International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

Bricklayers (BAC)

Full name	International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Founded	1865
Members	76,233 ^[1]
Head union	James Boland
Affiliation	AFL-CIO, CLC
Office location	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States and Canada
Website	www.bacweb.org

The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) is a labor union in the United States and Canada which represents bricklayers, restoration specialists, pointers/cleaners/caulkers, stonemasons, marble masons, cement masons, plasterers, tilesetters, terrazzo mechanics, and tile, marble and terrazzo finishers. The union is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO and its Building and Construction Trades Department. It is also affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada.

The oldest, continuously operating trade union in North America, BAC was founded in 1865 as the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America (BMPIU). It was established during a great wave of blue-collar union formation in the 1860s. The organization has changed its name several times during its history to reflect its changing membership: in 1884 to Bricklayers and Masons International Union to Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union in 1910, and in 1995, its current name - International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC), changing "craftsmen" to "craftsworkers."

The Union's first Canadian unions were chartered in Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario in 1881, making the union truly international.

BAC President Harry Bates played a major role in the merger of AFL and CIO in 1955, serving as Chair of the Unity Committee.

In 2000, the BAC created its "Canadian Congress" to give Canadian members a powerful, greater voice in union affairs.

James Boland, the 25th President of the International Union, took office in February 2010.

During his tenure the International and its affiliates have focused on creating coalitions with management partners and community groups to expand work prospects for BAC members and signatory contractors. Some of those initiatives include gaining preeminence in green building, strengthening members’ well deserved benefits through job-creating capital strategies, and developing customized education and training programs for design professionals, signatory contractors and craftworkers.

Executive board

BAC's Executive board is elected every five years by the delegates to the International Union's Convention.

President : James Boland
Secretary: Treasurer Henry F. Kramer
Executive Vice Presidents: Gerard Scarano and Timothy Driscoll^[2]

References

↑ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-034. (Search) Report submitted 26 March 2014.
↑ "Meet BAC's Executive Board". International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

Bates, Harry C. Bricklayers' Century of Craftsmanship: A History of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International Union of America. Washington, D.C.: Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union, 1955.
Fink, Gary M., ed. Biographical Dictionary of American Labor. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1984. ISBN 0-313-22865-5
Rayback, Joseph G. A History of American Labor. Rev. and exp. ed. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., 1974. ISBN 1-299-50529-5

External links

AFL–CIO

Governance

Presidents	George Meany (1955–1979) Lane Kirkland (1979–1995) Thomas R. Donahue (1995) John J. Sweeney (1995–2009) Richard Trumka (2009–)

Departments	Building and Construction Trades Department Maritime Trades Metal Trades Professional Employees Transportation Trades Union Label

Constituency groups	A. Philip Randolph Institute Alliance for Retired Americans Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Coalition of Labor Union Women Labor Council for Latin American Advancement Pride at Work

Allied organizations	American Center for International Labor Solidarity International Labor Communications Association Working for America Institute

Allied groups	American Rights at Work International Rescue Committee Jewish Labor Committee Labor and Working-Class History Association Working America

Programs	AFL–CIO Employees Federal Credit Union National Labor College

Affiliated unions

AAAA	AGMA AGVA GIAA

State federations

See also

Canadian Labour Congress

Provincial federations	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest/Nunavut Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon

National affiliates	ACTRA BCTF CAUT CFNU COPE CPAA CUPE CUPW ETFO NUPGE OECTA OSSTF PSAC Unifor

International affiliates	AFM ALPA ATU AWIU BAC BCTGM Boilermakers CWA GMP IAFF IAM IATSE IBEW IBT IFPTE ILA ILWU IPP IUOE IUPAT OPCMIA SEIU SIU SMWIA UA UAW UBCJA UFCW UMW UNITE HERE USW UTU

Presidents	Claude Jodoin (1956–1966) Donald MacDonald (1967–1974) Joe Morris (1974–1978) Dennis McDermott (1978–1986) Shirley Carr (1986–1992) Bob White (1992–1999) Ken Georgetti (1999–2014) Hassan Yussuff (2014–present)

See also	Canadian Congress of Labour International Labor Communications Association One Big Union Trades and Labour Congress Workers' Unity League

Stonemasonry

Types	Ashlar Carving Dry stone Masonry Monumental Rubble Sculpture Slipform

Materials	List of stone Artificial stone Brick Cast stone Decorative stones Dimension stone Fieldstone Flagstone Gabion Granite Marble Mortar Sandstone Slate

Tools	Angle grinder Bush hammer Ceramic tile cutter Chisel Diamond blade Lewis (lifting appliance) Non-explosive demolition agents Plug and feather Stonemason's hammer Straightedge

Techniques	Brickwork Flaming Flushwork Knapping Polygonal masonry Repointing Scabbling Tuckpointing

Products	Hardstone carving Headstone (Footstone) Mosaic Sculpture Stone wall

Organizations	International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland Mason Contractors Association of America Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association Worshipful Company of Masons

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