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I N T E R N A T I O N A L U N I O N O FP A I N T E R S A N D A L L I E D T R A D E SDISTRICT COUNCIL 50 - HAWAIIDavid Rodrigues Honored for 50-Year CommitmentOn April 16, 2012, BrotherDavid Rodrigues was recognizedand honored by theInternational Union of Painters andAllied Trades (IUPAT) for 50 years ofmembership in Painters Local Union1791. Brother Rodrigues began workingas a laborer before getting into theIUPAT as an apprentice in 1962. Heworked with Hawaii Painting, AkiraYamamoto Painting and numerousother companies throughout the stateover the past five decades.Brother Rodrigues currently residesin Keaau on the Island of Hawaii andremains a dedicated union memberwho faithfully attends the monthlyVolunteer Organizing Committee(VOC) meetings.Asked about his strong commitmentto the union, Brother Rodrigues sayswithout hesitation, “The union wasalways there for me. I owe what Ihave today to the union. They backme up all the way.”A huge “mahalo” goes out to David’sfamily for their support throughout hiscareer. District Council 50 commendsand extends its heartfelt thanks and congratulationsto David Rodrigues for hisoutstanding commitment to the IUPAT.DavidRodrigues(center)with hisfellowmemberscelebrating50 yearsin theIUPAT.DISTRICT COUNCIL 51 – VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, WASHINGTON, DCIUPAT GOES TO HIGH SCHOOLThe International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)strives to take every opportunity to introduce our crafts toyoung men and women considering career paths, and theIUPAT union leaders and trainers just outside of Washington,DC are no exception. Recently, District Council 51 BusinessManager/Secretary-Treasurer Mark Heffron and his trainingteam, Director Bill Bailey and Coordinator Andrew Ager,proudly participated in the Prince George’s County PublicSchools (PGCPS) Foundation for Applied ConstructionTechnology for Students (FACTS) program. FACTS is an initiativethat teaches high school students the fundamentals and finepoints of residential construction by putting them to work inbuilding a local house from the ground up. In early May,representatives from DC 51, including Political Director RoxanaMejia, joined the students they trained and fellow instructors ina small ceremony in Clinton, Maryland to celebrate thecompletion of the program’s 36th student-built house.“We’re proud to be a part of this for the community, andespecially for the kids,” said Heffron at the event. “We lookforward to being a part of this for a long, long time.”Representatives of the IUPATwere presented with a plaque inappreciation of their time anddedication. From left to right; DC51 Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer MarkHeffron, Training CoordinatorAndrew Ager, Training DirectorBill Bailey, FTI RecruitmentDirector Greg Renne, DC 51Political Director Roxana Mejia,FACTS Program Instructor TonyDingle and FACTS ProgramPlanner/Director Margie Edsall.Students were placed in groups andworked on different parts of thehouse. This dining room served asthe training ground for studentsinterested in the finishing trades.12 A P R I L - J U N E 2 0 1 2 • J O U R N A L

DISTRICT COUNCIL 77 – ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEELOCAL UNION 57 RECOGNIZES 2011 APPRENTICE OF THE YEARThere was cause for celebration in District Council 77/Local Union 57 in Birmingham, Alabama thisApril. Not only did they once again have a successful Safety Training Award Recognition (STAR)program celebration (see page 9 about STAR), but they had the honor of naming Brother Thomas Longof Sumiton, Alabama as the Finishing Trades Institute Apprentice of the Year.“This is a great honor for Local Union 57,” said IUPAT Business Representative Fred Ward. “We alltake great pride in passing down the craftsmanship of this trade, and when we find young andenthusiastic members that want to carry on that pride, it’s a rewarding feeling.”Thomas, a father of two, was chosen from among eight other locals in five states, making him both thelocal and district apprentice of the year. This award sets a very high standard for apprentices. Long wasrecognized for his leadership skills, work ethic, technical proficiency, ability to follow directions, attitude, achievement above the minimumrequirements and an apparently voracious appetite for training and community involvement.According to the Director of FTI, Chuck Hill, Thomas Long has exceeded every criteria judged and has “proven that he stands outabove the rest.”We wish Thomas all the best in his endeavors, and feel privileged to call him a brother of Painters Local 57 in Birmingham, Alabama.DISTRICT COUNCIL 78 – FLORIDANEW LEADERSHIP IN FLORIDAIn May, then District Council 78 Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Tim Maitland was hired by the International to workfor the Pension Fund. Later that month, Brother John Satterfield(third from right) was sworn in as the new BMST in Florida byIUPAT General Vice President Bill Candelori. Satterfield is amember of Local Union 88 out of Tampa.General Vice President Candelori also swore in (from left toright) William Thomas and Wayne Lukash as trustees for DistrictCouncil 78 as Wally Ilczyszyn, president of DC 78, looks on.Congratulations to all!A P R I L - J U N E2 0 1 2 • J O U R N A L13

