International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite, and Paper Mill Workers explained

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. However, in 1964, many of its West Coast members left to form the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers. On 9 August, 1972, the union merged with the United Papermakers and Paperworkers, to form the United Paperworkers' International Union.^[4]

President-Secretaries

1906: James F. FitzGerald^[5]

1909: John Malin

1917: John P. Burke^[6]

1965: William H. Burnell (acting from 1963)

1965: Joseph Tonelli

References

1. Web site: Inactive Organizations . UMD Labor Collections . University of Maryland . 18 April 2022.
2. Book: Handbook of American Trade Unions . 1926 . United States Department of Labor . Washington, D.C. . 24 April 2022.
3. Book: Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States . 1957 . United States Department of Labor . Washington, D.C. . 18 April 2022.
4. Web site: Inactive Organizations . UMD Labor Collections . University of Maryland . 18 April 2022.
5. Book: Notable Names in American History . 1973 . James T. White & Company . Clifton, New Jersey . 0883710021 . 558.
6. Graham . Harry . Union Mergers . Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations . 1970 . 25 . 3.