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Bricklayers (BAC)
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
Founded	1865; 159 years ago
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Location	United States and Canada;
Members	74,150 (2018)
Key people	Timothy J. Driscoll
Affiliations	AFL–CIO, CLC, NABTU
Website	bacweb.org

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The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) is a labor union in the United States and Canada which represents bricklayers, restoration specialists, pointers/cleaners/caulkers, stonemasons, marble masons, cement masons, plasterers, tile setters, terrazzo mechanics, and tile, marble and terrazzo finishers. The union is an affiliate of the AFL–CIO and its Building and Construction Trades Department. It is also affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada.

The oldest continuously operating trade union in North America,^[2] BAC was founded in 1865 as the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America (BMPIU). It was established during a great wave of blue-collar union formation in the 1860s. The organization has changed its name several times during its history to reflect its changing membership. In 1884 the name changed to Bricklayers and Masons International Union. In 1910 the name changed again to Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union. In 1995 the union's name changed for the third and final time, renaming the union to International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC). This last change changed "craftsmen" to "craftworkers."

The Union's first Canadian unions were chartered in Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario in 1881, making the union truly international.^[3]

BAC President Harry Bates played a major role in the merger of AFL and CIO in 1955,^[4] serving as Chair of the Unity Committee.

In 2000, the BAC created its "Canadian Congress" to give Canadian members a powerful, greater voice in union affairs.

James Boland, the 25th President of the International Union, took office in February 2010.

During his tenure the International and its affiliates have focused on creating coalitions with management partners and community groups to expand work prospects for BAC members and signatory contractors. Some of those initiatives include gaining preeminence in green building, strengthening members’ benefits through job-creating capital strategies, and developing customized education and training programs for design professionals, signatory contractors and craftworkers.

Leadership[edit]

Executive board[edit]

BAC's Executive board is elected every five years by the delegates to the International Union's Convention.

President: Timothy J. Driscoll
Secretary-Treasurer: Robert Arnold
Executive Vice President: Jeremiah Sullivan, Jr. ^[5]

Presidents[edit]

1865: John A. White^[6]

1867: John S. Frost^[6]

1869: Samuel Gaul^[6]

1870: John O'Keefe^[6]

1871: Meredith Moore^[6]

1872: James T. Kirby^[6]

1874: Stephen A. Carr^[6]

1875: Lewis Carpenter^[6]

1877: Charles H. Rihl^[6]

1878: Lewis Carpenter^[6]

1879: Thomas R. Gockel^[6]

1881: E. J. O'Rourk^[6]

1882: Henry O. Cole^[6]

1884: John Pearson^[6]

1885: Thomas R. Gockel^[6]

1886: Alex Darragh^[6]

1890: Alfred J. McDonald^[6]

1891: John Heartz^[6]

1894: William Klein^[6]

1901: George G. Gubbins^[6]

1904: William J. Bowen^[6]

1928: George T. Thornton^[6]

1935: Harry C. Bates^[6]

1960: John J. Murphy^[6]

1966: Thomas F. Murphy^[6]

1979: Jack Joyce^[7]

1999: John J. Flynn

2010: Jim Boland

2020: Timothy J. Driscoll

References[edit]

^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-034. Report submitted June 10, 2019.
^ "Meet Hector Arellano of BAC Administrative District Council I – REJournals". rejournals.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
^ "BAC Canada". International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
^ "Welcome New Member Package English 2-5-2020 English 1-10 FIN_0.pdf" (PDF). International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. February 5, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^ "Leadership". International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Notable Names in American History. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Company. 1973. p. 557. ISBN 0883710021.
^ "Bricklayers' President Jack Joyce, 77, Pushed for Workers | 2013-03-04 | ENR | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com.

Bates, Harry C. Bricklayers' Century of Craftsmanship: A History of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International Union of America. Washington, D.C.: Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union, 1955.
Fink, Gary M., ed. Biographical Dictionary of American Labor. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1984. ISBN 0-313-22865-5
Rayback, Joseph G. A History of American Labor. Rev. and exp. ed. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., 1974. ISBN 1-299-50529-5

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[OLMS_LM-2_2019-06-10-1] US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-034. Report submitted June 10, 2019.

[2] "Meet Hector Arellano of BAC Administrative District Council I – REJournals". rejournals.com. Retrieved 2022-09-27.

[3] "BAC Canada". International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. Retrieved 2022-10-05.

[4] "Welcome New Member Package English 2-5-2020 English 1-10 FIN_0.pdf" (PDF). International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. February 5, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2022.

[executive_board-5] "Leadership". International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

[notable-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y Notable Names in American History. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Company. 1973. p. 557. ISBN 0883710021.

[7] "Bricklayers' President Jack Joyce, 77, Pushed for Workers | 2013-03-04 | ENR | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com.

