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In Minnesota, the first Carpenters Locals were chartered in Minneapolis in 1881 and in St. Paul in 1885. The Twin City Carpenters District Council was founded in 1915 to build strength for the Union Locals throughout the area.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters: The First Hundred Years. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1983. ISBN 0-674-92196-8. Galvin, Kevin. "Carpenters Union President to Step Aside." Associated Press. August 17, 1995. Grow, Doug. "AFL-CIO Interim Leader May Pay Big Price for Loyalty." Minneapolis Star-Tribune. September 12, 1995.
The union also found itself challenged by a change in the business climate in the 1970s, as non-union contractors invaded markets that had been solidly union for years with the support of the Business Roundtable, made up of the heads of General Motors, General Electric, Exxon, U.S. Steel, DuPont and others. The Roundtable also attempted to ...
This category contains trade unions that primarily represent carpenters and joiners, and related occupations such as cabinetmakers, shopfitters and wood machinists. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The Nor Cal Carpenters Union represents 22 unions, including Carpenters Local 152, and more than 36,000 members, according to its website. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.
Organize or Die: Smash Boss Unionism - Build Union Power. Self-published, 1970. Johnson, Clyde. Millmen 550—A History of the Militant Years (1961–1966) of Local 550, United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Self-published, 1990. Kazin, Michael. Barons of Labor: The San Francisco Building Trades and Union Power in the Progressive Era.
The council represents approximately 43,000 union carpenters across New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Virginia and West Virginia. The Westside Community Center in ...
After a period of time during 2009 - 2010, the International United Brotherhood of Carpenters decided to dissolve the local on December 14, 2010, and merge the members into Local Union 157, which currently covers the East Side of Manhattan. At a future date, another local may be created in Manhattan to take over the jurisdiction of Interior ...