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  2. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

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    The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, often simply the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), [2] was formed in 1881 by Peter J. McGuire and Gustav Luebkert. It has become one of the largest trade unions in the United States , and through chapters, and locals , there is international cooperation that poises the ...

  3. Joinery - Wikipedia

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    A joiner is an artisan and tradesperson who builds things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter, including furniture and the "fittings" of a house, ship, etc. [16] Joiners may work in a workshop, because the formation of various joints is made easier by the use of non-portable ...

  4. General Union of Carpenters and Joiners - Wikipedia

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    In 1861, the union's general secretary, Thomas Skinner, was imprisoned. In the aftermath, several branches joined the new Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASC&J). Although membership of the General Union recovered, a 53-week strike by the Manchester branch in 1877 drained funds and led many more members to defect to the ASC&J. By ...

  5. Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners - Wikipedia

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    The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America took over its U.S. branches in 1913, and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners took over its Australian branches in 1917. [4] By 1892, the union had 37,588 members, and by 1900 it had 65,000.

  6. Carpentry - Wikipedia

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    Carpenter and joiner has broad skill sets ranging from joinery, finish carpentry, framing, and formwork. Conservation carpenter works in architectural conservation, known in the U.S. as a "preservation" or "restoration"; a carpenter who works in historic preservation, maintaining structures as they were built or restoring them to that condition.

  7. Ship's carpenter - Wikipedia

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    Ship's carpenter is a post aboard ships, both naval and commercial, responsible for the maintenance and repair of the ship's wooden parts, as well as its water stocks.. In the late 19th century, typical activities for a ship's carpenter included caulking the ship's boats, repairing masts and other wooden pieces of the ship, maintaining paddles, and other miscellaneous tasks of carpentry as may ...

  8. Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers of South Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers of South Africa (ASW) was a trade union representing carpenters, joiners and those in related trades in South Africa. The union originated in 1881, when the British-based Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASC&J) founded a branch in Cape Town. This was the first union to form in South Africa.

  9. South West Hampshire/South East Dorset Green Belt

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    First created in 1958 (Hampshire) [2] and 1980 (Dorset), [3] the belt takes up 36,000 hectares (360 km 2; 140 sq mi), 0.3% of the total land area of England (2017). [4] [5] Much of this is within the Dorset unitary authority area, with smaller portions within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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