If you care about your job, the choice is easy.Where They Stand The presidential candidates and issues in this election. LMCI: Pulse of the Industry A new initiative has launched to

If you care about your job, the choice is easy.

“I will protect the prevailing wage standards and project labor agreements that make construction careers middle-class careers.”Building Trades Legislative Conference4/19/2016

Hillary Clinton

“I love the right- to-work. I like it better because it is lower. You are not paying the big fees.”Washington Examiner, 2/23/16

Donald Trump

On November 8th, vote to protect workers.Vote Hillary Clinton for President.

How you vote is a personal decision, but the Painters and Allied Trades believe Hillary Clinton is the right choice for working families.

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A. L. “MIKE” MONROE/RALPH D. WILLIAMS, III SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM

At the 25th General Convention held in Washington, DC, in August 1984, to honor his service to the International Union all his adult life, and his accom-plishments and progressive thinking, a resolution was passed creating the S. Frank “Bud” Raftery Scholarship Fund.

At the 27th General Convention held in Washington, DC, in August 1994, General President A. L. “Mike” Monroe and the General Executive Board passed a resolu-tion to increase the S. Frank “Bud” Raftery Scholarship Fund to $20,000, allowing for (10) scholarships of $2,000 annually.

This scholarship is available to sons, daughters or legally adopted dependents of IUPAT members in good standing.

The selected topic for 2017 is: The collapse of the economy in 2008 negatively impacted all labor unions across North America. The IUPAT felt this impact in both membership and market share. Today, both member-ship and market share are showing upward momentum. What innova-tive ideas could the IUPAT undertake to not simply maintain, but increase the rate of growth in both member-ship and market share?

All applicants must submit an essay, not less than 1,000 or more than 2,000 words on an essay topic selected by the IUPAT Scholarship Committee.

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upon the student attending a certified col-lege, university, voc. tech./trade, or other such institutes of higher learning. Award winners must enroll in the school of their choice within a year of the award date or forfeit the award.

Essays must be submitted and received by January 31, 2017 and must include the form below. Winners will be announced April 2017.

Special note: Dependents of IUPAT International staff, general officers or fund administrators and employees, and pre-vious winners of this scholarship, and winners of the Monroe/Williams Sports Scholarship are not eligible to apply.

At the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Convention in 1999, the A. L. “Mike” Monroe and Ralph D. Williams, III, Sports Scholarship was introduced and ratified into the Union’s Constitution. This groundbreaking program was created to offer student athletes the opportunity to pur-sue their athletic ambitions while earning an advanced educational degree at the aca-demic institution of their choosing.

The namesakes of this scholarship pro-gram were both accomplished boxers as teenagers. Yet, despite their athletic talent, neither man had the resources to attend college and instead joined the trades at a young age. This scholarship will give IUPAT members’ sons and daughters the chance for the education they never attained.

A four-member committee, consisting of a representative from each region, will review the applications. One applicant will be chosen from each region to receive the scholarship (a committee member will not

vote on his/her own region). One grant of $5,000 will be awarded to each successful candidate for his/her education.

All applicants must meet the following requirements to be considered:4 He/she must be a legal dependent of

an IUPAT member in good standing. Please provide the member’s local union number and the last four digits of the SSN/SIN Number.

4 The award is contingent upon the stu-dent enrolling in the school of their choice within one year of the award date or the award is forfeited.

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4 Applicants must be registered with the NCAA Clearing House and declare the athletic program in which he/she will be participating.

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4 A complete record of additional finan-cial aid the student is receiving must also be submitted. Scholarship applications must

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Special note: Dependents of IUPAT International staff, general officers, fund administrators and employees, and pre-vious winners of this scholarship, and winners of the S. Frank “Bud” Raftery Scholarship are not eligible to apply.

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When the returns were in, Hillary Clinton was the clear top choice, with Senator Bernie Sanders in second, and Donald Trump in third.

So, we endorsed Hillary Clinton for the reasons I mentioned in my announcement of our endorsement at the training center of IUPAT District Council 15, just outside of Las Vegas, in October of last year. Hillary Clinton, in addition to supporting infrastructure investment for jobs, fair pay for all, protecting union collective bargaining rights and retirement security, has also made it clear in personal conversations with union leaders that she wants to advance the success of high-quality training programs, like union apprenticeships. Hillary Clinton will fight for our interests beginning with training, through our members’ time on the job, and then in retirement.

Since that announcement, to say that this has been one of the most divisive presidential elections in history would be far more than just a mild understatement. Hillary Clinton is the only candidate in this race who will fight for the interests of working families. However, you may disagree. You may, and some of you do, believe that the other candidate is the better choice. If that is the case, I urge you to look at the big picture. You are voting for more than just a candidate. You are choosing

between two paths, each of which hold a far different future for working families.

The Republican Party has a platform, or an adopted political philosophy, that seeks to implement a national Right-to-Work law, ban project labor agreements, ham-per union elections, and aim for your wallet and wages by repealing the Davis-Bacon Act.

It doesn’t stop there. The president appoints the National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB oversees employees’ right to organize and bargain collec-tively. Based on the platform of the Republican Party described above, do you believe that the appointees under a Republican president will act in the interest of labor, or will they seek to follow the business goals of management?

Maybe this will give you an idea as to what the answer is. The man-agers at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas were found to have unfairly suspended workers without pay because they were organiz-ing. The workers claimed that they were blocked from distributing pro-union literature, while management

allowed anti-union activists to talk to employees. Union busters.

How many of us rallied in states across our country, even stood in the bitter cold of a Wisconsin winter, to fight Right-to-Work legislation with our fellow union broth-ers and sisters? How many of us have been working to organize and grow the labor movement? Isn’t that hard enough to do without an NLRB working against us? We fight for fair wages on every job and contract. Without project labor agreements and a Davis-Bacon law, that fight will be nearly impossible to win.

There is news story after news story about how Donald Trump bilked contractors, contractors that have employed IUPAT members, out of the money owed them for their

I n August 2015, we sent a ballot to each and every member of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades in the

United States so they could submit their vote on who we, as a union, should endorse for president.

You Are Voting for More Than a Candidate

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GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASURER’S REPORT

I used to say, “Let me start by telling you what we have already done. Your wage and benefits (if any) are what they are because we exist as an alternative. Therefore, your employer has to compete somewhat with the union standard and also pay enough to keep the union out.”

I found this to be true from mar-ket to market. In areas where we had good market share and higher wages, the nonunion workers of our trades also made more money. The weaker we were in a given market, the lower the nonunion wage. Now, the Economic Policy Institute has pub-lished a study confirming what I have seen over many years. The EPI study entitled Union Decline Lowers Wages of Non Union Workers shows that as union market share and density declined over the last 30 years, wages stagnated or declined. Below is a summary of the EPI findings:

Summary: Private-sector union decline since the late 1970s has con-tributed to wage losses among workers who do not belong to a union. This is especially true for men, partic-ularly non-college graduates. For nonunion private-sec-tor men without a bachelor’s degree or more education, weekly wages would be an estimated 8 percent ($58) higher in 2013 if union density remained at its 1979 levels. These lost wages due to declining union power eclipse non-college graduates’ estimated 5 percent wage loss from increased trade with low-wage nations, signaling that decline in union power must receive more attention in the debate over wage stagnation and grow-ing inequality.

Pay for private-sector workers has barely budged over the past three and a half decades. In fact, for men in the private sector who lack a college degree and do

not belong to a labor union, real wages today are sub-stantially lower than they were in the late 1970s.

In the debates over the causes of wage stagnation, the decline in union power has not received nearly as much attention as globalization, technological change, and the slowdown in Americans’ educational attainment. Unions, especially in industries and regions where they are strong, help boost the wages of all workers by establish-ing pay and benefit standards that many nonunion firms adopt. But this union boost to nonunion pay has weak-ened as the share of private-sector workers in a union has fallen from 1 in 3 in the 1950s to 1 in 20 today.

While we avoid strict causal claims about wage determination, the analytical approaches summarized in this report enable us to assess the inde-pendent effects of union decline on wage and lend confidence to our core contention that private-sector union decline since the late 1970s has contributed to substantial wage losses among workers who do not belong to a union. This is especially true for men. And most hurt by the decades-long decline in the nation’s labor movement are those non-union men who did not complete college, or go beyond high school – groups with the largest erosion of union membership over the last few decades.

This study shows us what we have instinctively known for years. The question is, what can we do?

This issue of the Journal is dedicated to the November election. I have previously written to you about the election in two other Journal articles, because I felt it necessary to get the information out to you sooner. So, I won’t go into detail here except to say that if we are to increase union density and market share to positively affect wages for both union and nonunion workers in our industries, we must choose those can-didates up and down the ticket who support the issues that strengthen our union. More importantly, now, while work is plentiful in most areas, we must seize the oppor-tunity to organize and grow our union. We cannot be

O ver the years in my work as an organizer, I would meet non-union workers in our industry

who would say to me, “Tell me what the Union is going to do for me.”

G E O R G E G A L I SGENERAL SECRETARY-TREASURER

Union Strength Benefits All


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DISTRICT COUNCIL 11 – CONNECTICUT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND

District Council 11 Painters Make HistoryPainting America’s First Offshore Wind Farm

Members of District Council 11 have been working tire-lessly to complete painting

of the 30-megawatt, 5-turbine Block Island Wind Farm, the very first off-shore wind farm constructed in the United States. The Block Island Wind Farm is located outside the Rhode Island mainland in the Atlantic Ocean. Scheduled to be online near the end of 2016, the wind farm will supply most of Block Island’s power and also reduce air pollution across southern New England for years to come.

From the project’s inception, District Council 11 has been a strong voice within the Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council. Negotiations for the wind farm had been ongoing for years, with both rank-and-file members and staff advo-cating for the project during the per-mitting process, attending numerous public hearings, engaging in one-on-one discussions with state and federal officials, and forming a partnership with developer Deep Water Wind. As a result, a strong and binding project labor agreement was negotiated for all three phases of the groundbreak-ing project.

Members of DC 11 Locals 195 (Providence, Rhode Island) and 1122 (New London, Connecticut) have been working under the employ of Weeks/Manson, a joint venture between Weeks Marine and Manson Construction. Recently, they applied the finish coating to the support jack-ets of the wind farm. Prior to appli-cation of the finish coat, the jackets underwent a pre-painting phase. DC 11 members Maximo DeCaba, Billy Perry, Chris Hernandez, Jonathan Flynn, Chris Brown and Ron Viduo

spent many months on the job, living on-site in a lift boat. They worked dili-gently, utilizing their skills and exper-tise acquired through the IUPAT’s training programs. Work included sandblasting and re-coating areas that were affected by welding or other structural work that affected the pro-tective coatings of the massive steel jackets.

In addition, DC 11 members Ying Kue, Scott Daly, and Ronald Baroso were hired by signatory contractor WF Shea to paint the tower sections at the Port of Providence. Once com-pleted, these towers will be shipped offshore and installed on the jack-ets at Block Island Wind Farm. The wind turbines, standing at a colossal 270 feet and weighing 440 tons, will provide clean, renewable energy for Block Island and beyond.

Deep Water Wind has also begun the process of building a two-hun-dred wind turbine project in the fed-eral waters off the coast of Rhode Island in Long Island Sound. DC 11

is expected to contribute its time and energy to this project, as well. There are great work opportunities in the green energy offshore industry, and DC 11 will continue to work diligently to capitalize on all work in this indus-try, providing its members with work and giving them a platform to show-case their skills and expertise in the field.

District Council 11 members make history as they complete work on the Block Island Wind Farm.

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DISTRICT COUNCIL 14 – ILLINOIS

VILLAGE OF CRESTWOOD

In July, the Distr ict Counci l 14

apprenticeship program completed a rather

unique community service project for the

Village of Crestwood, Illinois. Instructor Joe

Tyrakowski led a group of apprentices for the

prepping and repainting of the “Honest John”

missile in Walker Park. The missile was placed

there in 1980 as a symbol of Crestwood’s

slogan – A Village on the Move. IUPAT Local

Union 184 (Chicago) member Chris McMahon

applied the artistic fading finish.

The International Union of Painters

and Allied Trades would like to thank the

members of District Council 14 for giving

back to their community. LU 184’s Chris McMahon applying the finish coat to the missile.

DISTRICT COUNCIL 15 – NEVADA, ARIZONA, COLORADO, KANSAS, WYOMING

DC 15 Members Honor the Memory of Carson Arreola

Dis tr ict Council 15 member Marc Arreola has been a long-standing member of the

Painters Local Union 159 (Las Vegas, Nevada). Earlier this year, Marc’s 6-year-old son, Carson Arreola, lost his battle with cancer, and passed away on May 18, 2016. IUPAT mem-bers and many other members of the community came together to support Marc and honor the memory of his

son. Local Union 159 member Mark Lucero painted a mural illustrating Carson’s love for playing t-ball for the Angels team.

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades extends its condo-lences to Marc Arreola and his family. You are in our thoughts and prayers. May the memory of Carson continue to live on in our hearts.

LU 159’s Mark Lucero created this mural in loving memory of Carson Arreola.

A portrait of Carson Arreola, son

of DC 15-member Marc Arreola.

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This spring, IUPAT Distr ict Counci l 21 completed restoration of a Huey Helicopter for Vietnam Veterans Post #590 in Glenside, Pennsylvania. For three months, the FTI training facilities was the home of the helicopter as over 100 apprentices and journey workers blasted, painted, reupholstered, performed body work, replaced custom made windows, and even refurbished the 6x, or “deuce and a half” military truck used to pull the decommissioned helicopter to its events.

After nearly 3 ½ months, DC 21 members completed the work and, in late April, Vietnam Veterans Post #590 received its prized truck and helicopter back. With a newly restored Huey Helicopter, the veterans have resumed their schedule of parades and school events, where they educate children on the Vietnam war era and life as a soldier.

DISTRICT COUNCIL 21 – PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY

HUEY HELICOPTER RESTORATION

DISTRICT COUNCIL 16 – NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA

Apprentice Graduation

On July 16th, 2016, District Council 16 honored its grad-uating Apprentices at Scott’s

Seafood in Jack London Square, Oakland, California. Each has suc-ceeded with hard work, persever-ance and the willingness to learn. Congratulations to the Apprentices of the Year: Octavio Flores, drywall finisher, LU 3 (Oakland-Hayward, California); Robert J. Rodriguez, floor coverer, LU 12 (San Mateo, California); Chad L. Beeson, glazier, LU 767 (Sacramento, California); Samson Quenga, industrial painter, LU 741 (Martinez, California) and Thomas Santos, painters, LU 294 (Fresno, California), and to all of the graduating apprentices on their great achievements.

The IUPAT wishes our new journey workers the best in their professional careers. Thank you for your hard

work and dedication to your crafts and for helping to grow our union.

District Council 16’s graduating class of apprentices for 2016.

Members of Vietnam Veterans Post #590 pose in front of their newly restored helicopter which will serve as an exhibit for children and adults to learn about the equipment used in Vietnam era warfare.

IUPAT volunteers worked for three months to restore the glass and paint on a Huey Helicopter near Philadelphia.


DISTRICT COUNCIL 30 – ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN

DC 30 Hosts Union Night Events Throughout Illinois

On July 28, 2016, DC 30 mem-bers and their families joined union staff for “Union Night”

at a local baseball game, the first of three membership outings scheduled throughout DC 30’s jurisdiction this year. The membership event was held at a Kane County Cougars baseball game in Geneva, Illinois, and DC 30

covered the game admission costs for over 200 individuals in attendance. In addition, each guest received a $5 concession stand voucher and a variety of union-made giveaway items including baseball caps, koozies, and license plate frames. DC 30 plans to hold additional Union Night events in Peoria and Rockford later this year.

The Union Night events provide DC 30’s membership with an opportu-nity to meet their union brothers and sisters, while also providing district council leadership with the opportu-nity to thank each journey worker and apprentice for their continued hard work and dedication to the finishing trades.

Members of District Council 30 had a good time at the Kane County Cougars baseball game.

