OPCMIA Cement Masons and Plasterers Local 528 explained

OPCMIA Cement Masons and Plasterers Local 528 is a cement masonry local in Seattle Washington.

General Information

Located in Seattle, WA and chartered February 24, 1941[1] Cement Mason's Local 528 is part of the oldest building trades union, the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association (OPCMIA).

Local 528 currently has over 1,600 members. Over 1300 are cement masons and over 300 are plasterers. 236 are cement mason apprentices, and approximately 56 are plasterer apprentices.

The Seattle-based Local 528 has a jurisdiction that covers nearly all of Western Washington from the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and from the Canada–US border to all but three counties on the Columbia River. The jurisdiction is extended to some Eastern Washington counties from a merger in 2005 between Plasterers Local 77 and Cement Masons Local 528.

In 1942 the local Won a Blue Ribbon for World War II fundraising efforts to support American forces overseas.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Official website
  2. October 24, 1942 Seattle Times
  3. November 26, 1918 Seattle Times
  4. October 8, 1919 Seattle Times
  5. June 16, 1958 Seattle Times
  6. April 13, 1960 Seattle Times
  7. May 15, 1966 Seattle Times
  8. August 9, 1974 Seattle Times
  9. June 29, 1980 Seattle Times