Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union
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| Founded | May 1, 1988 |
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| Dissolved | January 1, 2018 |
| Headquarters | Media, Pennsylvania |
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Members | 27,864 (2013)[1] |
| Affiliations | AFL–CIO and CLC |
| Website | www |
The Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union (GMPIU) was a labor union representing craft and industrial workers primarily in the ceramics, china, craft metals, fiberglass, glass, insulation, and pottery industries, in the United States and Canada.
History[edit]
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The union was established on May 1, 1988, when the Glass, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers' International Union merged with the International Molders and Allied Workers' Union.[3][4] The Coopers' International Union of North America followed in 1992.[3][5]
With the Coopers merger, the GMPIU had about 80,000 members in the United States and Canada in about 435 locals.[3] As of 1993, the GMP had 35 staff working at its headquarters.[3]
Job losses continued. As of 2009, the union had just 30,392 members.[6] The Great Recession cut heavily into its membership, and by the end of 2012 it had just under 28,000 members.[1] In 2016, the union agreed to merge into the United Steelworkers.[7] The merger was completed on January 1, 2018, and the union became the GMP Council of the Steelworkers.[8]
Presidents[edit]
- 1988: James E. Hatfield[9]
- 1994: Frank W. Carter[10]
- 1997: James H. Rankin[11]
- 2004: John P. Ryan[12][13]
- 2010: Bruce Smith[13][14]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ a b US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-201. Report submitted January 21, 2014.
- ^ a b US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-201. (Search)
- ^ a b c d Kennedy, Joseph S. "In Struggle To Survive, A Union Changes, Grows." The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 21, 1993.
- ^ "History of organizations affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Chaison, p. 169.
- ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-201. Report submitted January 28, 2010.
- ^ "Glass Workers Union Merges with United Steelworkers". Industry Week. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to the USW!" (PDF). Horizons. January–February 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ President Hatfield resigned at the union's Executive Board meeting after serving only two years of a four-year term.
- ^ President Carter served out the remainder of President Hatfield's term of office, and declined to run for election to a full term.
- ^ President Rankin assumed office on October 1, 1997. He won re-election in 2001, but did not serve out his full term. He stepped down as president in June 2004.
- ^ President Ryan was sworn in on July 1, 2004.
- ^ a b President Ryan resigned at the union's January 2010 Executive Board meeting. International Vice President Bruce R. Smith was sworn in as president. See: "GMP Executive Board Meets, Proposed Budget for 2010 Affirmed. " GMP Horizons. January/February 2010, p. 2. Accessed 2013-11-22.
- ^ President Smith served out the remaining two years of President Ryan's term. He was re-elected as president in 2013.
Bibliography[edit]
- Chaison, Gary N. Union Mergers in Hard Times: The View From Five Countries. Ithaca, N.Y.: ILR Press, 1996.