International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
The Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America was organized formally in 1887.
Within a year, the union boasted a membership of over 7,000 tradesman and more than 100 local unions.
Over the course of our history there have been several changes to our name and structure. Now officially known as the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.
December 1899: 7th Biennial Convention of the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America.
IUPAT District Council 17
The International Union of Allied Trades has represented painter and allied trades in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta for more than 100 years.
Local 177
IUPAT Local 177 has represented painters and allied trades in the province of Alberta for more than 100 years. Our founding Locals were:
- Local 583 Calgary Painters (Chartered 1906)
- Local 1016 Edmonton Painters and Glaziers (Chartered 1904)
- Local 1725 Calgary Glaziers (Chartered 1950).
These Locals were combined in 1993 when Local 177 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades was formed to better serve the interests of our membership.
Local 583, Calgary Painters Union, Labour Day, 1912
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Local 739
Union Local 739 in Winnipeg was formed in 1902 and has served continuously in Manitoba since that time. In 1996, Local 1996 (SK) merged into Local 739 (MB), while Local 1960 (Vehicle Workers at Maxim Truck in Regina) maintained its own local governance. Local 739 represents painters, glaziers, glassworkers, floor coverers, hazardous workers, sign workers, and allied trades.
Local 1960
Local 1960 represents Vehicle workers at Maxim Truck & Trailer 475 Henderson Dr, Regina, SK S4N 5W8.
Journeymen Painters Union, Winnipeg, Labour Day Weekend, ca. 1908
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Charters
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1902
BROTHERHOOD OF
Organized 1887
Incorporated 1894CONSISTING OF
House, Sign, Pictorial, Coach, Car, Carriage, Ship, Machinery and Railroad Equipment Painters, Decorators, Paperhangers, Hard Wood Finishers, Grainers, Glaziers, Varnishers, Enamelers and Gilders
To All Who[m It May Concern, Greeting]
Whereas, a petition in due form having been received, praying that a WARRANT or CHARTER be granted for the formation of a LOCAL UNION of the
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers
To be Located at Winnipeg, Man
Know Ye, that acting under the authority vested in us by the LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the GENERAL ASSEMBLEY, we do direct and cuase this WARRANT or CHARTER to be issued for the institution of said LOCAL UNION, to be known and hailed as Painters Dcorators and Paperhangers, Local Union No 739 and to bear date July 21 1902 and by viture of this WARRANT or CHARTER, to do and perform such acts as are prescribed by the Laws, Rules and Usages of the
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers
The General Assembly or GEB reserves the right to suspend or revoke this WARRANT or CHARTER for any Neglect or Refusal to Perform the Duites required by the Laws, Rules and Usages of the Brotherhood.
We do now cause our signatures and the General Seal fo the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhanger of America to be affired.
signed>tGen’l Pres
signed>tGen’l Sec Treas
1906
Organized 1887
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES
Having jurisdiction over all House, Sign, Pictorial, Coach, Car, Carriage, Air Craft, Ship and Railroad Equipment Painters; over all Decorators, Paperhangers, Hard Wood Finishers, Grainers, Glaziers, Varnishers, Enamelers, Gilders, Mural and Scenic Artists; over all men engaged in applying or removing paints, oils, varnishes, water colors, wall paper, wall coverings or other materials used in the various branches of the trade, the cleaning and bleaching of all interior and exterior walls and surfaces with liquids, steam, sandblast or any other process; over all Glass Shade Workers, Silverers, Scratch Polishers, Embossers, Engravers, Designers, Painters on Glass, Chippers, Mosaic Workers, Benders, Cementers, Flat Glass or Wheel Cutters and other workers in glass used in the construction of buildings or for architectural or decorative purposes; all sign hangers and erectors; all workers engaged in the mixing, testing, preparing, manufacturing and handling of lead, color, oil, lacquer, varnish, paint and the kindred materials and tools of the industry and all workers engaged in installing and applying carpet or linoleum or all types and designs, and shall be comprised of an unlimited number of Local Unions, District Councils and other subordinate bodies, subject to its laws and usages.