I N T E R N A T I O N A L U N I O N O FP A I N T E R S A N D A L L I E D T R A D E SDISTRICT COUNCIL 88 – TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, NEW MEXICOIUPAT Shows its Colors at the Offshore Technology ConferenceThere is a trade show foreverything. That includes themany industries in which themen and women of the InternationalUnion of Painters and Allied Tradeswork every day. However, the IUPATis most involved with trade shows byrepresenting the men and womenwho construct the displays at theseevents.This May, IUPAT members ofDistrict Council 88/Local Union 550constructed the displays at theOffshore Technology Conference(OTC) in Houston, Texas. This annualevent focuses on the technology andtechniques required for the developmentof offshore energy resourcessuch as oil and natural gas. It is thelargest oil and gas sector tradesshow in the world, and ranks amongthe largest 200 trade shows heldannually in the United States.IUPAT MOURNS FORMER LEADERFROM DISTRICT COUNCIL 46 (ONTARIO)- “UNITED WE STAND”In April, after a battle with cancer, former IUPAT General Vice President ArmandoColafranceschi passed away, leaving a long tradition and legacy for the IUPAT in Ontarioand Canada. Armando joined the IUPAT in the 1960s and immediately became an integralpart of the trade union movement.In his position as the GVP, Armando made enormous strides in bringing the IUPATtogether across Canada and building the district councils and local unions. He led Canada informulating the Canadian Regional Conference, the Canadian Organizing Fund and theCanadian Political Action Together Fund. His dedicated work brought the IUPAT to the nextlevel in organizing and in representing the members on all fronts of the labour movement inCanada. Armando Colafranceschi will always be recognized as a visionary and someonethat looked into the future for the union he represented.14 A P R I L - J U N E 2 0 1 2 • J O U R N A L

IN CANADA –Union Alliance Celebrates 60th AnniversaryWith Record-Breaking GrowthEditor’s Note: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Assistant to theGeneral President Jack White is a table officer on the General Presidents’Maintenance Committee/National Maintenance Council.In a year that promises to be challengingfor Canadian labour, oneunion organization is in the moodto celebrate. In 2012, the GeneralPresidents’ Maintenance Committee/National Maintenance Council forCanada (GPMC/NMC) will mark 60years of activity and growth. Theorganization has added more than amillion work hours to its agreementsevery year for the last decade, and itis looking ahead to a period ofunprecedented expansion.The GPMC/NMC is an alliance ofall the building trades required forindustrial maintenance. It negotiatesand administers multi-trade agreements,which can cover from one to13 trades, for maintenance work onindustrial facilities.GPMC/NMC may not be a householdacronym, but the organizationplays an important role in theCanadian economy. GPMC/NMCagreements provide secure full-timeemployment for more than 14,000skilled tradespeople and are worth$1.1 billion in wages and benefitseach year. The organization workswith more than 120 employers andhas agreements in eight out of 10Canadian provinces.The alliance administers maintenanceagreements in key industrialsectors including oil sands extraction,oil refining, petrochemicals, mining,electricity generation, pulp andpaper, natural gas processing, offshoreoil and gas processing, steelproduction and consumer product production.Over its 60 years in operation, theGPMC/NMC has earned the trust ofunions, employers and maintenancecustomers by providing stable multitradeagreements that cover criticalmaintenance activities. The agreementsadopt the basic monetary termsnegotiated by the 13 unions in thealliance, and feature a cooperative,streamlined grievance process. Theyalso incorporate a clause ensuringthat there will be no strikes or lockoutsto disrupt essential maintenance activities.“Our maintenance agreements providestable, long-term labour/management relations with a processthat’s about as simplified as you canget. We meet owners’ needs in waysthat would be impossible with13 separate agreements,” saysBudrow Tozer, UA InternationalRepresentative and Chairman of theGPMC/NMC. “We also provide constructionworkers with long-term jobswhere they can make good money ina work environment with very fewgrievances.”The GPMC/NMC succeeds bydelivering value to all of its stakeholders.It provides maintenance customerswith the highly skilledtradespeople they need to maintaincomplex industrial facilities. It helpscontractors develop pragmatic, flexibleapproaches to upcoming projects,and provides them withvaluable information they can use tobid on maintenance work. And itoffers skilled tradespeople the chanceto earn good money in stable, longtermjobs that continue after constructionis complete.