ones must be employed to be successful.

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The case featured in this KOMO News video is a case of just that.  
Mayor Mike McGinn has made a statement of fact that has been brought forward through months of investigation, interviews and long hours by the IUPAT Organizers. District Council 5 Organizers are proud to have brought about industry changes. Industry change is our goal.

  Wage theft is happening here in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The same organizing tactics are having sweeping impacts on our local industries. Now is a great time to assist your organizers, many already have, and we recognize this great effort. For example, calling to identify a job that a target contractor is on. also, sharing with nonunion workers "why you joined, and continue as a union member". Union members Salting nonunion shops have also provided invaluable information, some have even passed on union work offers, looking only at the long term benefits for our union and industry.

  Thank you all for staying in the fight. We are winning!        

 

General Pres. Williams
Bids Farewell

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades General President James A. Williams officially informed the members of the General President’s Advisory Committee (GPAC), a working group of all current business manager/secretary-treasurers (BMST) who lead IUPAT district councils in the United States and Canada, that he will be retiring effective April 1, 2013.-READ MORE.

In Rememberence of life member  Harold G. Shaw

Harold G.Shaw born in Danville, Illinois. July 30th, 1925, passed away Feb. 2, 2013 He joined Local 10 in 1943 as a painter working the Kaiser Shipyards. Harold was a life member and previous eboard member. He received his 65 year pin in 2008 .  He visited the Local often in his retirement. He is survived by his children, Marie, Carol, Jean, Jim, Pam, Laurie and Lillie; 17 grand; 27 great-grand; three great-great-grandkids; sisters, Faye Cox and Hazel Ivie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
 

Recently,a handful of active members have taken interest in the history of Local 10.
The V.A.C. (Volunteer Activist Committee) is in the process of putting together a timeline.
This timeline will document important milestones in the local's history. Once a basic overview is
formed. It will be continually updated as new information is gathered from the archives.
The timeline will be accessed here on our site.

If any members would care to share information, or help in the process please contact the Local 10 V.A.C. at VAC

This document was taken from the 50th anniversery dinner program. to read a pdf version visit the download section or click this link: The Founding of Local 10

 This Web site (iupatlocal10.org)  was recently added to a list of other union sites on UNION COMMUNICATION SERVICES, inc.

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