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-The '''International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC)''' is a [[labor union]] in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] which represents bricklayers, restoration specialists, pointers/cleaners/caulkers, stone masons, marble masons, cement masons, plasterers, tilesetters, terrazzo mechanics, and tile, marble and terrazzo finishers. The union is an affiliate of the [[AFL-CIO]] and its Building and Construction Trades Department. It is also affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada.
+The '''International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers''' ('''BAC''') is a [[labor union]] in the United States and Canada which represents [[bricklayer]]s, restoration specialists, pointers/cleaners/caulkers, [[Stonemasonry|stonemasons]], marble masons, [[Concrete finisher|cement masons]], [[plaster]]ers, tile setters, terrazzo mechanics, and tile, marble and terrazzo finishers. The union is an affiliate of the [[AFL–CIO]] and its Building and Construction Trades Department. It is also affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada.
-The oldest, continuously operating trade union in North America{{needs citation|date=August 2014}}, BAC was founded in 1865 as the '''Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America''' (BMPIU).  It was established during a great wave of blue-collar union formation in the 1860s. The organization has changed its name several times during its history to reflect its changing membership: in 1884 to Bricklayers and Masons International Union to Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union in 1910, and in 1995, its current name - International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC), changing "craftsmen" to "craftsworkers."
+The oldest continuously operating trade union in North America,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Hector Arellano of BAC Administrative District Council I – REJournals |url=https://rejournals.com/meet-hector-arellano-of-bac-administrative-district-council-i/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=rejournals.com}}</ref> BAC was founded in 1865 as the '''Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America''' (BMPIU). It was established during a great wave of blue-collar union formation in the 1860s. The organization has changed its name several times during its history to reflect its changing membership. In 1884 the name changed to Bricklayers and Masons International Union. In 1910 the name changed again to Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union. In 1995 the union's name changed for the third and final time, renaming the union to '''International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers''' (BAC). This last change changed "craftsmen" to "craftworkers."
-The Union's first Canadian unions were chartered in Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario in 1881, making the union truly international.
+The Union's first Canadian unions were chartered in Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario in 1881, making the union truly international.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BAC Canada |url=https://bacweb.org/bac-canada |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers |language=en}}</ref>
-BAC President Harry Bates played a major role in the merger of [[American_Federation_of_Labor|AFL]] and [[Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations|CIO]] in 1955, serving as Chair of the Unity Committee.
+BAC President Harry Bates played a major role in the merger of [[American Federation of Labor|AFL]] and [[Congress of Industrial Organizations|CIO]] in 1955,<ref>{{cite web |date=February 5, 2020 |title=Welcome New Member Package English 2-5-2020 English 1-10 FIN_0.pdf |url=https://bacweb.org/system/files/documents/Welcome%20New%20Member%20Package%20English%202-5-2020%20English%201-10%20FIN_0.pdf |access-date=October 4, 2022 |website=International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers}}</ref> serving as Chair of the [[Unity Committee]].
-In 2000, the BAC created its "Canadian Congress" to give Canadian members a powerful, greater voice in union affairs.
+In 2000, the BAC created its "[[Canadian Congress of Labour|Canadian Congress]]" to give Canadian members a powerful, greater voice in union affairs.
 James Boland, the 25th President of the International Union, took office in February 2010.
-During his tenure the International and its affiliates have focused on creating coalitions with management partners and community groups to  expand work prospects for BAC members and signatory contractors. Some of those initiatives include gaining preeminence in green building, strengthening members’ well deserved benefits through job-creating capital strategies, and developing customized education and training programs for design professionals, signatory contractors and craftworkers.
+During his tenure the International and its affiliates have focused on creating coalitions with management partners and community groups to expand work prospects for BAC members and signatory contractors. Some of those initiatives include gaining preeminence in [[green building]], strengthening members’ benefits through job-creating capital strategies, and developing customized education and training programs for design professionals, signatory contractors and craftworkers.
-==Executive board==
+==Leadership==
+===Executive board===
 BAC's Executive board is elected every five years by the delegates to the International Union's Convention.
-*President	: James Boland
+*President: Timothy J. Driscoll
-*Secretary: Treasurer Henry F. Kramer
+*Secretary-Treasurer: Robert Arnold
