The International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite, and Paper Mill Workers (IBPSPMW) was a labor union representing workers involved in making paper in the United States and Canada.

The union was founded on January 6, 1906, as a split from the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers. In 1909, it was chartered by the American Federation of Labor. By 1926, it had 10,000 members.[1][2]

The union was affiliated to the AFL–CIO from 1955 and by 1957 it had grown to have 165,000 members.[3] In 1958, it absorbed the United Wall Paper Craftsmen of North America.[1] However, in 1964, many of its West Coast members left to form the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers.[4] On 9 August, 1972, the union merged with the United Papermakers and Paperworkers, to form the United Paperworkers' International Union.[1]

President-Secretaries

1906: James F. FitzGerald[5]
1909: John Malin[5]
1917: John P. Burke[4]
1965: William H. Burnell (acting from 1963)[4]
1965: Joseph Tonelli[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ Handbook of American Trade Unions (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1926. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ^ Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1957. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Graham, Harry (1970). "Union Mergers". Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations. 25 (3).
  5. ^ a b Notable Names in American History. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Company. 1973. p. 558. ISBN 0883710021.
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