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GENERAL PRESIDENT’S REPORTContinued from page 4work on Trump projects. How are we going to earn a liv-ing if those who employ us can’t earn one thanks to these kind of business practices?

There is far too much at stake in this vote to make a decision based upon whether you agree or disagree with one person. You are voting for more than a candidate. You are voting for the union way of life. A way of life that has been proven to raise the fortunes of the rest of the middle class.

Make your vote count.

complacent just because we have full employment in most areas, because that full employment consists of less people than the last time we had full employment. If we do not aggressively organize now, the next time we have full employment will be for less people than are working out of our union halls now. Work to strengthen our union; everyone’s wages depend on it.

May God grant us the wisdom to elect those that care about the plight of working families. God Bless you all.

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DISTRICT COUNCIL 50 – HAWAII

Juan C. Coria: A Quality Life

For nearly all his adult life, two things have remained constant for Juan Coria: the construction

trades and military service.Coria grew up in Turlock, in

California’s Central Valley. There, he was exposed to construction work “since I was able to pick up a ham-mer,” he recalls. Coria’s father was a drywall hanger by trade and was also in the business of “flipping” houses long before it became a national pas-time. “He would buy, fix, and then sell them,” Coria says. “My older brother and I would fix, paint, sand floors, refinish swimming pools—what-ever needed to be done. We were free labor.”

Coria joined the Marine Corps straight out of high school and was assigned to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe. During his five-years of active duty in the islands, Coria became a skilled aviation mechanic, got married, and had two children.

After completing his time with the Marines, Coria moved to California and started hanging drywall with his father. “It was just brutal,” Coria says of the job. “There’s got to be a better way,” he thought to himself—a quest that led him to become a taper.

In 1997, Coria joined the union and the California National Guard. When he moved back to Hawaii, Coria simply transferred his union and guard unit affiliations.

At the Wheeler Army Airfield, Coria worked on CH-47 (Chinook) helicopters until he was deployed to Iraq. “We were the first National Guard unit to be deployed since the Vietnam War,” he explains. Coria had to leave his job and family behind for a year and headed over-seas to serve as a mechanic, crew chief, and door gunner.

After returning to Hawaii, Coria put in for what is referred to as a “Warrant Officer Packet,” which includes an application process involving stringent physical and avia-tion tests, and evaluation by a panel of people. It was, after all, the equiv-alent of Officer Candidate School for pilots. Coria was accepted and trained at a flight school in Alabama. “I was 38,” he says. “The guys I was competing with were 22-23 years old. It was tough.”

In the following years, Coria was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq as a helicopter pilot. He also flew patrol in Brownsville, Texas, flying border missions on the lookout for cartels sending drugs across the border.

Whenever he returned from his military assignments, Coria always went straight back to work. The time away, however, could not help but to take a toll. “By now, perhaps I’d be a foreman or something,” he wonders. His work experience and exceptional leadership skills would support such an assumption. “You learn things in the military that apply to the job site,” Coria points out, “like organizing a job, organizing men, planning, priori-tizing, and all that.”

Now, after 24 years of service to his country, Coria is planning to retire in December. “It’s time,” he says. “I’m 45 years old. Between the mili-tary, my job, and raising kids, I’ve been revved up in the red zone for a long time.” Coria’s son, 19, recently entered Coast Guard boot camp. His daughter, 17, is graduating from high school.

“It’s the natural course in a person’s life,” he philosophizes. “Whatever you thought you wanted and needed at age 20 changes when you’re 30, then 40. I’m able to downshift, basically. It’s time to simplify my life.”

Coria will miss aspects of his mili-tary career, but he believes just as strongly in the union. “Working in construction is what supported my family all these years,” he says. “Thanks to the union, journeymen tapers can make a decent living. Our union dues go to lobby on our behalf, keep the union strong, and keep our benefits and pay on par with the cost of living.”

Most of all, Coria wants to teach. “I really emphasize quality,” he says. “I think I’d make a good teacher.” Those who know Coria agree and readily vouch for the quality of his work and his impeccable work habits. They point out that he has already mentored many apprentices who have gone on to become excellent jour-neymen. “I believe in working more efficiently, not just go-go-go and leave a big mess behind that the company has to go back and fix later. Focus your energy into producing quality work,” he concludes. It is, after all, a philosophy that has served Juan Coria well—whether on the construction site or on the field of battle.

District Council 50’s Juan C. Coria served his country as a helicopter pilot for the National Guard.


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DISTRICT COUNCIL 58 – ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, KENTUCKY

A Worthy Cause

DISTRICT COUNCIL 53 – WEST VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY, MARYLAND, OHIO, VIRGINIA

FLOOD PROJECT

In late June, West Virginia suffered from a major round of floods that took dozens of lives and left many more homeless. Answering the call of community action, members of District Council 53 volunteered their time and energy to repairing and finishing drywall at the Elk Valley Christian School so they could open for classes. The school and church had been heavily damaged in a flood, and volunteers from DC 53 finished and painted approximately 2,000 sheets of drywall for the project.

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades thanks DC 53 for helping to rebuild West Virginia.

Members of District Council 53 working hard to get Elk Valley Christian School ready for the fall semester.

District Council 58 raffled off an impressive looking quilt made by Brother Richard Williams’ wife and sister-in-law.

DISTRICT COUNCIL 77 – GEORGIA, ALABAMA, KENTUCKY, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA

STEWARD TRAINING

On July 8, 2016, DC 77 hosted the LMCI Top Workplace Performance Steward Training class. LMCI Industry Liaison Rick Matthews served as the class instructor, delivering steward training to the entire district council. This train-the-trainer course gave participants a greater knowledge and understanding of the duties and responsibilities of a shop steward, as well as the tools to deliver steward training classes to the council membership. One more example of how the IUPAT is building new leaders in the field and on the job site.

The LMCI’s Steward Training class at District Council 77 was a success and the participants gained valuable skills to pass on to the membership.

T he Painters and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope Foundation has been supporting children’s causes

since 2001, and every member has an opportunity to do their part to raise the funds needed to keep the Foundation going. In June, District Council 58 had its monthly membership meeting. Those in attendance participated in a raffle to win a quilt, hand-made by brother Richard Williams’ wife, Diane, and her sister, Darlene Mayden. All pro-ceeds went to the Painters and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope (PATCH) Foundation.


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DISTRICT COUNCIL 91 – INDIANA, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, TENNESSEE

IUPAT S. FRANK “BUD” RAFTERY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

On June 13, 2016, District Council 91 awarded the IUPAT

S. Frank “Bud” Raftery Scholarship to Michael Sierra. Michael

is the son of James Sierra, a member of Local 460 (Hammond,

Indiana) and a painter by trade.

To qualify for the S. Frank “Bud” Raftery Scholarship,

applicants must submit an essay, not less than 1,000 or more

than 2,000 words on an essay topic chosen by the IUPAT

Scholarship Committee. After careful review of all the essays

submitted by applicants, it was determined that Michael would

be DC 91’s winner of the $2,000 scholarship. He plans on using

the scholarship toward tuition at the ITT Technical Institute where

he will pursue a career in the IT field.

DISTRICT COUNCIL 81 – IOWA, ILLINOIS, NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA

Giving Back to the Community

On July 4, 2016, Distr ict C o u n c i l 8 1 B u s i n e s s Representative Randy Schultz

campaigned with his family in Sigourney, Iowa for Keokuk County Board of Supervisors. Brother Schultz currently serves as President of DC 81, Public Sector Director and a member of Local Union 2003 (Iowa). In addition, he also serves on the Sigourney City Council.

The IUPAT would like to commend Brother Randy Schultz on his run for public office. It is members like Brother Schultz who continue to grow the IUPAT as an organization through increased presence in the political arena. We wish him the best of luck in his campaign.

DC 81 Business Representative Randy Schultz campaigned for County Supervisor with a little help from his family.

Michael Sierra was chosen as DC 91’s recipient of the S. Frank “Bud” Raftery Scholarship.


DISTRICT COUNCIL 91 – INDIANA, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, TENNESSEE

IUPAT S. FRANK “BUD” RAFTERY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

DISTRICT COUNCIL 97 – QUEBEC

BBQ AND CAMPING WEEKEND

From June 3 – 5, 2016, District Council 97 hosted its annual BBQ and Camping weekend at Camping Lac Georges in Van-Alain,

Quebec. Members from Local Unions 349, 1135 and 1929 attended the event with their families. The annual camping weekend gives

members of DC 97 the opportunity to relax, have fun and enjoy each other’s company, build solidarity and discuss business for the

greater good of our union. Events such as this also strengthen solidarity among the membership and prove that our union believes in the

importance of interpersonal communication and family values.

District Council 97 members and their families enjoyed their annual BBQ and Camping weekend.

DISTRICT COUNCIL 711 – NEW JERSEY

Young Lions

On June 18, 2016, an alumni football game was held between Keansburg and Keyport high schools. The classes of 1984-2013 were

brought back to play one last game against their big-gest rival. With the news of the match-up spreading around town for months and excitement building, the District Council 711 Young Lions Committee had a feel-ing that this event was going to be big!

Always eager to share our working families mes-sage with anyone they can, the Young Lions saw this event as the perfect opportunity to inform the community. They set up a booth where they handed out voter registration forms and brochures about our crafts, along with sharing information on how to join our great union. The response from all who stopped by the booth was positive, and proceeds from the event were given back to the town and donated to scholarships.

In the end, Keyport did put up a good fight, but it was no match for Keansburg who beat them at a score of 32-6.

Members of District Council 711 set up a booth and distributed brochures and voter registration forms at the alumni football game.


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JANUARY 1, 2015 TO DECEMBER 31, 2015INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES

In accordance with Section 22 of the Constitution of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, the Audit Committee convened on April 5 and 6, 2016 for the purpose of auditing the accounts of the International Union for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Committee members were duly appointed and consisted of Ernest Castellana, District Council 9/Local Union 24, James Hewett, District Council 16/Local Union 507, and Ricky Kueber, District Council 91/Local Union 156.

The General Executive Board engaged the services of the independent certified public accounting firm of Novak Francella LLC to act in conjunction with the Audit Committee. The Committee reviewed the consolidated financial statements of the International Union for the year ended December 31, 2015, including the detail of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. The Committee concludes that the transactions undertaken by the International Union were in accordance with established policies and the Constitution.

The Committee had access to all of the International Union’s records including bank statements, investment custody reports, receipts and disbursements. The Committee noted that a strong internal control system was in place for safe-guarding the assets of the International Union.

General Fund operating revenue exceeded expenses by $2,117,065 during 2015. The total assets of the International Union were $79.4 million at December 31, 2015. The sav-ings that were planned from increased efficiencies and cost controls have continued to be realized. More importantly, services have been expanded. A total of $41.7 million was spent this year for the benefit and advancement of our mem-bers and affiliates.

At the 2014 International Union Convention, the per capita was increased. There was a significant loss in revenue caused by the reduction in membership during the previous six years, as well as certain per capita waivers during the last ten years. Due to these events, it was necessary to have a dues increase beginning January 1, 2015, resulting in an increase in net assets during 2015.

It was reported to the Audit Committee that due to the posi-tive cash flow of the Building Fund, the International Union in 2015 ceased sending 70 cents per member per month to the Building Fund.

$3.8 million was returned to the affiliates during 2015. Over $18 million has been returned to the affiliates during the last five years.

During 2015, the financial resources spent on organiz-ing efforts was $7 million, which is 27% of total per capita. During the last five years, the organizing efforts have totaled $30.8 million.

In 2015, $7 per member per month of per capita was allocated to the Organizing Fund. This amount is being used for true organizing expenses.

Operating Funds cash and investments at December 31, 2015 were $33.4 million. The General Fund per capita increased for the last two years. This was a result of the 2015 per capita increase and the stabilizing membership. The Committee was informed that the IUPAT strives to main-tain cash and investments reserves at 12 months, as recom-mended by our independent accountants. We noted that the goal was maintained for 2015.

The financial condition of our International Union is sound. We noted that the General Executive Board has worked to min-imize the operating costs and maximize the investment perfor-mance in a difficult economic environment. These actions have provided, at the lowest cost to members, the financial strength and stability that is reflected in our net assets.

We have found the accounts to be maintained in a care-ful and systematic manner. The independent auditor has provided an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We, the Members of the Audit Committee, are in agreement as to the International Union’s financial status for the year ended December 31, 2015.

MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE:April 6, 2016Ernest CastellanaDistrict Council 9/Local Union 24James HewettDistrict Council 16/Local Union 507Ricky KueberDistrict Council 91/Local Union 156

Working in conjunction with the Audit Committee:NOVAK FRANCELLA LLCCertified Public AccountantsBy:Peter F. Novak, CPASworn and subscribed to before me this 6th day of April, 2016.


Report of Independent Auditors

The 2016 Audit Committee. From left to right; IUPAT General Secretary-Treasurer George Galis, Steve Mazur (CPA), Ricky Kueber (DC 91/LU 156), Ernest Castellana (DC 9/LU 24), James Hewett (DC 16/LU 507), Peter Novak (CPA).


Members of the General Executive BoardInternational Union of Painters and Allied Trades

We have audited the accompanying consolidated finan-cial statements of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (the International Union), which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of activi-ties and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial StatementsManagement is responsible for the preparation and fair

presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s ResponsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on these finan-

cial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial

statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor consid-ers internal control relevant to the International Union’s prepa-ration and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opin-ion on the effectiveness of the International Union’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant account-ing estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

OpinionIn our opinion, the consolidated financial statements

referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades as of December 31, 2015, and the changes in net assets and cash flows for the year then ended, in accor-dance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESCONSOLIDATED IUPAT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION • DECEMBER 31, 2015

J U L Y - S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6 • J O U R N A LSee accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

TotalGeneral Organizing Building Operating Convention

Fund Fund Fund Funds FundAssets

Cash and cash equivalents 3,155,596$ 1,166,457$ 1,533,216$ 5,855,269$ 58,449$Accrued interest receivable 140,040 38,537 19,472 198,049 18,336Per capita receivable 4,401,476 - - 4,401,476 -Due from related funds 228,801 - - 228,801 -Due from U.S. Government 772,162 - - 772,162 -Other receivable 169,732 - 129,202 298,934 -Intrafunds receivable (payable) (1,476,100) 1,030,715 (12,789,552) (13,234,937) 228,847Prepaid expenses 289,791 10,000 15,000 314,791 27,241Loan to affiliate 1,539,876 - - 1,539,876 -Investments 20,186,460 4,637,874 2,768,620 27,592,954 2,459,235Property and equipment, net 6,426 - 23,398,835 23,405,261 -

Total assets $ 29,414,260 $ 6,883,583 $ 15,074,793 $ 51,372,636 $ 2,792,108

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses 691,605$ 474,410$ 175,361$ 1,341,376$ 767$

Accrued post retirement benefit 1,785,610 - - 1,785,610 - Due to related funds 192,431 - 9,694 202,125 -

Total liabilities 2,669,646 474,410 185,055 3,329,111 767

Net assets 26,744,614 6,409,173 14,889,738 48,043,525 2,791,341

Total liabilities and net assets 29,414,260$ 6,883,583$ 15,074,793$ 51,372,636$ 2,792,108$

Consolidated IUPAT Statement of Financial Position

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

December 31, 2015

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Disaster Death Accidental IUPATRelief Benefit Death TemporarilyFund Fund Fund Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total

613,436$ 1,299,824$ 335,355$ 8,162,333$ 749,949$ 636,171$ 9,548,453$- 20,847 - 237,232 - - 237,232- - - 4,401,476 - - 4,401,476- - - 228,801 185,199 - 414,000- - - 772,162 - - 772,162- - - 298,934 - 174,302 473,236- 12,928,948 8,924 (68,218) 68,218 - -- - - 342,032 - - 342,032- - - 1,539,876 - - 1,539,876- 8,191,773 - 38,243,962 - - 38,243,962- - - 23,405,261 - - 23,405,261

$ 613,436 $ 22,441,392 $ 344,279 $ 77,563,851 $ 1,003,366 $ 810,473 $ 79,377,690

-$ 59,186$ -$ 1,401,329$ 39,267$ 51$ 1,440,647$- - - 1,785,610 - - 1,785,610- - - 202,125 - - 202,125