To All Whom It May Concern, Greeting:
Whereas, a petition in due form having been received, praying that a CHARTER be granted for the formation of a LOCAL UNION of the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
To be Located at Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Know Ye, that acting under the authority vested in us by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the BROTHERHOOD, we do direct and cause this CHARTER to be issued for the institution of such LOCAL UNION, to be known and designated
as Painters and Allied Trades
Local Union No 509 and by virtue of this CHARTER to do and perform such acts as are authorized or prescribed by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
It is further agreed that, should the aforesaid Local Union withdraw, dissolve, or have its Charter revoked, then moneys, books, papers, documents and seal of the Local Union shall become the property of the Brotherhood and be handed over to its legally constituted officers.
The General Convention or General Executive Board reserves the right to suspend or revoke this CHARTER for any NEGLECT or REFUSAL of the LOCAL UNION to PERFORM the DUTIES required by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the BROTHERHOOD.
In Witness Thereof, the General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades has caused the signatures of the General President and of the General Secretary-Treasurer and the official Seal fo the Brotherhood to be hereto affixed, this 8th day of August 1906.
signed> General President
signed> General Secretary-Treasurer
1946
Organized 1887
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES
Having jurisdiction over all House, Sign, Pictorial, Coach, Car, Carriage, Air Craft, Ship and Railroad Equipment Painters; over all Decorators, Paperhangers, Hard Wood Finishers, Grainers, Glaziers, Varnishers, Enamelers, Gilders, Mural and Scenic Artists; over all men engaged in applying or removing paints, oils, varnishes, water colors, wall paper, wall coverings or other materials used in the various branches of the trade, the cleaning and bleaching of all interior and exterior walls and surfaces with liquids, steam, sandblast or any other process; over all Glass Shade Workers, Silverers, Scratch Polishers, Embossers, Engravers, Designers, Painters on Glass, Chippers, Mosaic Workers, Benders, Cementers, Flat Glass or Wheel Cutters and other workers in glass used in the construction of buildings or for architectural or decorative purposes; all sign hangers and erectors; all workers engaged in the mixing, testing, preparing, manufacturing and handling of lead, color, oil, lacquer, varnish, paint and the kindred materials and tools of the industry and all workers engaged in installing and applying carpet or linoleum or all types and designs, and shall be comprised of an unlimited number of Local Unions, District Councils and other subordinate bodies, subject to its laws and usages.
To All Whom It May Concern, Greeting:
Whereas, a petition in due form having been received, praying that a CHARTER be granted for the formation of a LOCAL UNION of the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
To be Located at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Know Ye, that acting under the authority vested in us by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the BROTHERHOOD, we do direct and cause this CHARTER to be issued for the institution of such LOCAL UNION, to be known and designated
as GLASS WORKERS
Local Union No 1554 and by virtue of this CHARTER to do and perform such acts as are authorized or prescribed by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
It is further agreed that, should the aforesaid Local Union withdraw, dissolve, or have its Charter revoked, then moneys, books, papers, documents and seal of the Local Union shall become the property of the Brotherhood and be handed over to its legally constituted officers.
The General Convention or General Executive Board reserves the right to suspend or revoke this CHARTER for any NEGLECT or REFUSAL of the LOCAL UNION to PERFORM the DUTIES required by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the BROTHERHOOD.
In Witness Thereof, the General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades has caused the signatures of the General President and of the General Secretary-Treasurer and the official Seal fo the Brotherhood to be hereto affixed, this 3rd day of July 1946.
signed> General President
signed> General Secretary-Treasurer
1965
Organized 1887
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES
Having jurisdiction over all House, Sign, Pictorial, Coach, Car, Carriage, Air Craft, Ship and Railroad Equipment Painters; over all Decorators, Paperhangers, Hard Wood Finishers, Grainers, Glaziers, Varnishers, Enamelers, Gilders, Mural and Scenic Artists; over all men engaged in applying or removing paints, oils, varnishes, water colors, wall paper, wall coverings or other materials used in the various branches of the trade, the cleaning and bleaching of all interior and exterior walls and surfaces with liquids, steam, sandblast or any other process; over all Glass Shade Workers, Silverers, Scratch Polishers, Embossers, Engravers, Designers, Painters on Glass, Chippers, Mosaic Workers, Benders, Cementers, Flat Glass or Wheel Cutters and other workers in glass used in the construction of buildings or for architectural or decorative purposes; all sign hangers and erectors; all workers engaged in the mixing, testing, preparing, manufacturing and handling of lead, color, oil, lacquer, varnish, paint and the kindred materials and tools of the industry and all workers engaged in installing and applying carpet or linoleum or all types and designs, and shall be comprised of an unlimited number of Local Unions, District Councils and other subordinate bodies, subject to its laws and usages.
