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The organization grew rapidly during the years of the Civil War, with non-union journeymen joining in great numbers. By 1866, the Iron Molders' Union touted 137 locals with a total membership of just under 10,000. [5] By 1918, it the membership of the union was estimated to be around 50,000, although measurement was difficult. [6]
The International Secretariat of Foundry Workers was a global union federation bringing together unions representing workers in metal foundries.. Various unions of foundry workers met at the London International Trade Union Congress of 1888, and the British Friendly Society of Iron Founders (FSIF) proposed that a "Federation of all Iron Moulders' Unions in the World" be established.
Joseph Franklin Ferdinand Valentine (1856 – February 7, 1930) was an American labor union leader. Born in Baltimore, Valentine completed an apprenticeship as an iron molder, then moved to San Francisco. He joined the Iron Molders' Union of North America, and was president of its local 164 from 1880.
William H. Sylvis (1828–1869) was a pioneer American trade union leader who founded the Iron Molders' International Union. He also was a founder of the National Labor Union . It was one of the first American union federations attempting to unite workers of various crafts into a single national organization.
Born in Cincinnati, Fox followed his father in becoming an iron molder. [1] He learned the trade at an early age, becoming a journeyman when only 16, and he joined the National Union of Iron Molders. He moved to Covington, Kentucky, and while there, in 1878, became a trustee of the union. From 1880 to 1886, he worked in the office of the ...
Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
But Frey and the other officers of the union decided to ignore the will of the Molders' convention and oppose similar resolutions offered at the American Federation of Labor (AFL) convention that same year. Frey moved to Ohio and was elected president of the Ohio State Federation of Labor in 1924. He stepped down to become its secretary ...
Job losses continued. As of 2009, the union had just 30,392 members. [6] The Great Recession cut heavily into its membership, and by the end of 2012 it had just under 28,000 members. [1] In 2016, the union agreed to merge into the United Steelworkers. [7] The merger was completed on January 1, 2018, and the union became the GMP Council of the ...