- 59,186 - 3,389,064 39,267 51 3,428,382

613,436 22,382,206 344,279 74,174,787 964,099 810,422 75,949,308

613,436$ 22,441,392$ 344,279$ 77,563,851$ 1,003,366$ 810,473$ 79,377,690$

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J U L Y - S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 6 • J O U R N A LSee accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

TotalGeneral Organizing Building Operating

Fund Fund Fund Elimination FundsRevenue Per capita 17,407,738$ 7,078,546$ -$ -$ 24,486,284$ Administrative processing, reinstatement and

clearance card fees 489,406 - - - 489,406 Benefit contributions - - - - - Individual contributions - - - - - Investment income 203,960 10,410 1,205 - 215,575 Office rent - - 3,113,956 (1,261,205) 1,852,751 Administrative cost reimbursements 4,768,397 117,000 155,892 (2,910,022) 2,131,267 Royalties and reimbursements 287,465 - - - 287,465 Local union supplies and bond premiums 16,365 - - - 16,365 Job Corps program 6,973,247 - - - 6,973,247 Meals and lodging revenue (Residence Hall) - - 822,552 - 822,552 Other 477,401 68,238 176,723 - 722,362

30,623,979 7,274,194 4,270,328 (4,171,227) 37,997,274 Net assets released from restriction - - - - - Total revenue 30,623,979 7,274,194 4,270,328 (4,171,227) 37,997,274

Expenses Personnel costs 12,748,903 2,276,385 270,590 (2,533,020) 12,762,858 Affiliation fees 2,008,236 - - - 2,008,236 Benefits and awards 2,780 - - - 2,780 Assistance to affiliates - 3,822,654 - - 3,822,654 Communications (including IUPAT Journal ) 318,054 - - - 318,054 Convention - - - - - Conferences, committees and seminars 1,516,035 - - - 1,516,035 Government affairs

contributions - - - - - Member mobilization - - - - - Financial assistance to affiliates 9,200 - - - 9,200 Regional organizing efforts - 371,805 - (15,619) 356,186 Legal and litigation 116,470 120,658 2,209 - 239,337 Audit and other professional fees 675,174 357,870 58,758 (58,758) 1,033,044 Charitable contributions 228,512 - - - 228,512 Local union supplies and bond premiums 31,469 - - - 31,469 Job Corps program and administration 6,814,382 - - (321,646) 6,492,736 Meals and lodging expenses - - 1,216,738 - 1,216,738 Administrative, office and general

office and computer equipment andsoftware enhancements 1,964,757 829 448,091 (378) 2,413,299

Occupancy 1,273,191 - 1,279,302 (1,218,221) 1,334,272 Postage, printing and supplies 239,115 1,653 166,684 (23,585) 383,867 Insurance 226,392 - - 226,392 Investment and bank fees 109,238 2,542 2,318 - 114,098 Depreciation and amortization - - 1,604,833 - 1,604,833 Currency translation 247,287 58,472 603 - 306,362 Other 15,172 - 31,955 - 47,127 Total expenses 28,544,367 7,012,868 5,082,081 (4,171,227) 36,468,089

Change in net assets 2,079,612 261,326 (811,753) - 1,529,185

Net assets at beginning of year 24,665,002 6,147,847 15,701,491 - 46,514,340

Net assets at end of year 26,744,614$ 6,409,173$ 14,889,738$ -$ 48,043,525$

Year Ended December 31, 2015

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Disaster Death Accidental IUPATConvention Relief Benefit Death Temporarily

Fund Fund Fund Fund Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Elimination Total

1,262,138$ -$ -$ -$ 25,748,422$ 1,569,347$ -$ -$ 27,317,769$

31,380 - - - 520,786 - - - 520,786 - - 990,390 50,943 1,041,333 - - - 1,041,333 - - - - - - 2,670,467 - 2,670,467

2,831 - 750,056 122 968,584 231 432 - 969,247 - - - - 1,852,751 - - (10,644) 1,842,107 - - - - 2,131,267 - - (81,169) 2,050,098 - - - - 287,465 - - - 287,465 - - - - 16,365 - - - 16,365 - - - - 6,973,247 - - - 6,973,247 - - - - 822,552 - - - 822,552

(8,500) - 15,000 - 728,862 - - - 728,862 1,287,849 - 1,755,446 51,065 41,091,634 1,569,578 2,670,899 (91,813) 45,240,298

- - - - - 2,457,282 (2,457,282) - - 1,287,849 - 1,755,446 51,065 41,091,634 4,026,860 213,617 (91,813) 45,240,298

- - - - 12,762,858 - - - 12,762,858 - - - - 2,008,236 - - - 2,008,236 - - 1,633,422 40,000 1,676,202 - - - 1,676,202 - - - - 3,822,654 - - - 3,822,654 352 - - - 318,406 103,561 - (32,250) 389,717

16,595 - - - 16,595 - - - 16,595 - - - - 1,516,035 138,601 - - 1,654,636

- - - - - 2,552,328 - - 2,552,328 - - - - - 218,589 - (25,333) 193,256 - - - - 9,200 - - - 9,200 - - - - 356,186 - - - 356,186 - - - - 239,337 120,021 - - 359,358 - - 27,966 - 1,061,010 289,283 - (20,582) 1,329,711 - 23,500 - - 252,012 - - - 252,012 - - - - 31,469 - - - 31,469 - - - - 6,492,736 - - - 6,492,736 - - - - 1,216,738 - - - 1,216,738

- - - - 2,413,299 2,910 - (1,771) 2,414,438 - - - - 1,334,272 47,291 - (10,644) 1,370,919

22,241 - - - 406,108 54,473 - (1,233) 459,348 - - - - 226,392 1,358 - - 227,750 - - 20,213 - 134,311 1,853 - - 136,164 - - - - 1,604,833 - - - 1,604,833

10,186 - 41,367 17,320 375,235 - - - 375,235 1,156 - - - 48,283 1,381 - - 49,664

50,530 23,500 1,722,968 57,320 38,322,407 3,531,649 - (91,813) 41,762,243

1,237,319 (23,500) 32,478 (6,255) 2,769,227 495,211 213,617 - 3,478,055

1,554,022 636,936 22,349,728 350,534 71,405,560 468,888 596,805 - 72,471,253

2,791,341$ 613,436$ 22,382,206$ 344,279$ 74,174,787$ 964,099$ 810,422$ -$ 75,949,308$

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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES

CONSOLIDATED IUPAT STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015


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IUPAT PAT TotalCash f lows provided by operating activities

Cash received fromDistrict councils, local unions and members 27,219,487$ $ 677,141,4 31,361,263$ Investment income 1,380,830 663 1,381,493Other revenue and reimbursements 17,364,323 (46,640) 17,317,683

Net cash received 45,964,640 4,095,799 50,060,439

Cash disbursedFor personnel costs (12,725,405) - (12,725,405) To service providers, suppliers, vendors and others (28,100,173) (3,501,270) (31,601,443)

Net cash used (40,825,578) (3,501,270) (44,326,848)

Net cash provided by operating activities 5,139,062 594,529 5,733,591

Cash flows used in investing activitiesProceeds from sale or redemption of investments 44,609,048 - 44,609,048Purchase of investments (57,256,974) - (57,256,974) Principal collected on loan 48,397 - 48,397Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 10,000 - 10,000Purchase of property and equipment (888,216) - (888,216)

Net cash used in investing activities (13,477,745) - (13,477,745)

Net increase (decrease) in cash (8,338,683) 594,529 (7,744,154)

Cash and cash equivalents Beginning of year 16,501,016 791,591 17,292,607

End of year 8,162,333$ $ 021,683,1 9,548,453$

Reconciliation of change in net assets to net cash provided by operating activities

Change in net assets 2,769,227$ 708,828$ 3,478,055$ Net depreciation of investments 600,602 - 600,602Depreciation and amortization expense 1,606,148 - 1,606,148(Increase) decrease in assets

Receivables 283,976 (122,070) 161,906Intrafund receivables and payables 22,608 (22,608) -Prepaid expenses 53,446 - 53,446

Increase (decrease) in liabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued expenses (17,424) 30,379 12,955Prepaid per capita (355,900) - (355,900)Due to related funds 176,379 - 176,379

Net cash provided by operating activities 5,139,062$ 594,529$ 5,733,591$


Consolidated IUPAT Statement of Cash Flows


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IUPAT PAT TotalCash flows provided by operating activities

Cash received fromDistrict councils, local unions and members 27,219,487$ 4,141,776$ 31,361,263$ Investment income 1,380,830 663 1,381,493Other revenue and reimbursements 17,364,323 (46,640) 17,317,683

Net cash received 45,964,640 4,095,799 50,060,439

Cash disbursedFor personnel costs (12,725,405) - (12,725,405) To service providers, suppliers, vendors and others (28,100,173) (3,501,270) (31,601,443)

Net cash used (40,825,578) (3,501,270) (44,326,848)

Net cash provided by operating activities 5,139,062 594,529 5,733,591

Cash flows used in investing activitiesProceeds from sale or redemption of investments 44,609,048 - 44,609,048Purchase of investments (57,256,974) - (57,256,974) Principal collected on loan 48,397 - 48,397Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 10,000 - 10,000Purchase of property and equipment (888,216) - (888,216)

Net cash used in investing activities (13,477,745) - (13,477,745)

Net increase (decrease) in cash (8,338,683) 594,529 (7,744,154)

Cash and cash equivalents Beginning of year 16,501,016 791,591 17,292,607

End of year 8,162,333$ 1,386,120$ 9,548,453$

Reconciliation of change in net assets to net cash provided by operating activities

Change in net assets 2,769,227$ 708,828$ 3,478,055$ Net depreciation of investments 600,602 - 600,602Depreciation and amortization expense 1,606,148 - 1,606,148(Increase) decrease in assets

Receivables 283,976 (122,070) 161,906Intrafund receivables and payables 22,608 (22,608) -Prepaid expenses 53,446 - 53,446

Increase (decrease) in liabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued expenses (17,424) 30,379 12,955Prepaid per capita (355,900) - (355,900)Due to related funds 176,379 - 176,379

Net cash provided by operating activities 5,139,062$ 594,529$ 5,733,591$


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NOTE 1. NATURE OF OPERATIONSThe International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

(the International Union) is a labor organization repre-senting painters and workers in allied trades throughout the United States and Canada. The primary source of revenue is per capita paid by Local Unions and District Councils.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESMethod of Accounting - The financial statements have

been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Net assets are classified as unrestricted, temporarily restricted, or permanently restricted based on the presence or absence of donor restrictions. Net assets are “released from restriction” when amounts are expended for the purpose specified. The International Union does not have any permanently restricted net assets.

Consolidation and Fund Accounting - The consoli-dated financial statements include the accounts and activities of the International Union and related entities under the International Union’s control. For purposes of presentation in the consolidated financial statements and in accordance with requirements set forth in its Constitution, the International Union reports its accounts and activities as follows:

IUPAT - The funds of the IUPAT are the General, Building, Convention, Accidental Death, Disaster Relief, Death Benefit, and Organizing. Per capita revenue is based on monthly billings to District Councils and Local Unions for membership activity reported through December each year. The allocation of per capita among the funds is in accordance with the International Union’s Constitution.

General Fund - Provides for the ongoing activities of the International Union not specifically carried out by any other fund. The General Fund also includes the activity of the Job Corps program which is a party to a U.S. Government agency contract as discussed in Note 5.

Organizing Fund - This Fund was established to defray the costs of enhanced organizing activities. Funding sources include administrative processing fees and an allocation of per capita tax in the amount of $7.00 per member, per month.

Building Fund - The IUPAT Building Corp., LLC was formed on December 14, 2004, to acquire and hold title to the property to be used for the national headquarters complex. Currently, no per capita is allocated to the Building Fund.

Convention Fund - This Fund accumulates allocated assessments received from affiliates to defray the costs of the convention held every five years. Currently, an allocation of per capita tax in the amount of 5% of total per capita is allocated to the Convention Fund.

Disaster Relief Fund - This Fund was established to provide assistance to areas affected by natural disaster. Funding sources include contributions from the General Fund, Local Unions, District Councils, members, and others.

Death Benefit Fund - Provides a death benefit for eligible members. The benefits paid vary in amount depending upon the classification of the member. Most payments are for the normal death benefit which is $2,500. This benefit is funded by allocating $1.00 per member, per month.

Accidental Death Fund - Provides accidental death benefits for all members in good standing. The benefit for eligible members is $10,000. This benefit is funded by allocating $.05 per member, per month, to this Fund.

PAT - The International Union has established two separate segregated entities for political, legislative and educational purposes. The Political Action Together - Legislative and Educational Fund (PAT-LEC) is financed through an allocation of per capita tax in the amount of $0.40 per member, per month, and payments from Local Unions and District Councils. The Political Action Together - Political Committee Fund (PAT-PC) directly receives voluntary contributions, including payroll check-offs, from members of the International Union.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash and cash equiva-lents consist of amounts held in demand deposit and money market accounts.

Investments - Securities are reported at their aggre-gate fair value. The fair value of investments in U.S. Government and Government Agency securities, cor-porate bonds, and common stock are determined by quoted market prices. The certificates of deposit are carried at estimated fair value as determined by the investment custodian. The short-term investments and ULLICO stock are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

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Property and Equipment - Property and equipment are carried at cost. Major additions in excess of $10,000 are capitalized, while replacements and repairs that do not improve or extend the lives of the respective assets are expensed. Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated use-ful lives of the assets:

Building 20 yearsFurniture and equipment 5-20 yearsAutomobiles 5 years

Depreciation expense totaled $1,606,148 for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Canadian Currency - The International Union main-tains checking and savings accounts in Canada as well as the United States. For financial statement purposes, all assets are expressed in U.S. dollar equivalents.

Canadian currencies included in the consolidated statement of financial position are translated at the exchange rates in effect on the last day of the year. Unrealized increases and decreases due to fluctuations in exchange rates are included in the consolidated state-ment of activities.

Funds received and disbursed in Canada are stated in U.S. dollars based on the average exchange rate in effect during the year when reported in the revenue and expenses included in the consolidated statement of activities. The average exchange rate for 2015 used to translate revenue and expenses was $0.7923 per Canadian dollar. At December 31, 2015, the exchange rate was $0.72254 per Canadian dollar.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires man-agement to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclo-sure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial Presentation - The International Union’s financial statements present its net assets, revenues, expenses, gains, and losses, classified between unre-s tr icted, temporari ly restr icted, and permanent ly

restricted, based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions.

NOTE 3. TAX STATUSThe International Union is exempt from Federal

income taxes under Section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The financial statements include the activity of the PAT-LEC and PAT-PC. Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code provides for the exemption from Federal income tax for “exempt function income” of a politi-cal committee that is a separate segregated fund of an exempt organization which is not a political organiza-tion. Contributions received are exempt function income provided that the receipts are primarily expended for an exempt function or for some or all of its administrative expenses. However, interest income will be taxed. Both the PAT-LEC and the PAT-PC file Internal Revenue Service Form 1120-POL to report financial activities. Income tax expense for 2015 totaled $140.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to eval-uate tax positions taken by the International Union and recognize a tax liability if the International Union has taken an uncertain position that, more likely than not, would not be sustained upon examination by the U.S. Federal, state, or local taxing authorities. The International Union is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. Typically, tax years will remain open for three years; however, this may differ depending upon the circumstances of the International Union.

NOTE 4. UNINSURED CASH BALANCES The International Union maintains its cash accounts

primarily with banks located in Washington, D.C. The total cash balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000 per bank. The International Union has cash balances on deposit at December 31, 2015, that exceeds the balance of FDIC insurance coverage by approximately $8,310,451.

The International Union also maintains cash at a Canadian financial institution, which is insured up to $100,000 in Canadian dollars. As of December 31, 2015, the International Union’s cash in the Canadian financial institution in excess of insurance coverage totaled approximately $1,265,910 in Canadian dollars ($886,944 U.S. equivalent).

