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2. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

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   The union won wage and union protections similar to the Davis-Bacon Act during World War I. The Carpenters fought these same open shop battles a second time, after the end of World War I, when employers tried to impose their "American Plan" [clarification needed] in the centers of union strength, such as San Francisco and Chicago. While the ...

3. List of labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Service Employees International Union ... United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBCJA) 1881 522,416 Building industry carpenters and millwrights.

4. Douglas J. McCarron - Wikipedia

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   Leadership of the carpenters' union had turned over quickly in the 1980s, causing political instability in the union. President William Sidell had retired unexpectedly on December 31, 1979. William Konyha was elected to replace him on January 1, 1980, winning the regularly scheduled presidential election in August 1981.

5. Carpenters Trade Union Bets Big On America's Transition To ...

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   Offshore wind power is poised to take off on the East Coast, and one building trades union has invested big money in its future.

6. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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   The next week, federal troops were called out to force an end to the nationwide strike. At the "Battle of the Viaduct" in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, between protesting members of the Chicago German Furniture Workers Union, now Local 1784 of the Carpenters Union, and federal troops killed 30 workers and wounded over 100.

7. How the carpenters' union broke the California logjam over ...

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   AB 2011 still mandates developers pay union-approved, or "prevailing," wages and provide some healthcare benefits to workers, whether they're union members or not.

8. International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental ...

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   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 ...

9. Chicago Federation of Labor - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) is an umbrella organization for unions in Chicago, Illinois, US. It is a subordinate body of the AFL–CIO , and as of 2011 has about 320 affiliated member unions representing half a million union members in Cook County.