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,{{cite book |title=Handbook of American Trade Unions |date=1926 |publisher=United States Department of Labor |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/bls/bls_0420_1926.pdf |access-date=24 April 2022}} and it was chartered by the American Federation of Labor on January 15, 1900.{{cite web |title=Inactive Organizations |url=https://umdlabor.weebly.com/uploads/2/9/3/9/29397087/inactive_organizations.pdf |website=UMD Labor Collections |publisher=University of Maryland |access-date=18 April 2022}} It had 17,000 members by 1925. In 1955, it switched affiliation to the new AFL-CIO, and by 1957, it had 16,500 members.{{cite book |title=Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States |date=1957 |publisher=United States Department of Labor |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/bls/bls_1222_1957.pdf |access-date=18 April 2022}} Membership in 1975 was slightly lower, at 14,428.{{cite book |title=Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations |date=1975 |publisher=United States Department of Labor |location=Washington DC |url=https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/bls/bls_1937_1977.pdf |access-date=13 October 2022}} On August 16, 1979, it merged into the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
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