IUPAT

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. We've been fighting for working people since 1887 and represent 140,000 workers across skilled trades.

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

The foundation of this country wasn’t built by CEOs or laid by hedge fund managers. It was built by union workers.

Today, more than ever, we need you in this fight.

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

This edition of our union’s Journal is a look back into our Building Union Power Summit, where we came together to learn how to negotiate stronger contracts, organize new workers, and how to model our union around a democratic culture. Every member has a responsibility to be active in our union and to hold each other to our values – even elected leadership like me.

Comment below and let us know your thoughts and any suggestions for future issues!

Read here: https://t.co/suWTQBGECa

[LiUNA! Canada @LiUNACanada]

LiUNA 🤝 @GoIUPAT

Working together to build up the communities our members live, work and strengthen!

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Dolores Huerta’s life called us to see the impact that organizing can have on the lives of working people, our communities, and whole industries. As we mourn her death, we should also honor her legacy by recommitting to organize all workers -- including immigrant workers, those in jobs they tell us can’t be organized, and across the South, where workers have been stripped of their rights for far too long.

[Joseph Mancinelli @joemancinelli]

A pleasure to welcome our friends from @GoIUPAT to LiUNA’s provincial office this morning. When we work together, we create more opportunities for our members and their families and strengthen the future of the building trades.

Looking forward to our continued work ahead!

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

When you’re a member of our union, there’s always something new to learn, and always room to grow. Hear from Scott Marcotte, a painter from Local 265, District Council 14, on the many benefits of being part of the IUPAT.

[Jimmy Williams @Jimmy_iupat]

When people tell you who they are can we please start believing them 😂

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

New members of District Council 39, Kristin Dauphinee, Wally Mason, Davell Beals, Dana Crossley, and John Edwards came to the Union Training Centre and completed their Power Tool course inside the Mobile Blast Unit. This course was taught by Ray Lawrence, the RSE Safety/Industrial Coatings Applicator Instructor.

Welcome to the family, everyone!

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Holly Douglas, an apprentice in Local 1178, District Council 81 prepped and painted this show-stopping main staircase in the commons area at Clinton High School for Scott Painting & Decorating!

We are proud of your craftsmanship and your commitment to your work.

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

District Council 10 painters are hard at work at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas!

We are proud of the skill, dedication, and professionalism our members bring to the job every day. Thank you for all you do! 🚀

[Maine AFL-CIO @MEAFLCIO]

Sending our brother @TroyJackson207 to the U.S. Senate is a once in a lifetime opportunity for working class Mainers. Let’s not pass it up. Sign up for a canvassing shift TODAY at the 🔗 in our bio! #Solidarity ✊

[GSTMichaelFSabitoni @GSTMFSabitoni]

Rhode Island, make your voice heard on November 3! 🗳️

@LIUNA and @IUPAT are proud to support candidates and ballot measures that invest in our communities, and create opportunities for our workforce.
Check out our endorsements and make a plan to vote!

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Our members have been knocking doors for @TroyJackson207 because they know what’s at stake this election.

The next senator from Maine will be an IUPAT member!

[Maine AFL-CIO @MEAFLCIO]

Sending our brother @TroyJackson207 to the U.S. Senate is a once in a lifetime opportunity for working class Mainers. Let’s not pass it up. Sign up for a canvassing shift TODAY at the 🔗 in our bio! #Solidarity ✊

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Last week, our General President Jimmy Williams Jr. went on Morning Joe to discuss next week's midterm elections.

Working people are struggling right now and they're sick and tired of politics as usual. The labor movement is going to continue organizing around the issues that matter to our members, and we're going to make our voices heard on Tuesday, November 3rd!

[Jimmy Williams @Jimmy_iupat]

Doubt @SenSusanCollins would ever wear cool @GoIUPAT swag like @TroyJackson207 does, because he doesn’t forget where he comes from!!

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Check out our Director of the Finishing Solutions Network, Travis Nevins, on The Lost Art of the Skilled Trades podcast!

On the podcast, Travis talks about what a glazier does, walks through the apprenticeship timeline, explains what separates people who thrive from those who burn out, and identifies the one trait he says matters more than technical skill.
https://t.co/0QPjiLKQyN

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

There are many different ways to build union power – one of them is voting!

With worker champions in office, our union has collective bargaining rights, worker safety laws, access to Project Labor Agreements, and so much more. But those worker champions need to be elected by us!

On Tuesday, November 3rd, get out and vote for your union’s endorsed candidates.

[Jimmy Williams @Jimmy_iupat]

This election season I’m casting my ballot on behalf of those members of ours that have been wrongfully detained by ICE

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Apprentices are the future of our union!

District Council 3’s apprentices went through the Building Union Power class to learn about labor and political history, and how we’re going to re-engage IUPAT members.

Members have the power to chart the future of the IUPAT, but it’s going to take all of us!

[LIUNA! New England Region @LIUNANewEngland]

Congratulations to our brother IUPAT Scott Duhamel on being named the 2026 Big Brothers Big Sisters Rhode Island’s @GSTMFSabitoni Award for Natural Mentoring. The partnership between @LIUNA & @GoIUPAT goes beyond just the job site, building a lasting impact in our community!

[IUPAT @GoIUPAT]

Chris Baker from Local 830, District Council 14, became a shop steward because he couldn’t stand seeing his coworkers being taken advantage of. He said, “If you don’t like it, fix it!”

Every member of our union is obligated to look after themselves and their fellow members, enforce the contract, and become active in their union.