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NOTE 5. U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY CONTRACTThe International Union is a party to a cost reimburse-

ment contract with the U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps Program.

The 2015 activity and contract funds due from the U.S. Government at December 31, 2015, were as follows:

The base period of the DOLJ131A22026 contract expired on May 31, 2014, with the option to renew for 4 additional years.

NOTE 6. INVESTMENTSThe cost and fair value of investments held by the

International Union at December 31, 2015, is summa-rized below:

Investment income for the year ended December 31, 2015, consisted of the following:

NOTE 7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENAt December 31, 2015, property and equipment con-

sisted of the following:

NOTE 8. 401(K) PLANSThe International Union maintains two 401(k) plans,

one for International Union employees and one for Job Corps employees. The International Union contributes 6% of salary for eligible employees. These contributions totaled $345,431 for the International Union employees

and $211,488 for the Job Corp employ-ees for the year ended December 31, 2015.

NOTE 9. MULTIEMPLOYER DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN

The International Union contributes to a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan under the terms of a collective-bar-gaining agreement and a participation

agreement that covers its union-represented employees. The risks of participating in this multiemployer defined benefit pension plan are different from a single-employer plan in the following aspects: a. Assets contributed to the multiemployer defined ben-

efit pension plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

b. If a participating employer stops contributing to the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan, the unfunded obligations of the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers.

c. If the International Union chooses to stop participating in its multiemployer defined benefit pension plan, the International Union may be required to pay that mul-tiemployer defined benefit pension plan an amount based on the underfunded status of the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan, referred to as a with-drawal liability. The International Union’s participation in this multi-

employer defined benefit pension plan for the annual period ended December 31, 2015, is outlined in the table below. The zone status is based on information that the International Union received from the multiem-ployer defined benefit pension plan and is certified by the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan’s actu-ary. Among other factors, pension plans in the red zone are generally less than 65 percent funded, pen-sion plans in the yellow zone are less than 80 percent funded, and pension plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded.

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NOTE 5. U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY CONTRACT (continued) The 2015 activity and contract funds due from the U.S. Government at December 31, 2015, were as follows:

Due from U.S.Government Due from U.S.at beginning Contract Government

of year Receipts Expenditures at end of year

U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps Program

DOLJ131A22026 881,248$ 7,082,333$ 6,973,247$ 772,162$

The base period of the DOLJ131A22026 contract expired on May 31, 2014, with the option to renew for 4 additional years. NOTE 6. INVESTMENTS The cost and fair value of investments held by the International Union at December 31, 2015, is summarized below:

Cost Fair Value

United States Government andGovernment Agency obligations 1,664,963$ 1,660,573$

Corporate bonds 24,925,417 24,469,319 Certificates of deposit 600,000 600,200 Common stock 7,619,006 7,539,846 ULLICO stock 39,826 39,826 Short-term investments 3,934,198 3,934,198

38,783,410$ 38,243,962$

Investment income for the year ended December 31, 2015, consisted of the following: Interest and dividends 1,569,849$ Net realized and unrealized loss on investments (600,602)

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NOTE 7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT At December 31, 2015, property and equipment consisted of the following:

Land 872,714$ Furniture and equipment 4,876,966 National Training Facility building 11,287,341 Headquarters building 13,194,745 Generators 1,491,462 Residence Hall building 5,172,593 Automobiles 97,913

36,993,734 Less accumulated depreciation

and amortization (13,588,473)

Net property and equipment 23,405,261$

NOTE 8. 401(K) PLANS The International Union maintains two 401(k) plans, one for International Union employees and one for Job Corp employees. The International Union contributes 6% of salary for eligible employees. These contributions totaled $345,431 for the International Union employees and $211,488 for the Job Corp employees for the year ended December 31, 2015. NOTE 9. MULTIEMPLOYER DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN The International Union contributes to a multiemployer defined benefit pension plan under the terms of a collective-bargaining agreement and a participation agreement that covers its union-represented employees. The risks of participating in this multiemployer defined benefit pension plan are different from a single-employer plan in the following aspects:

a. Assets contributed to the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

b. If a participating employer stops contributing to the multiemployer defined

benefit pension plan, the unfunded obligations of the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers.

c. If the International Union chooses to stop participating in its multiemployer

defined benefit pension plan, the International Union may be required to pay that multiemployer defined benefit pension plan an amount based on the underfunded status of the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.

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NOTE 9. MULTIEMPLOYER DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN (continued) The International Union’s participation in this multiemployer defined benefit pension plan for the annual period ended December 31, 2015, is outlined in the table below. The zone status is based on information that the International Union received from the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan and is certified by the multiemployer defined benefit pension plan's actuary. Among other factors, pension plans in the red zone are generally less than 65 percent funded, pension plans in the yellow zone are less than 80 percent funded, and pension plans in the green zone are at least 80 percent funded.

PensionPlan's Pension Extended

Employer Plan's AmortizationIdentification Plan Provisions

Legal Name of Pension Plan Number Number Zone Status Used?

International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan 52-0673909 001

Yellow as of 01/01/15 No

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Expiration Date of Collective Bargaining Agreement

Pension Protection Act Zone Status

***The staff employees of the International Union participate in the International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan through a collective bargaining agreement. Employees that are not covered under the collective bargaining agreement are covered by a participation agreement. The participation agreement does not have an expiration date.

International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan

Legal Name of Pension Plan

Contributions to the Pension Plan

Employer Contribution

Rates

Number of Employees

Covered by Plan

Contributions to the Pension Plan greater than 5% of total Pension Plan Contributions

(Plan year ending)12/31/2015

$1,862,021 No, Plan year ending 12/31/15.

12/31/2015

18.97% of employees'

salaries

12/31/2015

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Surcharge paid to Pension Plan by the

International Union of

Painters and Allied Trades?

Minimum contributions required in future by CBA, statutory requirements, or other

contractual requirements?

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Pending?Legal Name of Pension Plan


Funding Improvement Plan Implemented No No N/A



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***The staff employees of the International Union participate in the International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan through a collective bargaining agreement. Employees that are not covered under the collective bargaining agreement are covered by a par-ticipation agreement. The participation agreement does not have an expiration date.

NOTE 10. AFFILIATIONS PER CAPITADuring the year ended December 31, 2015, the

International Union incurred per capita expenses to affili-ated organizations as follows:

NOTE 11. RELATED ENTITIESThe Building Fund currently leases a portion of the head-

quarters building space to the International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan (Pension Plan), Painters and Allied Trades Labor-Management Cooperation Initiative (LMCI), and Painters and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope Foundation (PATCH). The Building Fund also leases office space in the national training center to the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Finishing Trades Institute (FTI). The Building Fund received $1,842,106 in rent from these entities for the year ended December 31, 2015.

On October 31, 2005, the Death Benefit Fund loaned $4,500,000 to the IUPAT Building Corp, LLC to be used for renovating the national training facility. The loan is secured by national training facility property. On June 22, 2010, the Death Benefit Fund loaned an additional $9,922,800 to the IUPAT Building Corp, LLC to make the loan $14,000,000 to be used to pay for the new head-quarters and residence hall. The loan is payable in monthly installments of $75,248 beginning August 1, 2010, includ-ing interest at the annual rate of 5.00%. Final payment is due in July 2040. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2015, for this loan totaled $645,180.

As of December 31, 2015, the future principal matur-ities of this loan are as follows:

Certain operating expenses are incurred by the International Union during the year and are allocated to the related entities of the International Union based on allocation studies. These operating expenses include shared accounting support, computer technology support, reimbursement for postage, meeting and travel expenses and other miscellaneous reimbursements. For the year ending December 31, 2015, the allocation of expenses received during the year by the International Union was as follows:

For the year ending December 31, 2015, the alloca-tion of expenses that was receivable at year end was as follows:

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NOTE 10. AFFILIATIONS PER CAPITA During the year ended December 31, 2015, the International Union incurred per capita expenses to affiliated organizations as follows:

AFL-CIO 552,076$ AFL-CIO - State (Full Affiliation Program) 588,639 North America's Building Trades Unions 476,495 NABTU CHOICE Assessment 36,000 NABTU Fair Contracting Assessment 33,136 Maritime Trades Dept., AFL-CIO 4,320 Union Label Trades Dept., AFL-CIO 6,000 Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO 106,959 Professional Employees Dept., AFL-CIO 1,149 IUPAT Canadian Organizing Fund (U.S. Dollars) 72,514 Union Sportsmen’s Alliance 75,000 Union Veterans Council 8,500 National Heavy & Highway Coalition 6,000 Canadian Provincial Federation of Labour (U.S. dollars) 41,448

2,008,236$

NOTE 11. RELATED ENTITIES The Building Fund currently leases a portion of the headquarters building space to the International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan (Pension Plan), Painters and Allied Trades Labor-Management Cooperation Initiative (LMCI), and Painters and Allied Trades for Children’s Hope Foundation (PATCH). The Building Fund also leases office space in the national training center to the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Finishing Trades Institute (FTI). The Building Fund received $1,842,106 in rent from these entities for the year ended December 31, 2015. On October 31, 2005, the Death Benefit Fund loaned $4,500,000 to the IUPAT Building Corp, LLC to be used for renovating the national training facility. The loan is secured by national training facility property. On June 22, 2010, the Death Benefit Fund loaned an additional $9,922,800 to the IUPAT Building Corp, LLC to make the loan $14,000,000 to be used to pay for the new headquarters and residence hall. The loan is payable in monthly installments of $75,248 beginning August 1, 2010, including interest at the annual rate of 5.00%. Final payment is due in July 2040. Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2015, for this loan totaled $645,180.

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NOTE 11. RELATED ENTITIES (continued) As of December 31, 2015, the future principal maturities of this loan are as follows:

Year Ended Death BenefitDecember 31, Fund

2016 270,982$ 2017 284,845 2018 299,419 2019 314,737 2020 330,840

Thereafter 11,262,071

12,762,894$


TotalPension Received

FTI LMCI Plan PATCH from Related

Accounting & human 126,970$ 99,042$ -$ 27,688$ 253,700$ resources support

Computer technology support 68,949 85,018 104,939 566 259,472 Postage Reimb. 23,436 13,712 4,147 - 41,295 Meeting & Travel Reimb. 86,146 416,654 64,033 - 566,833 Other reimbursements 36,978 173,455 214,257 28,543 453,233

Totals 342,479$ 787,881$ 387,376$ 56,797$ 1,574,533$

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NOTE 11. RELATED ENTITIES (continued) As of December 31, 2015, the future principal maturities of this loan are as follows:

Year Ended Death BenefitDecember 31, Fund

2016 270,982$ 2017 284,845 2018 299,419 2019 314,737 2020 330,840


12,762,894$


TotalPension Received

FTI LMCI Plan PATCH from Related

Accounting & human 126,970$ 99,042$ -$ 27,688$ 253,700$ resources support

Computer technology support 68,949 85,018 104,939 566 259,472 Postage Reimb. 23,436 13,712 4,147 - 41,295 Meeting & Travel Reimb. 86,146 416,654 64,033 - 566,833 Other reimbursements 36,978 173,455 214,257 28,543 453,233

Totals 342,479$ 787,881$ 387,376$ 56,797$ 1,574,533$


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12/31/2015


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The International Union also pays related parties for miscellaneous expenses that include classroom rentals, employee withholdings, meeting and travel reimburse-ments and other miscellaneous reimbursements. For the year ending December 31, 2015, the allocation of expenses that was paid to related parties and amounts payable at year end were as follows:

NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIESThe International Union is involved in litigation aris-

ing in the normal course of operations. Some of the litigation involves matters common to any organization of comparable size, including personnel, employment, contract, and trademark issues. None of this litigation involves any substantial potential liability on the part of the International Union.

NOTE 13. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTSThe framework for measuring fair value provides a fair

value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation tech-niques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active mar-kets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

Basis of Fair Value Measurement:Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are

unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the International Union has the ability to access.

Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; inputs

that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 input must be observable for substan-tially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unob-servable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unob-servable inputs.

The availability of observable market data is moni-tored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation tech-niques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the period.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, there were no transfers in or out of levels 1, 2, or 3.

NOTE 14. POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITSThe International Union provides postretirement life

insurance for all employees and postretirement medi-cal insurance for former general officers or general executive board members and their spouses. To be eligible for these benefits, employees must retire and immediately be eligible to receive a pension from the International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Fund. Generally, retirees and their spouses may con-

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NOTE 13. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows: Basis of Fair Value Measurement: Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for

identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the International Union has the ability to access.

Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques maximize the use of relevant observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

U.S. Government and Government Agency obligations 1,660,573$ 1,660,573$ -$ -$

Corporate bonds 24,469,319 - 24,469,319 - Certificates of deposit 600,200 - 600,200 - Common stock 7,539,846 7,539,846 - - ULLICO stock 39,826 - - 39,826 Short-term investments 3,934,198 3,934,198 - -

38,243,962$ 13,134,617$ 25,069,519$ 39,826$

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015

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NOTE 13. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

ULLICOTotal stock

Beginning balance 39,826$ 39,826$ Realized gains - - Unrealized gains - - Purchases - - Sales - - Transfers into Level 3 - -

Ending balance 39,826$ 39,826$

Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The availability of observable market data is monitored to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the period. For the year ended December 31, 2015, there were no transfers in or out of levels 1, 2, or 3. NOTE 14. POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS The International Union provides postretirement life insurance for all employees and postretirement medical insurance for former general officers or general executive board members and their spouses. To be eligible for these benefits, employees must retire and immediately be eligible to receive a pension from the International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Fund. Generally, retirees and their spouses may continue medical benefits until the earliest of the attainment of age 65 or death. The life insurance benefit continues for the life of the retiree. The life insurance benefit is in the amount of $10,000 or $5,000 depending on job classification. The International Union reports in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 715, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits” (FASB ASC 715). The amount reported as the postretirement benefit obligation represents the actuarial present value of those estimated future benefits that are attributed to employees' service rendered to the date of the financial statements. Postretirement benefits include future benefits expected to be paid to or for currently retired employees and their spouses and employees and their spouses after retirement from service. Prior to an active employee's full eligibility date, the postretirement benefit obligation is the portion of the expected postretirement benefit obligation that is attributed to that employee's service rendered to the valuation date.



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NOTE 11. RELATED ENTITIES (continued) For the year ending December 31, 2015, the allocation of expenses that was receivable at year end was as follows:

TotalPension Due from

FTI LMCI Plan PATCH Related

Accounting & human -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ resources support

Computer technology support 72,175 2,168 3,843 - 78,186 Postage Reimb. 817 5,689 1,867 - 8,373 Meeting & Travel Reimb. - - 1,214 - 1,214 Other reimbursements 23,346 113,566 1,697 2,419 141,028

Totals 96,338$ 121,423$ 8,621$ 2,419$ 228,801$

The International Union also pays related parties for miscellaneous expenses that include classroom rentals, employee withholdings, meeting and travel reimbursements and other miscellaneous reimbursements. For the year ending December 31, 2015, the allocation of expenses that was paid to related parties and amounts payable at year end were as follows:

FTI 36,642$ 8,838$ LMCI 7,807 25,822 Pension Plan 51,371 165,463 PATCH 14,676 2,002

Totals 110,496$ 202,125$

December 31, 2015the year ended

related parties duringAmount paid to

Amount due torelated parties at

December 31, 2015

NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The International Union is involved in litigation arising in the normal course of operations. Some of the litigation involves matters common to any organization of comparable size, including personnel, employment, contract, and trademark issues. None of this litigation involves any substantial potential liability on the part of the International Union.