“The system works because theparties realize that it’s in their interestto trust each other and make it workfor everyone,” Tozer says.The GPMC/NMC has been buildingtrusting partnerships betweenowners, contractors and tradespeoplesince 1952, when it negotiated itsfirst contract at what is now the Shellrefinery in Sarnia, Ontario. By theend of the 1960s the alliance hadagreements in four provinces and hadexpanded into the mining and chemicalsectors. During the 1970s and1980s, it signed new agreements inthe fertilizer and power generationsectors, expanded activities inAlberta, and added new customers inNova Scotia and New Brunswick. By1990, GPMC/NMC agreementsaccounted for more than seven millionwork hours annually.During the 1990s the number ofwork hours climbed to 10 million asnew projects in Newfoundland andManitoba came online. Over the followingdecade the alliance expandedf u r t h e r i n B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a ,Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario andNewfoundland, and the number ofwork hours doubled to 20 million.Today, the GPMC/NMC agreementsaccount for over 28 millionhours of maintenance work annually.According to industry observers, thattotal could easily double over the nextdecade as industrial plants currentlyunder construction are brought intoproduction and become subject toroutine and intermittent maintenanceschedules.“Our industry has enjoyed greatsuccess and growth over the past 60years,” says Steve Smillie, ExecutiveDirector of the Committee. “With thesupport of local unions, employersand skilled tradespeople, we willbuild on that success over the comingdecades. To do that, we need to stickto our principles and deliver secure,competitive and stable collectiveagreements that meet the ever-changingneeds of our clients.”This article is reprinted with permissionby the GPC/MA.A P R I L - J U N E2 0 1 2 • J O U R N A L15

I N T E R N A T I O N A L U N I O N O FP A I N T E R S A N D A L L I E D T R A D E SFormer IUPAT GVP Sean McGarvey Electedto Head of Building Trades DepartmentOn Monday, April 16, the Governing Board ofDirectors of the AFL-CIO Building andConstruction Trades Department (BCTD) unanimouslyvoted to install Sean McGarvey as its next president.It was a somber vote as this action comes just overone week after former BCTD President Mark Ayers’ unexpectedpassing from a heart attack. McGarvey servedas BCTD secretary-treasurer until Monday’s meeting.“Obviously everyone’s emotions about this action aregreatly tempered by the loss of Mark,” said InternationalUnion of Painters and Allied Trades General PresidentJames Williams. “Yet, I’m proud to see Sean, who’s notonly a fellow IUPAT member, but a friend as well, takeon his new role with such respect for Mark and Mark’svision for the department. The unanimous vote by my fellowpresidents in the BCTD should be taken as a sign byall members of the Building Trades unions that their interestswill continue to be well represented in Washington,DC and beyond by President Sean McGarvey.”McGarvey is the firstmember of the IUPAT toserve in this position. Hebegan his career in thePainters and Allied Tradesin 1981 as an apprentice glazier in District Council21/Local Union 252 in Philadelphia. He graduated tojourneyman status in 1984 and worked in the field untilhe was elected business representative for his local in1994. One year later, McGarvey was hired to work forthe general president of the IUPAT and, in 2000, waselected general vice president at-large of the union. Hecontinued to serve in that position until being elected secretary-treasurerof the BCTD in October 2005.The men and women of the International Union ofPainters and Allied Trades are honored to have oneof our own charting the course of the Building Tradesunions in what are certain to be challenging daysahead for the organized labor movement.MONROE/WILLIAMS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERSEach year, the International Union of Painters and AlliedTrades grants multiple scholarship awards to the families ofour members. The S. Frank “Bud” Raftery Scholarship is anessay competition on a selected topic chosen each year.The A.L. “Mike” Monroe/Ralph D. Williams Scholarshiprewards athletic achievement in high school.DISTRICT COUNCIL 15 – ARIZONA, NEVADA, UTAH,COLORADO, NEW MEXICOIUPAT General Vice President James Reid presents acheck for $5,000 to Cody Melphy, the Monroe/Williams Scholarship award winner in Denver,Colorado. Pictured here with him are his mother andfather; IUPAT member Doug (Local Union 930) andLaura Melphy.DISTRICT COUNCIL 46 – ONTARIOScholarship winner Eric M. Gahwiler receives a checkfrom IUPAT General Vice President Robert Kucheran.With him, far left, is Eric’s father, Steve Gahwiler(Local Union 1824), and Ken Reid, businessrepresentative for DC 46/LU 1824.16A P R I L - J U N E2 0 1 2 • J O U R N A L