Finding Aid
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 1795. (Hamilton, Ont.). First accrual.
Box 1
F.1 Amalgamated Glass Workers International Association of America, 1913 Constitution, photocopy. Also a history of Local 1795, complied by George McMenemy.
F.2 Amalgamated Glass Workers International Association of America, 1900, 1903, 1911 Convention Proceedings.
F.3 Early rules, agreements and reports:
- Annual Report of the Hamilton Labour Temple Association, 1915 (photocopy?)
- Proposition of Amalgamation between the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America and the Amalgamated Glass Workers' International Association of America, 1915 (photocopy?)
- Legislative Programme, Trades and Labour Congress of Canada, 1921 (photocopy?)
- Agreement between Local 205, Painters and Decorators and Local 61, Sheet Metal Workers, City of Hamilton
- Working Rules, Local 205, 1920 - 1921 (copy?)
- Working Rules, Local 205, 1920 - 1921, amended for 1923 - 1924
- Proposed working rules, Local 205, 1924 - 1925.
F.4 Pamphlet on the new international Head Office, Lafayette, Indiana, 1922 (photocopy).
F.5 Diary of Local 1795 member Glen Wettlaufer's trip to St. Helen's Plate Works, England (photocopy).
F.6 - Official Membership Book, Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers:
S. St. Jean, 1955.
- Mirror plates price list, Hobbs Glass Limited, 1936
- Pocket Buying Guide, (1960s?)
- card listing 1983 passwords
- moving notice, 1990
- summons meeting cards (5 items)
- local 1795 envelopes
F.7 Glass workers Local 1795 Welfare Trust Fund (Benefit plans), 1970s & 1980s.
F.8 Ontario Glaziers Pension and Benefit Trust Funds , 1989 - 1991 (3 items).
F.9 National Union of Vitric and Ceramic Workers - Local 219, photocopies of documents, 1950 - 1958.
F.10 National Union of Vitric and Ceramic Workers - Local 219, Lloyd's Glass collective agreements, 1951 & 1952.
F.11 Local 1795 - Glaziers Account Book, Receipts and Payments, 1972 - 1982.
F.12 Collection of historic documents relating to glass workers and Canadian labour history, 1778 - 1921 (photocopies).
F.13 Collection of historic documents relating to glass workers, 1942 - 1994 (photocopies).
F.14 Union Certifications:
National Union of Vitric and Ceramic Workers, Local 219 and International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 1795 (photocopies).
F.15 Non I.C.I. (industrial, commercial and institutional) negotiations and conciliation correspondence, 1980 - 1982.
F.16 Non I.C.I. negotiations and conciliation correspondence, 1984 - 1986.
F.17 Non I.C.I. negotiations and conciliation correspondence, 1986 - 1988.
F.18 Non I.C.I. negotiations and conciliation correspondence, 1990 - 1992.
F.19 Non I.C.I. negotiations and conciliation correspondence, 1992 - 1995.
F.20 Contractor notes on the first I.C.I. agreement, non I.C.I. agreements and negotiation notes, 1978 - 1988.
F.21 Portions (signature pages) of agreements between Local 1795 and Whyte and Braniff Glass, 1988 & 1989.
F.22 Tables containing construction wage rates, 1986 & 1988, Also union proposals for 1984 agreement and company proposals for 1986 agreement.
F.23 Employer documents, (correspondence with glaziers), 1980 - 1990.
F.24 Minutes of meetings of the National Conference of Glaziers and Glass Workers of the U.S. and Canada, 1975 - 1987.
F.25 General correspondence from International Head Office, Lafayette, Indiana, 1901 - 1976 (some photocopies).
F.26 Collective agreements. Local 1795:
1965 - 1967
1968 - 1970
1968 - 1971
F.27 Collective agreements, Local 1795:
1970 - 1972
1972 - 1974
1974 - 1976
1975 - 1976
F.28 Collective agreements, Local 1795 (Construction and Service Agreements):
1976 - 1978
1976 - 1978
1978 - 1980
F.29 Non I.C.I. Agreements: 1986 - 1987
Provincial Non I.C.I. Agreement, P.P.G. Industries: 1980 - 1982
F.30 Various notes and records of Business Manager Peter Woods, 1975 - 1980.
F.31 First I.C.I. Sector Provincial Agreement, Local 1795, 1978 - 1980.