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NOTE 11. RELATED ENTITIES (continued) For the year ending December 31, 2015, the allocation of expenses that was receivable at year end was as follows:

TotalPension Due from

FTI LMCI Plan PATCH Related

Accounting & human -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ resources support

Computer technology support 72,175 2,168 3,843 - 78,186 Postage Reimb. 817 5,689 1,867 - 8,373 Meeting & Travel Reimb. - - 1,214 - 1,214 Other reimbursements 23,346 113,566 1,697 2,419 141,028

Totals 96,338$ 121,423$ 8,621$ 2,419$ 228,801$

The International Union also pays related parties for miscellaneous expenses that include classroom rentals, employee withholdings, meeting and travel reimbursements and other miscellaneous reimbursements. For the year ending December 31, 2015, the allocation of expenses that was paid to related parties and amounts payable at year end were as follows:

FTI 36,642$ 8,838$ LMCI 7,807 25,822 Pension Plan 51,371 165,463 PATCH 14,676 2,002

Totals 110,496$ 202,125$

December 31, 2015the year ended

related parties duringAmount paid to

Amount due torelated parties at

December 31, 2015

NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The International Union is involved in litigation arising in the normal course of operations. Some of the litigation involves matters common to any organization of comparable size, including personnel, employment, contract, and trademark issues. None of this litigation involves any substantial potential liability on the part of the International Union.

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tinue medical benefits until the earliest of the attainment of age 65 or death. The life insurance benefit continues for the life of the retiree. The life insurance benefit is in the amount of $10,000 or $5,000 depending on job classification. The International Union reports in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 715, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits” (FASB ASC 715).

The amount reported as the postretirement benefit obligation represents the actuarial present value of those estimated future benefits that are attributed to employees’ service rendered to the date of the financial statements. Postretirement benefits include future benefits expected to be paid to or for cur-rently retired employees and their spouses and employees and their spouses after retirement from service. Prior to an active employee’s full eligibil-ity date, the postretirement benefit obligation is the portion of the expected postretirement benefit obli-gation that is attributed to that employee’s service rendered to the valuation date.

The actuarial present value of the expected postre-tirement benefit obligation is determined by the Plan’s actuary and is the amount that results from applying actuarial assumptions to historical claims cost data to estimate future annual incurred claims costs per participant and to adjust such estimates for the time value of money (through discounts for interest) and the probability of payment (by means of decrements such as those for death or retirement) between the valu-ation date and the expected date of payment. The actuarial cost method used to determine the liability is the Projected Unit Credit Cost Method.

For measurement purposes, 10.00% annual rate of increase in the per person cost of covered medi-cal health care benefits was assumed, grading down to 5% over 10 years.

The following were other significant assumptions used in the valuations as of December 31, 2015:

Discount rate: 6.00% Mortality: RP-2000 Mortality Table with Blue

Collar Adjustment projected to 2005 with Scale AA Retirement Age: 100% of eligible participants

are assumed to retire at age 63The foregoing assumptions are based on the pre-

sumption that the International Union will continue. Were the International Union to terminate, differ-ent actuarial assumptions and other factors might

be applicable in determining the actuarial present value of the postretirement benefit obligations.

The estimated post-retirement benefit obligation liability at December 31, 2015 of $1,785,160 is based on an actuarial valuation report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

NOTE 15. LOAN RECEIVABLEOn September 17, 2014, the International Union

loaned $1,600,000 to the Painters District Council 51 to be used to pay off their property located at 4700 Boston Way, Lanham, MD. The loan is secured by the clean title of the two buildings on this property and a CD for $400,000. The loan is payable in monthly installments of $10,559 beginning October 15, 2014, including interest at the annual rate of 5.00%. Final payment is due in September 2034. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2015, for this loan totaled $78,315.

As of December 31, 2015, the future principal maturities of this loan are as follows:

NOTE 16. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIESThe International Union invests in various investments.

Investments are exposed to various risks such as eco-nomic, interest rate, market, and sector risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investments will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the Statement of Financial Position.

NOTE 17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTSThe International Union has evaluated subse-

quent events through August 16, 2016, the date the financial statements were available to be issued, and they have been evaluated in accordance with relevant accounting standards.

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NOTE 15. LOAN RECEIVABLE (continued) As of December 31, 2015, the future principal maturities of this loan are as follows:

Year Ended DC 51 LoanDecember 31, Receivable

2016 50,873$ 2017 53,476 2018 56,212 2019 59,088 2020 62,111


1,539,876$

NOTE 16. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES The International Union invests in various investments. Investments are exposed to various risks such as economic, interest rate, market, and sector risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investments will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the Statement of Financial Position. NOTE 17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The International Union has evaluated subsequent events through August 16, 2016, the date the financial statements were available to be issued, and they have been evaluated in accordance with relevant accounting standards.


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Practical Experience is the Job Corps Difference

T he Job Corps program has long established itself as a valuable resource for young men and women to learn a trade and build a profoundly successful professional and personal life. Although vocational schools that teach many of the same skills learned in Job Corps

remain in most parts of the United States, they are shrinking in number.

They also don’t have something that Job Corps centers are proud to tout; labor union partnership, specifically, the many Building Trades Unions in North America.

In addition to providing a state-of-the-art curriculum for students to learn from in the classroom, the union partners of Job Corps take students into the field for community service where they can get the “real world” experience of being on a job site and apply-ing their newly trained skills.

Tandy Sturgeon, the painting instructor for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) program at Tongue Point Job Corps Center in Astoria, Oregon, recruited a group of his students for a nearby painting job.

The U.S. Coast Guard Exchange in Astoria was in dire need of a new paint job to welcome those who are serving our country in for necessities and grocer-ies. The exterior was pressure washed, and surface repairs were made while the walls were painted. The students used ladders and a scissor lift to reach all areas to get the work completed in time for an impor-tant Coast Guard inspection.

The second half of the project occurred during the last week of July where the back of the building and remaining sides were cleaned, prepped and painted, as well as touch-up on the front. The students used airless spray equipment and back-rolled the exterior walls, while all trim work was done by hand. The U.S. Coast Guard supplied the materials, and the work done by the Job Corps students saved the U.S. government almost $20,000. The IUPAT paint pro-gram thanks the U.S. Coast Guard for the opportunity to do real-world type work in our community.

Students from Pine Ridge Job Corps Center in Chadron, Nebraska, recently put their skills and dedication to the community in which they live to work on local Chadron Elementary School. They gave the school colors a new shine in the gymnasium, just in time for a new school year.

JOB CORPS STUDENTS GIVE LOCAL SCHOOL A NEW SHINE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR

Tongue Point Job Corps student volunteers (in no particular order): Zekarias Chantry, Arianna Jones, Sierra LaFountain, Ricardo Marques, Lilly Morris, Eli Paz, Kristian Woolliscroft, Yajhady Guerra-Castano, Angela Ehle, Paulino Bernal and Amanda Burnett.


From left to right (back row): James Sorensen, Kacey Morris, Teresa Edwards, Nang Bang, Kue Tyew Thar, Eh Kue Shee and Boe Reh. From left to right (front row): Lay Pwui Moo, Daniel Loeffler, Tyrique Allah-Rogers and Kolby Demery.

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THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT:

WHERE THEYSTAND

All political pundits, experts and commentators agree that this presidential election is one for the history books. What we, as union members, must realize is that if Donald Trump is elected our next president, unions will also be history.

There is so much at stake as we cast our ballot in this election.

Read about where the candidates stand on issues important to working families, and then make your choice for the candidate who clearly is

on the side of the workers and middle class.


Clinton has a plan to increase federal infrastructure fund-ing by $275 billion over a five-year period, fully paying for these investments through business tax reform. Of these funds, she would allocate $250 billion to direct public investment. She would allocate the other $25 billion to a national infrastructure bank, dedicated to advancing our competitive advantage for the 21st cen-tury economy. The bank would leverage its $25 billion in funds to support up to an additional $225 billion in direct loans, loan guarantees, and other forms of credit enhancement—meaning that Clinton’s infrastructure plan would, in total, would result in up to $500 billion total in federally supported investments.

THE CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT:

WHERE THEYSTAND

JOB CREATIONOne of the most effective ways to create new jobs in the IUPAT industries

is infrastructure investment. In fact, it is reported that over 13,000 jobs are created for every $1 billion invested in infrastructure.

HILLARY CLINTON

Moody’s Analytics estimates that if the Democratic presidential nominee’s proposals are enacted, the economy would create 10.4

million jobs during her presidency, or 3.2 million more than expected under current law.

Moody’s found that several of Clinton’s key policies would boost the economy: Her

immigration proposal would increase the number of skilled workers in the country, more

government spending on infrastructure would help business productivity, and her paid family

leave proposal would bring more people into the workforce.

Moody’s: Clinton economy would create 10 million jobsmoney.cnn.com, July 29, 2016

DONALD TRUMPAs of this writing, the Trump campaign has not presented a detailed plan to spend what he vows will be $500 billion on infrastructure investment. “Like a lot of things Trump says, it’s thin on details,” says [economist Peter] Morici, who points out the Chinese would basically be financing U.S. road repairs if Trump issued bonds.

“The practicality of such a proposal, which would be debt-financed, calls into question Trump’s prior promises to reduce the national debt, although

he has been slippery on how quickly he would do so.”

Trump Says He’ll Spend More Than $500 Billion on Infrastructure

Bloomberg.com, August 2, 2016

“Like a lot of things Trump says, it’s thin on details”

Economist Peter Morici

Trump vows to outspend Clinton on roads, bridges

money.cnn.com, August 3, 2016

As a New York senator, she was pro-union, with a lifetime AFL-CIO rating of 94 percent. She was a co-sponsor in 2007 of the Employee Free Choice Act, the union-backed legislation that would have made card check the norm, the opposite of the Employee Rights Act.

HILLARY CLINTON

“Right-to-work is wrong for workers and wrong for

America,” Clinton added.Six Points From Hillary Clinton’s Speech to

AFL-CIO Convention in Philly Todayphillymag.com, April 6, 2016

“Right-wing attacks on the labor move-ment are nothing new. But they are

growing in number and intensity. I’ve been disturbed by repeated state-level attacks on basic protections that unions

have fought hard for over the years, like a prevailing wage, union dues deductions, binding arbitration, and

collective bargaining.”

“As President, I will stand up to anti-union leaders who try to make workers scapegoats in times of economic hard-

ship. And I’ll stand with all workers and lawmakers fighting for real work-ers’ rights – like the right to organize, bargain collectively, be paid fairly and retire with dignity and security. When unions are strong, families are strong. And when families are strong, America

is strong.”Hillary Clinton’s Statement on Missouri

Vote Blocking ‘Right to Work’ Lawhillaryclinton.com, September 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton Wants a Higher Minimum Wage

“I know everybody wants to make this some kind of big contrast. Well, it isn’t. You know, Bernie Sanders came out and said the legislation passed in New York

was a model for the nation.

“And you know what model is?

“That model is a phased in minimum wage increase to get to $15 in the city and surrounding areas, to get to $12, $12.50 upstate, but to be constantly

evaluating the economic conditions so that there is no unintended consequence of lost jobs.

“That has been my position. And that is exactly what New York just voted for. And for federal legislation, if it has the same kind of understanding about how we have to phase this in, how we have to evaluate it as we go, if

the Congress passes that, of course I would sign it.”Hillary Clinton’s Statement on Missouri

Vote Blocking ‘Right to Work’ Lawabcnews.go.com, April 17, 2016

WORKERS’ RIGHTSThere has been a state-by-state, concentrated attack by corporate and conservative

interests on our right to organize and collectively bargain for fair wages and benefits. The two presidential candidates have vastly different views on workers’ rights.


DONALD TRUMP

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he favors states with right-to-work laws because “it is better for the people” to not have to pay union dues if

they don’t want to. Trump: ‘I like right-to-work better’

WashingtonExaminer.com, February 23, 2016

Meanwhile, at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas:

According to NLRB charges filed by the union, five hotel workers were “unfairly suspended

for exercising their legal right to wear a union button and organize their co-workers” last

year (they were eventually reinstated with back pay, along with an agreement to post work-

ers’ rights publicly and not interfere with future organizing). Last June, the union filed new

charges alleging the management “violated the federally protected rights of workers to

participate in union activities,” including “inci-dents of alleged physical assault, verbal abuse, intimidation, and threats by management.” The workers charged the managers with blocking

organizers from distributing pro-union literature in the workers’ dining room, while stealthily

allowing anti-union activists to campaign during work hours.

No Surprise: Trump is a Union Buster at his Own Hotel

TheNation.com, August 21, 2015

Trump’s vice presidential pick, Mike Pence from Indiana, promotes anti-labor politics:

“When Pence was a U.S. congressman, he argued that increasing the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25

an hour was much too drastic.”

“In 2013, while he was governor of Indiana, Pence’s party blocked an effort to increase the state minimum wage to

$8.25.”

“In 2012, Pence defended [Right to Work] law and his administration successfully upheld it before the Indiana

Supreme Court in 2014.”

“Pence in 2015 repealed the state’s prevailing wage law, which had established local wage levels for publicly funded

construction projects.”

“Pence was following the agenda set by such Koch-funded, anti-worker groups as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and Americans for Prosperity

(AFP), which have lobbied to repeal prevailing wage laws across the Midwest.”

“As governor of Indiana Pence has voiced support for [TPP], writing that “[r]educing tariffs and other trade barri-ers so that Indiana businesses can enjoy increased market access and fairly compete on the world stage is something

that Congress must do.”Pence Seals Trump’s Anti-Worker Ticket

Prospect.org, July 19, 2016

Trump on Wages:

“Taxes too high, wages too high, we’re not going to be able to compete against the

world. I hate to say it, but we have to leave it the way it is. People have to go out, they have to work really hard, and they have to

get into that upper stratum.” Republican Presidential Debate in Milwaukee,

Wisconsin November 10, 2015


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“…Trump left the window open to future reforms in his comments to AARP, saying: “As our demog-raphy changes, a prudent administration would begin to examine what changes might be neces-

sary for future generations.”

Similarly, Trump policy adviser Sam Clovis recently said at the 2016 Fiscal Summit of the Peter G.

Peterson Foundation: “After the administration has been in place, then we will start to look at all of

the programs, including entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.”

Social Security: Where Clinton and Trump Stand NextAvenue.org, August 8, 2016

Clinton has a strong record on retirement security:• As Senator, Clinton co-sponsored bills to reduce the

impact of the Medicare prescription drug gap by allow-ing Medicare to negotiate drug prices for seniors.

• As Senator, she was “adamantly opposed” to George W. Bush’s plan to privatize Social Security, and in 2005, she warned Congress against considering plans that divert payroll taxes from Social Security to the stock market.

• She voted to repeal the income tax increase on Social Security benefits and voted to ensure that Social Security surpluses were not raided to fund tax cuts on corporate dividends.

• She co-sponsored legislation to repeal provisions of the Social Security Act that have reduced the Social Security benefits of hundreds of thousands of low-paid public employees.

As president, Clinton pledges to expand Social Security for those who need it most and who are treated unfairly by the current system, including easing the reduction in benefits a widower or widow receives upon the death of their spouse, expanding Social Security benefits for women and those who took significant time out of the paid workforce to take care of their children, aging parents, or ailing family members.

Candidate Trump has announced no changes will be made to Social Security. However, he does not rule out changes in the future if elected president.

HILLARY CLINTON

RETIREMENT SECURITY The Great Recession was a hard lesson on how important retirement security is for both those who are already retired and those still saving. Where do the candidates stand when it comes to mak-

ing certain the life you have worked so hard for will be there when you go into retirement?



DONALD TRUMP

Back in 2000, Trump, in his book “The America We Deserve,” said he supported the 1994 federal assault weapons ban. (The law expired in 2004

and was not renewed by Congress).

“I generally oppose gun control,” he wrote then, “but I support the ban on assault weapons and I

support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun. With today’s internet

technology we should be able to tell within 72 hours if a potential gun owner has a record.”

But in a policy paper released in September 2015*, a little more than three months into his campaign, Trump offered a very different take.

“Gun and magazine bans are a total failure,” he said. “That’s been proven

every time it’s been tried.”The times Trump changed his positions on guns

CNN.com, June 20, 2016

* Protecting Our Second Amendment Rights Will Make America Great Again

Donald J. Trump on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms donaldjtrump.com

Although Hillary Clinton proposes rules that would put a ban on certain types of guns and enact stricter guidelines for purchases, she has not called for the repeal of our right to bear arms.

