International Union of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers

The International Union of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers (WWML) was a labor union representing workers involved in erecting lath, plasterboard and flooring in the United States and Canada.

History

The union was established on December 15, 1899, at a congress in Detroit,^[1] and it was chartered by the American Federation of Labor on January 15, 1900.^[2] It had 17,000 members by 1925.^[1] In 1955, it switched affiliation to the new AFL-CIO, and by 1957, it had 16,500 members.^[3] Membership in 1975 was slightly lower, at 14,428.^[4] On August 16, 1979, it merged into the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.^[2]

Presidents

1899: Edward J. Bracken

1900:

1903: J. E. Toale

1904: William J. McSorley

1926: John H. Bell

1929: William J. McSorley

1955: Lloyd A. Mashburn

1964: Sal Maso

1970: Robert Georgine

1971: Kenneth M. Edwards

1976: Charles Brodeur

References

1. Handbook of American Trade Unions (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1926. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
2. "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
3. Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1957. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
4. Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations (PDF). Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1975. Retrieved 13 October 2022.