The International Union of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers (WWML) was a labor union representing workers involved in erecting lath, plasterboard and flooring in the United States and Canada.

History

The union was established on December 15, 1899, at a congress in Detroit,[1] and it was chartered by the American Federation of Labor on January 15, 1900.[2] It had 17,000 members by 1925.[1] In 1955, it switched affiliation to the new AFL-CIO, and by 1957, it had 16,500 members.[3] Membership in 1975 was slightly lower, at 14,428.[4] On August 16, 1979, it merged into the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.[2]

Presidents

1899: Edward J. Bracken
1900:
1903: J. E. Toale
1904: William J. McSorley
1926: John H. Bell
1929: William J. McSorley
1955: Lloyd A. Mashburn
1964: Sal Maso
1970: Robert Georgine
1971: Kenneth M. Edwards
1976: Charles Brodeur

References

  1. ^ a b Handbook of American Trade Unions (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1926. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 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. ^ Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations (PDF). Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1975. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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