Donald Trump is closely in line with the National Rifle Association (NRA) and his running mate, Governor Mike Pence, has an A rating with the NRA, as well. Yet, it has been documented how the presidential candidate’s view on gun control has changed over the years.

HILLARY CLINTON

GUN VIOLENCE & GUN RIGHTS This issue is front and center in the media on a daily basis. The debate

over public safety from gun violence and our constitutional right to own firearms is seemingly at an impasse.

“I’m not here to repeal the Second Amendment. I’m not here to take away your guns. I just don’t want you to be shot by someone who shouldn’t

have a gun in the first place,” Clinton said.

She once again called for “common-sense reforms” to “keep guns out of the hands

of criminals, terrorists and all other who would do us harm.”Hillary Clinton: ‘I’m Not Here

to Take Away Your Guns’ CNSnews.com, July 29, 2016

“But she has never said she wants to abolish the Second Amendment. So that’s -- Donald Trump is going to a little extreme and I think she’s going to

the extreme, saying ‘Donald Trump’s America will have everyone shooting everybody.’”

Fox Host Contradicts NRA Lie Hyped By Fox, Admits Clinton Won’t

Abolish Second Amendment MediaMatters.org, May 23, 2016

Donald Trump distorts the facts when he says “Hillary Clinton wants to take your guns away” and “abolish the Second Amendment.”

Clinton’s gun violence prevention proposal would impose restrictions, including a ban on

semi-automatic “assault weapons,” but it does not call for banning all guns.

Trump Distorts Clinton’s Gun Stance FactCheck.org, May 10, 2016

In her tax plan, the Democratic nominee pledges to restore basic fairness to the tax code to ensure the wealthiest Americans do not pay a lower tax rate than working families, provide tax relief to those working families, close corporate and Wall Street tax loopholes, and institute tax reform to help small businesses grow. The reviews are in:

HILLARY CLINTON

INCOME TAXES & ECONOMIC PLANThe United States economy continues to enjoy a recovery from the Great Recession

and now we are faced with two presidential candidates with very different economic plans, two extremely different outcomes for our economy.

The non-partisan Tax Policy Center reports that “Clinton’s tax proposals would shave $1.2 trillion off the nation’s debt over the next 10 years while Trump’s would add

$11.2 trillion.” Although recent adjustments in Trump’s tax plan could reduce that number, the plan would still add to the nation’s debt according to experts. *

DONALD TRUMP

“He’s actually doing less for the middle class than he originally planned,” said Martin A.

Sullivan, the chief economist at Tax Analysts.Economists: Trump tax plan offers almost

nothing for the middle class WashingtonPost.com, August 8, 2016

“…the benefits of Trump’s tax cut would still be aimed squarely at the top of the

income distribution.”Trump’s tax plan sounds populist, but it aims

its key benefits at the rich BusinessInsider.com, August 10, 2016

“Mr. Trump’s ideas are a thoughtless mess that would cause widespread economic pain while

achieving little in return.”

The best thing about Hillary Clinton’s economic policy: it’s not Trump’s

Economist.com, August 11, 2016

* Donald Trump just made a major change to his tax plan

CNBC.com, August 8, 2016

Mr. Trump’s latest tax plan (as of August 2016) proposes to lower taxes for everyone, simplify the income tax brack-ets from seven to three, limit the business tax to 15 percent and end the death tax. The reviews are in:

Her proposals would increase revenue by $1.1 trillion over the next decade. Nearly all of the tax increases would fall on the top 1 percent; the bot-tom 95 percent of taxpayers would see little or no

change in their taxes.An Analysis of Hillary Clinton’s Tax Proposals

TaxPolicyCenter.org

If Hillary Clinton wins the White House and per-suades Congress to pass her agenda, wealthy

Americans will pay higher taxes, businesses will face tax rules that make it less advantageous to relocate overseas, and the money those changes

produce will go to fund the rest of her policy agenda, from child care to roads,

bridges and other infrastructure.How Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Differ on Taxes

NYTimes.com, August 12, 2016

A policy survey of National Association for Business Economics (NABE) members released Monday shows that 55% of business economists

feel that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would do the best job as president

of managing the U.S. economy.By 4 to 1 Margin, Business Economists Say Clinton

Would Manage Economy Better Than Trump Forbes.com, August 22, 2016


AFTER YOU CONSIDER THE CANDIDATES, CONSIDER THEIR PARTY PLATFORM

In each presidential election, the Democrats and Republicans adopt at their conventions a party platform. These platforms are considered the official stance of the respective political party on a variety of issues to garner votes and build coalitions.

Take a look at what the Republicans have adopted in their platform:

“We will restore the rule of law to labor law by block-ing ‘card check,’ enacting the Secret Ballot Protection Act, enforcing the Hobbs Act against labor violence and passing the Raise Act to allow all workers to receive well-earned raises without the approval of their union representative. We demand an end to the Project Labor Agreements; and we call for repeal of the Davis-Bacon Act, which costs the taxpayers billions of dollars annually in artificially high wages on government projects. We sup-port the right of States to enact Right-to-Work laws and encourage them to do so to promote greater economic lib-erty. Ultimately, we support the enactment of a National Right-to-Work law to promote worker freedom and to promote greater economic liberty. We will aggressively

enforce the recent decision by the Supreme Court barring the use of union dues for political purposes without the consent of the worker.”

There’s more…

“We salute the Republican Governors and State legisla-tors who have saved their States from fiscal disaster by reforming their laws governing public employee unions. We urge elected officials across the country to follow their lead in order to avoid State and local defaults on their obligations and the collapse of ser-vices to the public. To safeguard the free choice of pub-lic employees, no government at any level should act as the dues collector for unions. A Republican President will protect the rights of conscience of public employees by proposing legislation to bar mandatory dues for political purposes.”

The Republican Party officially stands against everything that organized labor stands for. You may have some dis-agreements with your candidate, but just remember that your vote is a vote for, or a vote against working families. Make your vote count.


An IUPAT Contractor Speaks Out on theDonald Trump Way of Doing Business

In 2016, Martin Rosenberg, former owner of Atlantic Plate and Window Glass, shared his story of working with developer Donald Trump on the Atlantic City Taj Mahal in 1990. His story is just one of many like it where small businesses are left in the wake of a Trump storm of business misdeeds. Mr. Rosenberg employed nearly 50 IUPAT members at the time, and it wasn’t only he and his business partners that faced financial doom because of Donald Trump, it was those employees as well.

You can watch the video on www.IUPAT.org on Channel 1 Videos.

Donald Trump’s Bad DealsI want people to see and understand what Mr. Trump

is. I’ve experienced some really bad things. On screen:In 1990, Martin Rosenberg, a third generation owner of Atlantic Plate and Window Glass Inc., was completing work on the Trump Taj Mahal Casino.

We started the Taj Mahal for Resorts International. When I was three-quarters of the way through the proj-ect, Donald Trump took over.

Basically, he asked me how much it was going to cost to complete it, and I gave him a number. He said to me, “I can get it done cheaper.”

And I said, “Mr. Trump, I’m quite sure that you prob-ably can, but I can’t do it cheaper.”

He then said to me, “Are you going to do a good job?”

I said, “We always do a good job. That’s why we do so many of the places in Atlantic City.”

He said, “Well, you’ve got the job.” We completed the work and did the changes that he

wanted to make that, you know, was more glitzy than it was originally, and at the end, I was waiting for our final payment, which did not come. At which time I went to my…talked to my brother. I said, “Harry, I think we have a very large problem here.”

And the solution, I thought, would be to unite with

all the different contractors on the job and go after Mr. Trump, because the costs would be prohibitive otherwise. And then we started with our attorneys, and went up to New York, and tried to get our money, but it wasn’t coming so fast.

On screen:Atlantic Plate and Window Glass was owed more than $1 million and struggled to make payroll for its staff and union laborers.

It was very difficult. You have to pay your people on Fridays. You have to send in your union dues once a month. There were very, very nice, old-time businesses that went under when they could not pay their bills because Mr. Trump did not pay his bill.

Mr. Trump was saying, most of the time, or his peo-ple were saying, “Well, either we’ll reach an agree-ment, or we’ll file, or Mr. Trump will file for bankruptcy.”

I was not familiar with bankruptcy at the time; and that’s what they used as leverage.

It didn’t seem like a pattern at the time, but, yeah, it ultimately became a pattern of behavior in the city for all the casinos that he was involved with.

On Screen:After the Taj Mahal Casino opened, Trump owed $70 million to 253 contractors employing thousands of working people.

It was a disaster. He took a lot of hardworking peo-ple and destroyed them.

On screen: Trump filed for bankruptcy, then sold the Taj Mahal to fellow billionaire Carl Icahn. Due to their mismanagement, the Taj Mahal is now closing, resulting in the loss of 3,000 jobs. Trump has said, if elected president, he would put Carl Icahn in charge of international trade.

He is negative. He doesn’t negotiate, he dictates. He doesn’t apologize – he’s never done anything wrong. It’s amazing. He does not have the temperament to be this president, and I am only speaking up because most people won’t.


Consider the NLRB When You Consider Your Vote for President

Another reason this vote is so important for union members is the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and presidential appointments.

The NLRB was formed in 1935 when President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Wagner Act (also called the National Labor Relations Act) into law as a part of the New Deal pro-gram. The responsibility of this board is to govern relations between unions, employees and employ-ers. This includes the oversight of employees’ right to organize and bargain collectively.

Most importantly, the board of five people who are charged with hearing and resolving labor disputes through various channels are appointed by the U.S. president. That gives the president the opportunity to decide if this board con-tinues to act in the interests of employees under the Department of Labor, or in the interests of employers under what could be more appropriately called the “Department of Management.”

Under President Barack Obama, the NLRB has most recently ruled to allow graduate students to

organize, limited the right of employers to replace striking workers, made it easier for fast food work-ers to organize, and significantly streamlined the time it takes to hold a union election in the work-place.

Under his predecessor, President George W. Bush, the Department of Labor and

the NLRB were definitely more like the Department of Management. His appointees to the board denied grad-uate students and other groups of workers the right to organize, refused

the right of nonunion workers to have a co-worker present when being disciplined

in the workplace, and worked to make union organizing possible through card check recognition illegal. These actions were in addition to an executive order to bar project labor agreements on federally funded projects.

In short, pathway after pathway to a larger union movement was blocked under the Bush Administration and his conservative Republican plat-form. Now, how do you think it will go for unions under a Trump Administration?


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T he IUPAT Finishing Trades Institute (FTI) strives to not only develop curriculum to provide state-of-

the-art training for our members, it is also constantly exploring new ways to gain more resources

to improve that training.

A key initiative in that search for additional resources is achieving educational accreditation for the FTI. Accreditation is a type of a quality assurance process under which ser-vices and operations of educational institutions are evaluated by an exter-nal body to determine if the standards are met to be recognized as a pro-gram that provides a quality of edu-cation that the community has a right to expect and the education world endorses.

As a member working with the tools in the field, think of accredi-tation for the FTI as a certification you earn to work in your craft, like OSHA, Coating Application Specialist (CAS) or National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO).

FTI accreditation will benefit IUPAT members as it will legitimize our train-ing facilities and training programs (international and local) in the eyes of not only the Department of Labor, but also the Department of Education.

This gives our training programs the opportunity, or at least a better oppor-tunity, to receive new resources that unaccredited programs may not qual-ify for.

The accreditation process will look closely at FTI curriculum, facilities, and current resources to determine if our programs effectively provide the quality and services needed to edu-cate and train our members for contin-ued success on the job site. The intent throughout the process is more than to focus on shortcomings; the chief goal is to seek remedies for inadequa-cies and to identify and nurture good practices.

BENEFITS OF COE ACCREDITATIONn Continuous institutional review and

improvementn Continuous programmatic review

and improvementn Continuous local industry review of

occupational programsn Continuous reviews against normal

national standards, as well as edu-

cational and industry standardsn Professional assistance and support

is provided in preparing for the review

n Professional evaluation from out-of-state review teams

n Networking and sharing of best practices among other institutions and states

n Continuous review cycle of 2-6 years provides relevance and validity to the accreditation process

n Greater clarity of purposen Stronger internal relationshipsn Wider professional participationn More effective methods of planning

for school improvementn Improved consistency between edu-

cational purpose and practiceAchieving accreditation by COE

is a ten-step process, and the FTI has already completed the first three steps earlier this year. The fourth step was a preliminary visit to the FTI campus by two representatives of COE in September to determine our eligibil-ity to apply for accreditation. Based

Classes at the Finishing Trades Institute are year-round at the IUPAT Headquarters Campus. Accreditation will elevate our training program to a new level.


upon the visit, those representatives will make a recommendation to COE commissioners as to whether or not to approve the FTI as a candidate. Depending upon the recommenda-tions of the representatives and the timing of the COE meeting schedule, the candidacy determination is likely to occur in late 2016. That would constitute the fifth step of the process.

Once candidacy is approved, the sixth step can begin. The sixth step is the preparation and completion of a comprehensive Self-Study docu-ment by the FTI. This step is, in many respects, the heart of the accreditation process. The FTI, like other schools, is required to undergo a thorough and critical self-examination of every phase of its operation and to report in detail on the results. The purpose of this report is to ensure that the FTI staff, faculty, trustees and students are confident that the institution meets all of the criteria established by COE for an accredited school. The prepara-tion and completion of the Self-Study report, and the collection of support-ing documentation that is required by COE, will take several months to

complete. Much of the documentation that is required by COE consists of written plans, policies and procedures that are considered to be essential for any school.

Upon the completion of the Self-Study report, the chair of a visiting team appointed by COE will visit the FTI campus. The chair’s visit is the seventh step, and is for the purpose of ensuring the school’s readiness for the full visiting team to arrive approxi-mately one month later. The team visit is the eighth step. The members of the team engage in a detailed review of the entire Self-Study and interview various members of the FTI commu-nity during a multi-day visit in order to make a report and recommenda-tion to the COE commissioners as to whether or not to accredit the FTI.

The ninth step is the opportunity for the FTI to provide a written response to the formal report of the visiting team, and the tenth and final step is for the COE commissioners to vote on whether or not to accredit the FTI. It is anticipated that the FTI could com-plete the accreditation process within one year.

I t is a long, t ime-consuming endeavor, but well worth the effort for the members of the IUPAT. The con-struction industry is continuing to show signs of growth and we, as a union, are working tirelessly to elect Hillary Clinton who has pledged to fuel the creation of even more jobs with strong infrastructure investment.

IUPAT members must remain the best of the best on the job site to keep working, and taking our train-ing programs to the next level through accreditation is yet another tool to help us accomplish that.

In addition to training programs, the FTI hosts manufacturers to brief IUPAT trainers on their new products and training requirements.

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LMCI: Pulse of the Industry

T wo of the primary goals of the Painters and Allied Trades Labor Management Cooperation Initiative (LMCI) are to expand the market share of the employers of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades members and to increase the size of the

workforce in our many trades.

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As a means to achieve those goals, the LMCI has launched a new initia-tive – Pulse of the Industry. The pur-pose of this new program is to gather as much information about specific subjects in our industries as possible from local IUPAT leaders and signa-tory contractors who are working in the field every day. The information was gathered two ways: an online survey, and a follow-up meeting with representatives from both labor and management in Maryland.

The online survey went out to nearly 400 people and asked a variety of questions of how business in our industries is currently done, and how it can be improved. From

that framework of information, over 100 people gathered in Columbia, Maryland, with expert facilitators to flesh out the most important issues and obstacles raised by the survey results, and bring focus to the proposed solu-tions.

“This hasn’t been done before, and it has been quite an eye-opening experience,” said LMCI Administrator Greg Renne. “We have people in the field in different parts of the United States and Canada, but the issues we face on the local level and the lessons we learned from them don’t tend to be shared on a national level. With the Pulse of the Industry, all that same information is collected and processed

in one central location. We already see some very promising ideas, and I’m looking forward to continuing the process.”

The next step in this initiative will take place at the October LMCI Finishing Industries Forum. New meet-ings with industry representatives from each of our trades are planned to examine the data and work together to develop some tangible results.

The Pulse of the Industry initiative is already showing great promise through better communication, and focusing on what we have in common to achieve our goals.