-*Executive Vice Presidents: Gerard Scarano and Timothy Driscoll<ref name="executive board">{{cite web|title=Meet BAC's Executive Board|url=http://www.bacweb.org/about_us/bac_leaders/index.php|publisher=International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers|accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
+*Executive Vice President: Jeremiah Sullivan, Jr. <ref name="executive board">{{cite web|title=Leadership|url=https://bacweb.org/leadership|publisher=International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref>
+===Presidents===
+:1865: John A. White<ref name="notable">{{cite book |title=Notable Names in American History |date=1973 |publisher=James T. White & Company |location=Clifton, New Jersey |isbn=0883710021 |page=557}}</ref>
+:1867: John S. Frost<ref name="notable" />
+:1869: Samuel Gaul<ref name="notable" />
+:1870: John O'Keefe<ref name="notable" />
+:1871: Meredith Moore<ref name="notable" />
+:1872: James T. Kirby<ref name="notable" />
+:1874: Stephen A. Carr<ref name="notable" />
+:1875: Lewis Carpenter<ref name="notable" />
+:1877: Charles H. Rihl<ref name="notable" />
+:1878: Lewis Carpenter<ref name="notable" />
+:1879: Thomas R. Gockel<ref name="notable" />
+:1881: E. J. O'Rourk<ref name="notable" />
+:1882: Henry O. Cole<ref name="notable" />
+:1884: John Pearson<ref name="notable" />
+:1885: Thomas R. Gockel<ref name="notable" />
+:1886: Alex Darragh<ref name="notable" />
+:1890: Alfred J. McDonald<ref name="notable" />
+:1891: John Heartz<ref name="notable" />
+:1894: William Klein<ref name="notable" />
+:1901: George G. Gubbins<ref name="notable" />
+:1904: [[William J. Bowen]]<ref name="notable" />
+:1928: George T. Thornton<ref name="notable" />
+:1935: [[Harry C. Bates]]<ref name="notable" />
+:1960: John J. Murphy<ref name="notable" />
+:1966: Thomas F. Murphy<ref name="notable" />
+:1979: [[Jack Joyce (unionist)|Jack Joyce]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Bricklayers' President Jack Joyce, 77, Pushed for Workers {{!}} 2013-03-04 {{!}} ENR {{!}} Engineering News-Record |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/7615-bricklayers-president-jack-joyce-77-pushed-for-workers |work=www.enr.com |language=en}}</ref>
+:1999: [[John J. Flynn]]
+:2010: [[Jim Boland (unionist)|Jim Boland]]
+:2020: [[Timothy J. Driscoll]]
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-*Bates, Harry C. ''Bricklayers' Century of Craftsmanship: A History of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International Union of America.'' Washington, D.C.: Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union, 1955.
+*Bates, Harry C. ''Bricklayers' Century of Craftsmanship: A History of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International Union of America''. Washington, D.C.: Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union, 1955.
-*Fink, Gary M., ed. ''Biographical Dictionary of American Labor.'' Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1984. ISBN 0-313-22865-5
+*Fink, Gary M., ed. ''Biographical Dictionary of American Labor''. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1984. {{ISBN|0-313-22865-5}}
-*Rayback, Joseph G. ''A History of American Labor.'' Rev. and exp. ed. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., 1974. ISBN 1-299-50529-5
+*Rayback, Joseph G. ''A History of American Labor''. Rev. and exp. ed. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., 1974. {{ISBN|1-299-50529-5}}
 ==External links==
 {{Portal|Organized labour}}
+* {{Official site}}
-*[http://www.bacweb.org/ BAC Web site]
-*[http://www.imiweb.org/ IMI Web site]
+* [http://www.imiweb.org/ IMI Web site]
 {{AFL-CIO}}
 {{Canadian Labour Congress}}
 {{Stonemasonry}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:AFL–CIO]]
 [[Category:Canadian Labour Congress]]
 [[Category:Trade unions in the United States]]
 [[Category:Trade unions in Canada]]
-[[Category:Bricklayers| Union]]
 [[Category:International Federation of Building and Wood Workers]]
-[[Category:Organizations established in 1865]]
+[[Category:Bricklayers' trade unions]]
-[[Category:Building and construction trade unions]]
+[[Category:Trade unions established in 1865]]
-[[Category:Trade unions established in the 1860s]]
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v t e Canadian Labour Congress
Provincial and territorial federations	Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest/Nunavut Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon
National affiliates	ACPA ACTRA BCTF CAPE CFNU COPE CPAA CUPE CUPW DGC ETFO NUCAUT NUPGE OECTA OSSTF PIPSC PSAC
International affiliates	AFM ALPA ATU AWIU BAC BCTGM Boilermakers CWA GMP Laborers IAFF IAM IATSE IBEW IFPTE ILA ILWU IPP Ironworkers IUOE IUPAT OPEIU SEIU WUCC SIU SMART UA UAW UFCW UMW UNITE HERE USW
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See also	Canadian Congress of Labour International Labor Communications Association One Big Union Trades and Labor Congress Workers' Unity League

v t e Stonemasonry
Types	Ashlar Rustication Carving Dry stone Letter cutting Masonry Post-tensioned stone Massive precut stone Monumental Rubble Sculpture Slipform Snecked
Materials	Artificial stone Brick Cast stone Decorative stones Dimension stone Fieldstone Flagstone Gabion Granite Grout Lime mortar Limestone Marble Types Mortar Sandstone List Slate Stone veneer
Tools	Angle grinder Bush hammer Ceramic tile cutter Chisel Diamond blade Lewis (lifting appliance) Trowel Non-explosive demolition agents Plug and feather Stonemason's hammer Straightedge
Techniques	Flaming Flushwork Knapping Polygonal masonry Repointing Scabbling Tuckpointing Veneer Brickwork Wythe
Products	Castle Hardstone carving Headstone (Footstone) Mosaic Sculpture Stone wall Machicolation
Organizations	International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland Mason Contractors Association of America Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association Worshipful Company of Masons

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