To All Whom It May Concern, Greeting:
Whereas, a petition in due form having been received, praying that a CHARTER be granted for the formation of a LOCAL UNION of the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
To be Located at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
Know Ye, that acting under the authority vested in us by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the BROTHERHOOD, we do direct and cause this CHARTER to be issued for the institution of such LOCAL UNION, to be known and designated
as Carpet and Resilient Floor Tile Layers
Local Union No 1933 and by virtue of this CHARTER to do and perform such acts as are authorized or prescribed by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
It is further agreed that, should the aforesaid Local Union withdraw, dissolve, or have its Charter revoked, then moneys, books, papers, documents and seal of the Local Union shall become the property of the Brotherhood and be handed over to its legally constituted officers.
The General Convention or General Executive Board reserves the right to suspend or revoke this CHARTER for any NEGLECT or REFUSAL of the LOCAL UNION to PERFORM the DUTIES required by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the BROTHERHOOD.
In Witness Thereof, the General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades has caused the signatures of the General President and of the General Secretary-Treasurer and the official Seal fo the Brotherhood to be hereto affixed, this 26th day of August 1965.
signed> General President
signed> General Secretary-Treasurer
1993
Organized 1887
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES
Having jurisdiction over all House, Sign, Pictorial, Coach, Car, Automobile, Carriage, Air Craft, Machinery, Ship and Railroad Equipment Painters; over all Decorators, Paperhangers, Hard Wood Finishers, Grainers, Glaziers, Varnishers, Enamelers, Gilders, Mural and Scenic Artists; over all men engaged in applying or removing paints, oils, varnishes, water colors, wall paper, wall coverings or other materials used in the various branches of the trade, the cleaning and bleaching of all interior and exterior walls and surfaces with liquids, steam, sandblast or any other process; over all Glass Workers, to-wit: Setters of art glass, prism glass, leaded glass, automobile glass, and protection glass, Bevelers, Cutters, Glaziers in lead or other metals, Shade Workers, Silverers, Scratch Polishers, Embossers, Engravers, Designers, Painters on Glass, Chippers, Mosaic Workers, Benders, Cementers, Flat Glass or Wheel Cutters and other workers in glass used in the construction of buildings or for architectural or decorative purposes; all sign hangers and erectors; all workers engaged in the mixing, testing, preparing, manufacturing and handling of lead, color, oil, lacquer, varnish, paint and the kindred materials and tools of the industry and all workers engaged in installing and applying carpet or linoleum or all types and designs, and shall be comprised of an unlimited number of Local Unions, District Councils and other subordinate bodies, subject to its laws and usages.
To All Whom It May Concern, Greeting:
Whereas, a Petition in due form has been received, praying that a CHARTER be granted for the formation of a LOCAL UNION of the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
To be Located at MacKenzie NWT, Alberta, Canada
Know Ye, that acting under the authority vested in us by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the BROTHERHOOD, we do direct and cause this CHARTER to be issued for the institution of such LOCAL UNION, to be known and designated
as Painters, Wallcoverers, Drywall Finishers, Sign Painters, Glaziers, Glass Workers, Architectural Aluminum Installers, Floorcoverers and Allied Workers
Local Union No 177 and by virtue of this CHARTER to do and perform such acts as are authorized or prescribed by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
It is further agreed that, should the aforesaid Local Union withdraw, dissolve, or have its Charter revoked, then moneys, books, papers, documents and seal of the Local Union shall become the property of the Brotherhood and be handed over to its legally constituted officers.
The General Convention or General Executive Board reserves the right to suspend or revoke this CHARTER for any NEGLECT or REFUSAL of the LOCAL UNION to PERFORM the DUTIES required by the CONSTITUTION, LAWS, RULES and USAGES of the BROTHERHOOD.
In Witness Thereof, the General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades has caused the signatures of the General President and of the General Secretary-Treasurer and the official Seal of the Brotherhood to be hereto affixed, this 31st day of July 1993.
signed> General President
signed> General Secretary-Treasurer
2015