In September, IUPAT union and business leaders gathered in

Maryland to map out the course of a new initiative to grow

market share and the IUPAT workforce - the Pulse of Industry.


The LMCI is preparing to launch an updated version of its

very successful Project Management Program this fall at the

2016 LMCI Finishing Industries Forum in Orlando.

The original program, launched in 2008, teaches critical

core project management competencies such as estimating,

budgeting, planning, scheduling and cost control. A case study

on an IUPAT project in North America is also used as a tool for

students in the class to apply the tools they learn to “real life”

scenarios. Other classroom topics emphasize soft skills, such

as the study of behavioral preferences, and relationship skills,

like conflict resolution.

The new PMP 2.0 will include topics and content that more

closely align with the current state of the Finishing Industries.

This is an important revision that will add depth on topics

relating to the technical aspects of Project Management and

other topics included in the program. This update also includes

an extensive library of courses available in the Finishing

Trades Institute online Learning Management System.

The Project Management Program 2.0 is expected to be

held at a district council near you in early 2017, both in the

classroom and online. Contact your district council to learn

more.

LMCI’S PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 2.0

Groups for each of the core IUPAT trades met to discuss different perspectives on the unique challenges faced by each trade, and the processes and solutions that have successfully been implemented to date.

The information, ideas and solutions collected at this first LMCI Pulse of the Industry meeting will be presented at the October LMCI Finishing Industries Forum. After the group presentation to hundreds of union and business leaders at FIF, craft-specific workshops will be conducted to refine the information further and chart a course for growth in market share and workforce.

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Updating Your Pension and Annuity Beneficiary Designation: What You Need to Know

WHY DOES A BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FOR THE PENSION PLAN OR ANNUITY PLAN MATTER?

Designating a beneficiary before you retire is important to protect your rights and desires, especially if you are unmarried and pass away before you retire. Many people believe that if someone has a will, it will also cover the distribution of Pension and Annuity Plan benefits. That is not true. Similarly, the Beneficiary Designation Form for Pension and Annuity Plan benefits is different from beneficiary forms with the IUPAT or its local unions and district councils. If you die before retirement, are not married for more than a year, and have no beneficiary designation on file with the Fund Office, any death benefits will be distributed to your next of kin in the following order - a surviving spouse, dependent children, depen-dent parents, any other dependents, any other children or parents, and if no one on that list survives you, your

heirs are entitled to the benefits as if you died in Maryland without a will. This may not be what you want.

A beneficiary designation is most important if you are not currently mar-ried. The IUPAT Industry Pension Fund has a pre-retirement death benefit once you have 9,000 benefit hours and are vested or active and work-ing for a FIP Compliant Employer. Therefore, to ensure the individual you would wish to have this benefit receives it, a beneficiary designation is needed.

If you are married for more than a year, your legal surviving spouse is ent i t led to a Pre -Ret i rement Surviving Spouse benefit that is pay-able regardless of your Beneficiary Designation Form, unless he or she waives that right. Those spouse ben-efits eliminate other death benefits for a designated beneficiary.

Many people share a common misconception that if someone has a will, all of that person’s assets will be taken care of according to the wishes

specified in the will. This is incorrect. Like other pension plans, the IUPAT Pension Fund provides for a separate beneficiary designation and does not accept a will with respect to benefi-ciary designations. For example, you might have a will that gives all of your assets to your sister, who took care of you as you got older, but have a Beneficiary Designation Form on file with the Fund Office naming your parents as your Pension Plan beneficiary and your child as your Annuity Plan beneficiary. In that situ-ation, your sister will not receive a survivor benefit from either plan. This could happen even if you have no Beneficiary Designation Form on file, as your children and parents have priority over the heirs in a will in the Pension Fund default list. You may avoid these issues with a proper updated Beneficiary Designation Form for the Pension Plan and Annuity Plan.

You may have completed a ben-eficiary form with your IUPAT local

C ompleting a proper beneficiary designation is an important element in your financial and retirement planning efforts. If you have not reviewed your existing beneficiary designation with the IUPAT Industry Pension Fund Office recently, now would be a good time for you

to determine whether you should file an update with the Fund Office.

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union or district council for union death benefits. It likewise is not a valid beneficiary designation for the IUPAT Industry Pension Plan or Annuity Plan. Due to federal law, the Pension Plan and Annuity Plan are and must be separate from your local union. Your IUPAT local union, district council or business agent may help you with the forms, but a Beneficiary Designation Form for the Pension Plan or Annuity Plan must be com-pleted and sent to the Fund Office in Hanover, Maryland to be effective.

Because the law may not a lways fo l low your wishes for your intended beneficiary, it is up to you to ensure your beneficiary is properly designated. For example, you may have a significant other that you have lived with for years and want him or her to receive the survivor benefit available if you were to pass away to lessen the financial burden of your death. Nevertheless, you may have previously designated a sibling that you have lost contact with over the years and now would not want them to receive any of your retirement assets. However, by fail-ing to update your beneficiary des-ignation, if you were to pass away in this circumstance, your sibling would receive the pre-retirement survi-vor benefit and your significant other would have no recourse to receive these funds.

Life happens and updating a ben-eficiary form is not always on your mind as you deal with a divorce, a marriage, or the loss of a loved one. Establishing a yearly reminder to review your listed beneficiary with the Fund Office provides peace of

mind that no matter what happens to you now or in the future, your ben-efit will be paid as you intend. There have been numerous cases in which individuals neglected to update ben-eficiary designations after divorce, remarriage, the birth of children, or other circumstances (A divorce does revoke a prior designation of a spouse as a beneficiary, but you may then fall into the default category with

no beneficiary designation on file). In these situations, frustrated survivors resort to battling in court for a legal determination over who should be considered the beneficiary. Please do not let this happen to your survivors.

HOW DO I FILE A BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FORM FOR THE PENSION PLAN OR ANNUITY PLAN?

Take a moment now to visi t our website, www.iupatpension.org to download the Beneficiary Designation Form for the Pension Plan

and Annuity Plan or call the Fund Office at (800) 554-2479 to verify your designated beneficiary for pre-retirement Pension Plan and Annuity Plan benefits. If you need to make a change, complete a Beneficiary Designation Form and mail it to the Fund Office, 7234 Parkway Drive, Hanover, MD 21076.

When you retire, you will need to make a beneficiary election if you

choose the Plan’s normal pay-ment form for a single par-ticipant, which guarantees 60 payments, or the 10-year (120 payments) option, or a joint and survivor benefit with someone other than a current spouse. That designation can be different than what you previously indicated on your Beneficiary Designation Form filed with the Fund Office.

This article focuses on the IUPAT Industry Pension Plan and IUPAT Industry Annuity Plan. However, the general rules on the need to file a sep-arate Beneficiary Designation Form with the benefit plan office apply to many other pension plans – whether they are affiliated with the IUPAT

or not. If you participate in another plan, please call that plan for more details.

Many people share a common misconception that if someone has a

will, all of that person’s assets will be taken

care of according to the wishes specified in the will. This is incorrect.


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Listed below are the pensioners awarded a pension benefit through the International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Fund from May 2, 2016 through August 1, 2016. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, please join us in wishing them the best of luck, and a long and fruitful retirement.

EMORY ADDISON .............LU 1175

DEAN R AILOR ....................LU 487

CELESTINO B AJA ..............LU 1237

TIMOTHY J AKEY .................LU 460

JOEL S ALLEN ....................LU 1204

CARMIN P ALTIERI ...............LU 603

ORLANDO ALVAREZ ..........LU 1175

TONY R ANDERSON ............. LU 47

RONALD H APALATEA .......LU 1621

STEVEN A ATKINSON ......... LU 567

STEVEN P ATKINSON .......... LU 181

PEDRO C AVALOS ............... LU 848

EDWARD L BACHER ..........LU 1269

WILLIAM J BAILEY ................ LU 963

RICKY A BARON ................. LU 460

JOSEPH C BARZO

GARY RICHARD BEDONT ......... LU 6

CARL E BELT ........................ LU 118

ELIZANDRO BELTRAN ..........LU 636

CHRIS A BENTON ............ LU 1292

DANIEL W BLAIR ................. LU 707

JAMES D BOBO ................LU 1940

ALAN F BOGART ................... LU 79

STEVEN BOWMAN, SR. ...... LU 252

JOSEPH M BRADLEY, JR ...... LU 1955

JOHN F BRAUCKSIEK ........ LU 1136

THEODORE R. BREM ............LU 155

JACK L BRITTON, JR. ...........LU 312

MITCHELL B BUBLITZ ..........LU 1168

MARK L BURGETT .............. LU 1094

CHRISTOPHER C BURRELL .....LU 252

BRIAN T CALVERLEY ............LU 106

CARLOS H CAMACHO ......LU 1010

LARRY DENNIS CANTRELL .. LU 1293

STANLEY D CARLOSS .......... LU 123

DANIEL LAWRENCE CARR ...LU 770

LEE G CARTER, JR. ............LU 1176

GIULIO V CEDRI ....................LU 43

DANIEL G CELIS, SR. ..............LU 19

KRSTE CEREPNALKOSKI .....LU 1275

RICHARD JOSEPH CHICOINE .....LU 257

SCOTT ALLEN CHRISTIANSEN

JAMES ROUP CLARK ............LU 357

KELLY P CLINGER ..................... LU 6

WILLIAM N COE ................. LU 427

LAWRENCE G COLBERT ........LU 11

DAVID GLENN COLE ...........LU 963

BRIAN THOMAS COLEN ......LU 195

RAMON E COLLADO ...........LU 639

DONALD J COPPERSMITH ..LU 1456

WILLIAM A CORNETZ ...........LU 357

JOHN E CORTEZ ...............LU 1621

RAYMOND JOHN COXON . LU 806

RONALD E CROCE ................ LU 24

MARGUERITE PENEWELL CROSS ..........LU 1937

LARRY D CUNNINGHAM ...LU 1010

GASPAR CURKO ................. LU 775

DAVID MARTIN DAHL, SR. ..LU 1976

MICHAEL ALLEN DARINGER ...LU 1165

EVA P DAVY .......................LU 829

ANTHONY DAWSON .......LU 1005

FRANK E DECKARD ...............LU 47

BASIL R DELIMAN ................LU 178

PASQUALE J DELNIGRO .......LU 481

KENNETH ALLEN DETTERLINE . LU 1165

DANIEL W DIETSCHE ........... LU 707

DAVID A DONOFRIO ......... LU 476

THOMAS L DORNACK .........LU 681

WILLIAM MICHAEL DUFFY, JR. ..LU 694

DAVID L DUKE ....................... LU 47

JOEL H DUNN .....................LU 130

DAVID E EAMES ..................LU 201

GEORGE M EBLACKER ........LU 677

ROBERT P EMERICK .............LU 357

SUCHART ENG ................... LU 452

KENNETH ROBERT FABRIZI LU 2006

LONNY W FAIR ..................LU 300

ROSENDO FARINA ...........LU 1004

JAMES GUY FELCHUK ........ LU 1118

MARTIN ESPERANZA FERREIRA .. LU 159

PATRICK T FERRELL .............LU 1293

ANTHONY FILIPIAK ...............LU 27

CRAIG S FOERSTNER ...........LU 707

RONALD S FOLTS ................LU 845

DAMON D FORCE ..............LU 157

ROBERT L FORTE ................LU 1976

EDUARDO JOAO FORTES .... LU 806

RANDY LEE FOX ...............LU 1144

GENE C FRANSEN .............. LU 884

DAVID L FRYE ......................LU 550

DOUGLAS H FUNK ............LU 1237

DAVID A GALVAN .............LU 1348

RAMIRO GALVIS, SR. .............LU 20

ALFONSO GARCIA , JR. .....LU 1244

TRINIDAD GARCIA ............ LU 1595

ROBERT WILBUR GARNSEY ..LU 807

JOHN L GATTO, JR. ............... LU 41

MARK A GAUL .................... LU 106

MICHAEL C GAYA ...................LU 3

KENNETH A GENTILE ............LU 79

ANTHONY STEPHEN GERBINO ... LU 1512

JOHN P GERHARDT, JR

WILLIAM D GERRITSEN .......... LU 77

JOHN GIARDINA ..................LU 24

STEFANOS M GKINNIS .........LU 20

MICHAEL P GLAAB, SR. ......LU 1976

BRIAN K GOFF ....................LU 718

EDWARD W GRAVES ..........LU 159

RAYMOND G GRAY ..............LU 80

STEVEN M GUILMETTE .........LU 707

STEPHEN GUTIERREZ ........... LU 767

RICHARD JOSEPH HAAS ....LU 2011

JOSEPH M HALAS ...............LU 847

CHARLES E HALL, JR. ................LU 4

ROBERT T HALUSKA ...........LU 1165

JOHN J HARTER .................... LU 52

GEORGE H HATFIELD ............LU 47

STEPHEN K HAVENS .............LU 12

BOBBY L HAZELIP ................LU 156

BRIAN E HENDRIX ............... LU 188

JOSE H HERRERA................. LU 460

RONALD W HICKMAN ......LU 1036

CONNIE K HOEHN .............LU 880

GARY W HOLT...................... LU 47

DEBBIE LYNN HOPPER .......LU 1165

RICKY EUGENE HUBLER ....... LU 930

STANLEY HUNTER .............LU 1005

LANCE J HUSMANN ...........LU 460

RANDALL S HUTCHINSON ...LU 728

CAREY M IVY ....................LU 1293

ANDREW E JARONCZYK ..... LU 490

KENNETH L JEANES ..........LU 1955

DIANA LYNN JEANETTA ......LU 106

BRAD A JOHNSON ...........LU 1399

LOUIS L JOHNSON, JR. ........LU 841

WILTON P JONES, JR. ......... LU 181

MICHAEL S KANALY ............LU 636

ARGYRIOS I KARAGIANAKIS LU 460

ARTHUR W KEARNES , JR .LU 1275

PHILLIP LEONARD KEHL ..........LU 93

MARSHALL T KENNOY ........LU 460

RICHARD A KING ................LU 963

RICHARD R KOCHERSPERGER ..LU 252

DAVID K KOERNER ............ LU 1778

MICHAEL J KORALIA ............LU 106

DUANE R KORTGE, JR. ......LU 1846

ALBERT D KOWALSKI, JR. .......LU 41

JOSEPH T KOWALSKI ..........LU 252

GERALD DUANE KRAMER ....LU 109

WALTER F KUSTRA ..............LU 847

ROBERT A LACONTE .......... LU 160

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PAUL GORDON LALLA .........LU 186