F.32 Second I.C.I. Provincial Agreement, 1980 - 1982.
F.33 Third I.C.I. Provincial Agreement, 1982 - 1984.
F.34 Fourth I.C.I. Provincial Agreement, 1984 - 1986.
F.35 Fifth I.C.I. Provincial Agreement, 1986 - 1988.
F.36 Sixth I.C.I. Provincial Agreement, 1988 - 1990.
F.37 Seventh I.C.I. Provincial Agreemement, 1990 - 1992.
F.38 Eighth I.C.I. Provincial Agreement, 1992 - 1995.
Box 2
F.1 Constitiution of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1970.
F.2 Constitiution of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1975.
F.3 Constitiution of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1980.
F.4 Constitiution of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1985.
F.5 Constitiution of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1990.
F.6 Constitiution of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1995.
F.7 Proceedings of the General Convention of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1979.
F.8 Proceedings of the General Convention of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1984.
F.9 Proceedings of the General Convention of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, 1989.
F.10 Collection of letters and replies concerning requests for historical information on Local 1795.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. Local 1795 (Hamilton, Ont.) fonds. Second accrual (1996-62)
Box 3 Agreements, minutes, correspondence, seal and stamp
F. 1 Ninth Provincial ICI Sector Agreement, effective June 22 1995- April 30 1998, bound copy, 49 p.
F.2 Local Non ICI Agreement (unsigned), effective August 22 1995- Apri130 1998, bound copy, 29 p.
F.3 Directory of Secretaries and Business Representatives, Revised January 1975, bound copy, 239 p.
F.4 Memoranda of agreement for Locals 1795 and 1834 and related correspondence: -memoranda for the Hamilton fabrication shop of Canadian Pittsburgh Industries, the second ICI Provincial Agreement, the Local Non ICI sector agreement (service agreement) and two memoranda from Local 1834 before the merger with Local 1795, 1971 -1982 (carbon and photocopies).
-applications for conciliation by Local 1834 for the contracts expiring in 1973, 1975 and 1977.
-application for conciliation by Local 1795 for the contract expiring in 1974.
-grievance filed against Canadian Pittsburgh Industries by Local 1795, with the Ontario Labour Relations Board decision of September 5 1980.
-correspondence relating to violations of the collective agreement (mostly photocopies), 1980.
F. 5 Certificate applications and accompanying correspondence:
-Local 1834 and C-Rite Windows
-Local 1795 and J.D.'s Glass and Mirror, with original O.L.R.B. certificate and membership applications.
F. 6 Proposal of Amalgamation Between the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and paperhangers of America and the Amalagamated Glass Workers' International Association of America, printed pamphlet, 1915, 7 p.
F.7 Minute Book of Local 1834, July 1963- June 1979.
Note: Local 1834 was chartered by the International in 1956 with jurisdiction over all glaziers, glassworkers and apprentices in the Niagara Peninsula. On May 1 1979 the members of both locals voted to merge under the Local 1795 charter.
F.8 Local 1834- agreements and proposals:
-Collective Agreements (photocopies) 1957, 1958, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973.
-Contract proposals and notes for Local 1834 negotiations, 1977 -1980.
-list of O.L.R.B. file numbers of certification applications, September 1957.
F.9 Book of unused referral slips, printed for Local 205 but changed (by hand) to Local 1824.
Item #1 Official seal of the Flat Glass Workers (Hamilton) Credit Union.
Note: The Credit Union was established on February 28 1951 and officially wound up on June 21 1965. It had been essentially inactive since 1960 because of bad loans made to members.
Item #2 Hand stamp, inscribed as follows:
Local 1795 Glass Workers
P.D. & P.H. of America
A.F.L.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 1795. (Hamilton, Ont.). Third to Seventh accruals
Third accrual (13-1996).
Box 4 Photocopies of historical material, most regarding glaziers.
F. 1 Materials relating to American Flint Glass Workers Union of North America, Local 13, mostly newspaper items, 1878-1897. Photocopies, spiral bound.
F. 2 Research correspondence (from/to George McMenemy) regarding Painters and Glaziers unions, 1995-1996. Photocopies (from) and originals (to), spiral bound.
F.3 Newspaper clippings, articles and book excerpts regarding the glass industry in Hamilton and elsewhere. Photocopies, spiral bound.
