Ken Rigmaiden

Proudly Retired Former General President of The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

[Ken Rigmaiden @GP_IUPAT]

@staceyabrams That’s right.

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@IUPAT_DC35 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL IN DC 35!!!

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@GoIUPAT Bold Future!

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Family-sustaining wages, high-quality benefits that benefit loved ones, the security of a pension, and the freedom to enjoy life away from the workplace on weekends and paid vacations.

Our union is determined to provide our hard fought benefits to as many people as possible.

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@UNITEHERE11AZ @GoIUPAT @ArizonaAFLCIO That’s right, unity will get the Job Done!

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Workers desperately need more than our inadequate and broken labor laws which are so rarely enforced.

The fight to expand our labor rights and ensure they're enforced federally with the PRO Act is a fight to expand labor protections to millions of workers who have none today.

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@GoIUPAT Proud that the IUPAT is part of the solution and not the problem. Way to be

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Our union is very excited to announce our maternity leave program - 6 to 8 weeks for those who've given birth and up to 6 months for those unable to work during pregnancy.

We're proud our trades provide transformative benefits that benefit entire families too.

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In Arizona and all across this country, workers desperately need the PRO Act which would make it far easier to form and join unions.

The American people are counting on Arizona's Senate delegation support for the PRO Act.

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"I feel like if we had the PRO Act years ago, workers like me would've had support and protection instead of being grateful for crumbs on the table. We'd have a seat at the table."

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Right-to-work laws originated as a way to divide Black and white workers and maintain Jim Crow.

They're still fundamentally racist today and exist to keep workers divided and weak.

The PRO Act would eliminate all right-to-work laws across the country, all at once.

[AFSCME Council 4 @AFSCMECT4]

There is strength in a #Union!

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Collective bargaining is the greatest tool we have to ensure gender and racial equity.

Women make 23% more and Black and Latino workers make 20% more.

Workers with a union also overwhelmingly have robust benefits and retirement plans, whereas those without a union do not.

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Arizona voters support the PRO Act by a 22-point margin, yet neither Senator has cosponsored what would be the largest expansion of labor rights in a nearly a century.

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We must never forget our history and the gains we've made to improve our lives and skilled trades. https://t.co/5bXH8DfWgp

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

This is how dangerous our trades were before significant safety measures were won by our union.

@DC9_IUPAT bridge painters painting the Brooklyn Bridge in 1912.

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"Sometimes the company would threaten us with deportation and wanted to pay us with paint. Nobody did anything until we met some people who belong to the union. They were the ones who supported us."

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Expanding the ability to collectively bargain is the greatest tool we have to ensure equal pay for equal work, establish robust benefits, and offer space for women to take on workplace issues collectively rather than alone. https://t.co/t0nGbHoaQa

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Our union family in the MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL joining the fight for the PRO Act! https://t.co/DpUD8HDHNM

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The NLRA was a significant pro-worker shift from the decades prior where interventions from our federal government often meant suppression and repression on behalf of employers.

We must restore its promise by passing the PRO Act. https://t.co/pgu4H1zW7w

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

This July will mark 86 years since FDR signed the National Labor Relations Act into law.

Just 12 years after the NLRA's passage, Congress enacted the Taft-Hartley Act which set in motion an offensive and brutal attack on American workers which has persisted ever since.

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We're thrilled that our union sister, Celeste Drake, has been selected to take on this role and look forward to working alongside her. The creation of this office by the Biden admin is commendable. https://t.co/ypxw8iuITY

[MarketWatch @MarketWatch]

Biden names former AFL-CIO official Celeste Drake as 'Made in America' director https://t.co/MPTMPK1I9x