HAROLD T LARSON , JR. ......LU 259

ANTHONY FRANK LATINO ..LU 707

LARRY H LAUMEYER .............LU 880

NORBERT CHARLES LEE .........LU 27

GARY DONALD LEPPERT ......LU 681

ARKADY LERNER ...................LU 24

ROBERT J LEVEA ..................LU 775

JAIME J LOPEZ................... LU 1036

MANUEL LOPEZ ................. LU 694

KEVIN M MANSON ............ LU 195

KERRY D MAPES .................. LU 159

ANTE MARIJANOVIC .........LU 1036

RICHARD ARTHUR MARKLE ..LU 106

WINSTON D MARTIN ........LU 1195

MICHAEL M MARTINDALE ....LU 424

THOMAS J MARZEC ................ LU 7

ESTES R MASSENGALE ........ LU 226

JIM F MAYFIELD .................LU 1293

RUSSELL N MC DANIEL ........LU 363

THOMAS W MCALLISTER, JR. ...LU 226

ROBERT J MCCANDLESS .... LU 2011

LARRY J MCCLELLAN ............LU 681

GLENN M MCCROSSIN ....LU 1010

MONTIE R MCGEE ............LU 1136

WILLIAM R MCGHEE .........LU 1805

LARRY W MCGRAW ............LU 123

DONALD E MCKENNA ........LU 300

STEVEN M MCKENZIE ........... LU 61

ROLLAND B MCLELLAN ........LU 481

KIM ALAN MCLENNAN ...........LU 7

RODNEY MEANS ................LU 604

NESTOR A MEDIANO ........LU 1036

KEVIN M MEDVED ...............LU 460

PHILLIP M MEEKS ................. LU 970

JOSE L MENDEZ-RIVERA .........LU 27

PAUL CONRAD MESSERSMITH ..LU 1244

EDWARD P MEYERS ..........LU 1937

ROYCE W MILLS ....................LU 52

DENNIS A MITCHELL ...........LU 707

DENNIS L MOELLER .............LU 639

WILLIAM A MOLDEN, JR. ......LU 47

RUSSELL G MONEYPENNY LU 1144

ROCKY MONTICOLO, SR. ...LU 1331

JUAN D MORADO ................LU 53

THOMAS ANDREW MORRIN .LU 27

JOSEPH G MORT ............... LU 1940

CHERYL A NASCIMENTO .... LU 391

MICHAEL C NEWMEYER ..........LU 6

DEAN F NEWTON ..............LU 577

HONG NHAN .................. LU 1036

BRUCE G NILSON .............LU 1331

JAMES O`NEILL ................. LU 1778

JEFFREY F OBERSTAR

LEONEL OSORIO ..................LU 28

BRIAN S OUTLAND ............. LU 948

JON PAUL PADILLA, SR....... LU 1010

JAMES F PARKER ................. LU 775

DEREK M PAYNE

PEDRO F PE BENITO ............ LU 159

JOSE E PEREZ ....................LU 1136

EILEEN H PERSSON .............LU 831

JOHN PESEL ......................LU 1036

RAY T PHIPPS ......................LU 604

RAYMOND A PIZZUTI ........LU 1621

RONALD A POHLER, SR. .... LU 1955

KENNETH L POPOVICH ....... LU 260

EMERY LEE POWELL .................LU 6

GERALD W POWELL .......... LU 1778

GEORGE PRINGLE ............. LU 1036

ALEXANDRE PROKOFIEV ... LU 8A28

GREGORY A QUEEN ........... LU 970

MARK RACZKA ................... LU 660

HAROLD K RADER ...............LU 193

JOHN D RAFFO .................LU 1773

LARRY LEE RAGOZINE ......... LU 847

DUNSTAN M RAWLINS .......LU 963

DENVER L RHODES ............LU 1144

DWIGHT RHODES .............LU 1244

ALFONSO RIOS ..................LU 159

EDUARDO RIOS ................LU 1007

ROBIN W ROBERTS ...........LU 1955

WILFREDO B RODRIGUEZ ....LU 460

CARLOS H ROMERO .............LU 18

KEVIN L ROSIN ................... LU 386

CESAR AGUSTO ROSTRAN ..LU 155

CRAIG M RUCINSKI ............LU 660

GEORGE S SABOLICK .........LU 775

MELVIN W SAMPLE, JR. .....LU 1237

VINCENT P SAVOIE ............. LU 201

WILLIAM M SAVOY ............. LU 829

REINHOLD SCHOBER ..........LU 847

SHANNON K SCHREIMANN ... LU 1185

FREDERICK M SCHURR .........LU 252

CHARLES H SCOTT ................LU 91

CHARLES L SEE, SR

JOHN SEILER .....................LU 1275

MARK P SHAVER ...............LU 1195

JOSEPH L SILVA, JR. ...........LU 1010

BENOIT F SIMONEAU ......... LU 481

DONALD C SIMS ...............LU 1778

BRIAN G SKEHAN .............LU 1165

RUDOLPH A SLATER ...............LU 24

DARYL W SMITH .................LU 300

JAMES P SMITH ................. LU 1009

KEVIN C SMITH ..................... LU 61

JAMES S SMOOT ..................LU 33

JAMES F SNOW .................LU 691

RONALD L SOUTH ............... LU 751

ROBERT M SPEED ..................LU 57

IVAN G SPEER ....................LU 686

DONNIE E SPILLERS .............LU 242

GARY N ST JEAN ................ LU 195

WOJCIECH K STACHOWICZ .. LU 1964

RONALD K STAFFORD ......... LU 728

DON M SULLENGER ............ LU 294

MICHAEL C TAYLOR ............ LU 487

RUSSELL D TAYLOR ..............LU 157

MARGOT E THERRE .............LU 829

LEON D THOMAS ............ LU 8A28

JAMES R THOMPSON ............LU 90

JAMES R THOMPSON ............LU 47

RICHARD A THORNTON, JR. LU 438

ANGELO J TONEY ............LU 1244

IOANNIS TRIKOUPIS ...........LU 806

ALLAN P TRUMPLER .............LU 829

WILLIE L TYLE .....................R LU 806

RICHARD A VALENTI ..........LU 1107

JUAN A VALLEJO, SR. ..............LU 7

RICKY L VANDEGRAFT .........LU 209

CHANDRA P VARMA .........LU 1176

MELVIN Y VEGA ..................LU 181

JOHN B VICINO ...............LU 1175

MARK E WAARANIEMI ........ LU 386

SAMMIE L WALLACE ......... LU 1772

DAVID E WATSON ............LU 1004

JERRY RAY WATSON , JR. ..LU 1118

DAVID MICHAEL WEIDNER ....LU 61

TERRY L WHITLEY ................... LU 49

DOUGLAS L WHITMAN

STEVEN L WIEBE ...............LU 1094

ROGER WILLIAM WIIKI ........LU 178

RICKEY A WILLHOITE ...........LU 118

HEWITT E WILLIAMS , JR. ..... LU 970

JAMES J WILLIAMS ..............LU 368

RICKEY L WILLIAMS ............. LU 226

ROBERT A WILSON .............LU 238

CHESTER M WIMPEE L .............U 36

STEVEN A WOLF ................... LU 27

DALE LEE WOLFE ................. LU 804

WILLIAM R YOCUM , JR. .....LU 252

MICHAEL L YOTTER ..............LU 471

ROBERT W YUHAS ............LU 1136

CONRAD J YUNKER ............LU 845

DENNIS E ZIEMANN ............LU 246

DORAN M ZUSTIN ............LU 1162


LOCAL NAME AMOUNT

April 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016LOCAL NAME AMOUNT LOCAL NAME AMOUNT LOCAL NAME AMOUNT

IUPAT IN MEMORIAM

3 Robert Mitsuyasu ...................$2,500.00

3 Tom Myers ...........................$2,500.00

6 John J. Slonacher ..................$2,500.00

6 Warren M. Early ....................$2,500.00

7 John Meyers .........................$2,500.00

7 Dale DeLauter ......................$2,500.00

12 Raymond Spallone.................$2,500.00

18 Nicholas Borner .....................$2,500.00

20 Filippo Pizzurro .....................$2,500.00

20 Sergio Hrvatin .......................$2,500.00

20 Thomas Marchese.................$2,500.00

32 Ronald Kuhnert .....................$2,500.00

41 Charles Gutierrez, Jr. ..............$2,500.00

41 Henry H. Gaines ....................$2,500.00

47 James O. Thompson ..............$2,500.00

47 Roger D. Mitchell, Jr. .............$2,500.00

47 Willie B. Wayne, Jr. ...............$2,500.00

52 James R. Brodie ....................$2,500.00

52 Eddie S. Yokota ....................$2,500.00

53 Jimmy C. Shahan ..................$2,500.00

61 Paul J. Robak........................$2,500.00

61 Clarence E. Bloomquist ...........$2,500.00

79 John Aranda ........................$2,500.00

79 Walter J. Wyoda ...................$2,500.00

88 Kelvin A. Santana ..................$2,500.00

106 Glen C. Barnes ......................$2,500.00

109 Wessell W. Hitchcock .............$2,500.00

109 Robert Sullivan ......................$2,500.00

113 Werner Belling ......................$2,500.00

120 William Carney ......................$2,500.00

123 Eugene Heyob .....................$2,500.00

130 Glen D. Kingrey .....................$2,500.00

138 Valfried Schmuul ...................$2,500.00

138 Allen Gillies ...........................$2,500.00

138 David A. Elchuk .....................$2,500.00

138 Felix Gabrielle .......................$2,500.00

138 Kerry Grant ...........................$2,500.00

155 James Seaman .....................$2,500.00

157 Michael R Walker ..................$2,500.00

157 Melvin Cowley ......................$2,500.00

157 Ernest L. Sell ........................$2,500.00

157 Bill Lee Force ........................$2,500.00

159 Charles O. Swift ....................$2,500.00

159 Gary Phillips..........................$2,500.00

159 David Faris ...........................$2,500.00

163 Larry Robinson ......................$2,500.00

169 Larry D. Trott ........................$2,500.00

169 John H. Rodda ......................$2,500.00

177 Kurt W. Scheller ....................$2,500.00

200 Olivier Enair ..........................$2,500.00

252 Chreshull L. Rivers .................$2,500.00

273 William S. Hosek ...................$2,500.00

277 Raymond J. Gajenski..............$2,500.00

294 Scott Stroman ......................$2,500.00

300 Jesse R. Wagner....................$2,500.00

365 David W. Mikulas ..................$2,500.00

368 Philip Neforos .......................$2,500.00

376 Roy H. Reedy ........................$2,500.00

386 Norman J. Champion .............$2,500.00

386 Gary L. Faue .........................$2,500.00

386 Richard H. Ervin .....................$2,500.00

391 Robert Manoogian .................$2,500.00

402 James Baldwin ......................$2,500.00

409 John J. Gerulis ......................$2,500.00

411 George B. Gosch....................$2,500.00

456 William B. Anderson...............$2,500.00

460 James A. Boyd, Jr. .................$2,500.00

469 Elmer Zehr............................$2,500.00

469 Stephen Beck .......................$2,500.00

471 Richard Horbelt .....................$2,500.00

476 John Kantaras .......................$2,500.00

476 John M. Rega .......................$2,500.00

476 David A. DeCesar ...................$2,500.00

481 Richard Pinto ........................$2,500.00

487 Kenneth Riley .......................$2,500.00

507 Erich H. Herbst ......................$2,500.00

510 Rudolph Russell .....................$2,500.00

510 Richard Gavriloff ....................$2,500.00

513 Adron H. Floyd ......................$2,500.00

514 Amber N. Reineck ..................$2,500.00

558 Ronald L. Coleman.................$2,500.00

591 William Crist .........................$2,500.00

607 Terrence F. Wilson .................$2,500.00

607 James L. Hicks, Jr. .................$2,500.00

636 Robert G. Blanchard, Jr. ..........$2,500.00

639 Ralph Zahnke........................$2,500.00

653 Elmer H. Lindsey ...................$2,500.00

660 Robert C. Bramer ...................$2,500.00

676 Harlan Hammer.....................$2,500.00

676 Ransom H. Randall ................$2,500.00

691 Warren Savaria .....................$2,500.00

707 Glen T. Layton.......................$2,500.00

707 Larry Evitts ...........................$2,500.00

707 George Flanik .......................$2,500.00

707 Roy B. Riggle, Jr....................$2,500.00

707 Paul F. Armbruster .................$2,500.00

718 Walter Tindall .......................$2,500.00

718 Calvin Burns .........................$2,500.00

739 Andrew Opitz ........................$2,500.00

741 Carlos Munoz ........................$2,500.00

767 Jay Thomas Tucker ................$2,500.00

767 James McHurd ......................$2,500.00

767 Walter Henckel .....................$2,500.00

767 Charles T. Whetstone, Jr. ........$2,500.00

770 Wilbur W. Wandel .................$2,500.00

775 Charles R. Burt ......................$2,500.00

775 Lester Farber.........................$2,500.00

775 Virgil J. Stevens ....................$2,500.00

781 Robert Rice ...........................$2,500.00

781 Raymond Pfeiffer ...................$2,500.00

788 Herbert A. Lynch ....................$2,500.00

806 Peter Zic .............................$2,500.00

806 John R. Strika .......................$2,500.00

823 Geraldine R. Jacques ..............$2,500.00

831 Choye Sugita ........................$2,500.00

831 John R. Hopper .....................$2,500.00

831 John W. Gogel, Jr. .................$2,500.00

831 Paul G. Vauchelet ..................$2,500.00

831 Jeffrey J. Henke ....................$2,500.00

831 David S. Salinas ....................$2,500.00

841 Paul Brodzenski ....................$2,500.00

880 Raymond P. Dionne ...............$2,500.00

880 Eleanor H. Bentzen ................$2,500.00

930 Russell R. Reed .....................$2,500.00

930 David J. Peterson ...................$2,500.00

970 Manuel R. Gheen...................$2,500.00

1007 Salvatore Scozzari .................$2,500.00

1007 William P. Newman ...............$2,500.00

1010 Karol Majoros .......................$2,500.00

1036 Marvin C. Watson ..................$2,500.00

1036 Robert L. Olson .....................$2,500.00

1036 James Gaskin .......................$2,500.00

1036 John Blessinger .....................$2,500.00

1036 James Robbins ......................$2,500.00

1036 Karnell Jones ........................$2,500.00

1052 Wilbur Heddy ........................$2,500.00

1165 Betty Hare ............................$2,500.00

1175 Sergio P. Rosati.....................$2,500.00

1204 Lawrence Bezold ...................$2,500.00

1237 Aurelio Duarte .......................$2,500.00

1237 George Castelone ..................$2,500.00

1238 Alfred G. Galbraith .................$2,500.00

1238 Joseph N. Vidos ....................$2,500.00

1247 Bobbie Lee Plunk ...................$2,500.00

1275 George Likens .......................$2,500.00

1324 Richard M. Roxberg ...............$2,500.00

1324 Edward O. Jelle .....................$2,500.00

1324 David A. Nesheim ..................$2,500.00

1332 Waymon E. Mims ..................$2,500.00

1399 Salvatore E. (Sammy) Palestini ...$2,500.00

1399 James Englehart ....................$2,500.00

1399 Ronald C. Smith, Jr. ...............$2,500.00

1399 Pedro Lopez, Jr. ....................$2,500.00

1399 Carlos Cabrera .......................$2,500.00

1590 David Last ............................$2,500.00

1590 Darrel McFadyen ...................$2,500.00

1621 Frank R. Barbaccia .................$2,500.00

1671 George A. Theriault ................$2,500.00

1756 Jake C. Pye, Jr. .....................$2,500.00

1791 Carl S. Robertson...................$2,500.00

1795 Mark G. Willet ......................$2,500.00

1795 Mark G. Willet ......................$2,500.00

1803 Larry Tucker .........................$2,500.00

1819 Anthony A. Barbeau ...............$2,500.00

1819 Heinz H. Abromeit .................$2,500.00

1891 Valerio Muzzin ......................$2,500.00

1891 Remo E. Chivilo .....................$2,500.00

1964 Robert D. Schwartz ................$2,500.00

1984 Patrick McCarthy ...................$2,500.00

2002 Thomas J. McGovern ..............$2,500.00

2006 Samuel P. DeNillo, Sr. ............$2,500.00

2011 Albert ................................$2,500.00

2011 Patrick Gaffney .....................$2,500.00

2012 Charles O. Jaggars .................$2,500.00

2014 William R. Davis ....................$2,500.00

2341 Anthony J. Bruno ...................$2,500.00

2348 Cynthia R. Cadena .................$2,500.00

2352 Frank P. DiCristofaro ..............$2,500.00

2353 Fred Spilak ...........................$2,500.00

2353 Ronald Mullan .......................$2,500.00

2353 Robert S. Koshko...................$2,500.00

8A28A Joseph Piscitelli .....................$2,500.00


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ACT.TEXT IUPAT TO 48728

If you care about your job, the choice is easy.

“I will protect the prevailing wage standards and project labor agreements that make construction careers middle-class careers.”Building Trades Legislative Conference4/19/2016

Hillary Clinton

“I love the right- to-work. I like it better because it is lower. You are not paying the big fees.”Washington Examiner, 2/23/16

Donald Trump

On November 8th, vote to protect workers.Vote Hillary Clinton for President.

How you vote is a personal decision, but the Painters and Allied Trades believe Hillary Clinton is the right choice for working families.

Documents

If you care about your job, the choice is easy.Where They Stand The presidential candidates and issues in this election. LMCI: Pulse of the Industry A new initiative has launched to