F.4 Rough research notes (by George McMenemy) on Painters, Glaziers, Flint Glass workers and other unions. Photocopies, spiral bound. This accrual (5-1997) is the fourth for this local. The files are numbered consecutively with previous accruals.
Fourth accrual (5-1997)
F. 5 Photocopies of correspondence between Samuel Crist, Recording Secretary of Local Assembly 6981 and John w. Hayes of the Knights of Labour, 1891. Spiral bound, with a note regarding the history of Local Assembly 6981 and Local 13.
F. 6 Photocopies of jurisdictional trade agreements between I.B.P .A. T .and Carpenters, Ironworkers, and Sheetmetal unions, 1920s -1990s.
Fifth accrual (29-1997)
Box 5
F. 1 Correspondence and minutes regarding Local Apprenticeship Committees, 1969-1983. Photocopied material, spiral bound.
F.2 Research correspondence from George McMenemy to National Archives of Canada and Catholic University of America, 1996-97.
F.3 I.B.P.A.T. -l00th Anniversary Calendar (1987).
The calendar is focussed on important events in the history of the U.S. union, but the month of November contains Canadian material.
F.4 I.B.P.A.T. -100th Anniversary Dinner Programme and poster
F.5 I.B.P.A.T. Published materials - Benefits card, investment fund brochure and folder containing information about the union, [1990 -] 1995.
Note: The following files in this box are EMBARGOED and are available only by permission of George McManemy.
F.6 I.B.P.A.T. Financial and Pension material, 1984- 1991.
F.7 I.B.P.A.T. Pension Plan material, 1991 & 1995.
F.8 I.B.P.A.T. -Glaziers, Financial Statements, 1989- 1997.
F.9 I.B.P.A.T. -By Laws, 1990- 1997.
F.10 I.B.P.A.T. -Non ICI Agreement, 1995.
Sixth accrual (02-1998)
F. 11 Bureau of Labour (Ontario) Reports: International Association of Amalgamated Glassworkers of America, Local 33. 1913-1915. Photocopies, spiral bound.
F. 12 Newspaper articles relating to United Flint Glass workers of America and the Hamilton Glass Houses, 1864-1894. Photocopies, spiral bound.
F. 13 Finding aids from National Archives and Cornell University of materials relating to glass industry and glass unions. Photocopies, spiral bound.
Seventh accrual (09-1999). -- [ ca. 1950]-1998. -- 38 cm of textual records.
Box 6
Correspondence, mostly Local 1795.
F. 1 Correspondence, 1992-1994.
F. 2 Correspondence, 1995-1996.
F. 3 Correspondence, 1996-1997.
F. 4 Correspondence, 1997-1998.
Box 7 Research notes, historical material, agreements and convention material.
F. 1 Research notes on locals 13 and 24.
F.2 Letterhead: locals 205 and 1795.
F. 3 Local 205 - historical material: photocopies and copies of photographs.
F. 4 Local 1795 - historical material: photographs of offices, decals, copies of charter of incorporation.
F. 5 Glazier/Iron Worker jurisdictional history -notes and copies of agreements, 1950s-990s.
F.6 Local 1834 - certification, correspondence and membership cards, 1970s and 1980s.
F.7 IBPAT -Non ICI Agreement, 1998.
F.8 IBPAT -Provincial Commercial and Industrial Agreement, 1998.
F.9 IBPAT -Provincial Collective Agreement, 1998.
F.10 Convention material- 25th and 26th IBPAT Conventions.
F.11 Convention material- delegates' badges.
F.12 Certificates and Invitations IBPAT and others (George McMenemy).
Box 8 Financial Material, local 1795, locals 1891 and 1824 and district council.
International Union of Painters of Allied Trades. Local 1795 (Hamilton, Ont.) fonds. Eighth and Ninth Accruals
Eighth accrual. - 1955-1998. - 12 cm of textual records.
Box 9:
F.1 Memoirs from 5 members.
Six minute books: 1955-1967; 1972-1978; 1983-1998.
Ninth accrual. - 1987-2004. - 12 cm of textual records.
Box 10:
F.1 Executive and Trial Board meeting minutes, 1994-2004
F.2 Bylaws, 1996-2000
F.3 General meeting minutes, 1998-2000
F.4 General meeting minutes, 2001-2003
F.5 Education fund: Bound account book and minutes, 1990-1993
F.6 Financial records, 1987-1991
F.7 Invoices, 1990-1993
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