IUPAT President @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social is right:
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
December 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
IUPAT President @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social is right:
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
Every union should be echoing this statement.
February 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Every union should be echoing this statement.
Denver has come out to see AOC & Bernie tonight.
But, IUPAT President Jimmy Williams just set the crowd alight
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“I have a message to the Democratic Party: GET OFF YOUR ASS!
“We are not gonna poll our way out. We are not gonna consult our way out. We are gonna organize our way out." 👏
But, IUPAT President Jimmy Williams just set the crowd alight
🔥
“I have a message to the Democratic Party: GET OFF YOUR ASS!
“We are not gonna poll our way out. We are not gonna consult our way out. We are gonna organize our way out." 👏
March 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Denver has come out to see AOC & Bernie tonight.
But, IUPAT President Jimmy Williams just set the crowd alight
🔥
“I have a message to the Democratic Party: GET OFF YOUR ASS!
“We are not gonna poll our way out. We are not gonna consult our way out. We are gonna organize our way out." 👏
But, IUPAT President Jimmy Williams just set the crowd alight
🔥
“I have a message to the Democratic Party: GET OFF YOUR ASS!
“We are not gonna poll our way out. We are not gonna consult our way out. We are gonna organize our way out." 👏
Workers over billionaires. Thank you IUPAT.
October 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Workers over billionaires. Thank you IUPAT.
Kamala Harris spoke to union workers at an IUPAT training facility in Warren, Michigan. "Thank you for saving our pensions!” one man later shouted. (via Akayla Gardner, Bloomberg)
October 28, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Kamala Harris spoke to union workers at an IUPAT training facility in Warren, Michigan. "Thank you for saving our pensions!” one man later shouted. (via Akayla Gardner, Bloomberg)
RMR introduces next speaker, construction union guy Jimmy Williams, Jr.
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July 30, 2024 at 12:51 AM
RMR introduces next speaker, construction union guy Jimmy Williams, Jr.
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So, fun fact. You can buy years of service pins in the APWU store. It's a great way to steal valor: apwustore.org/product/J-50...
March 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
So, fun fact. You can buy years of service pins in the APWU store. It's a great way to steal valor: apwustore.org/product/J-50...
I was glad to be joined recently in the Immigration Subcommittee by General President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Jimmy Williams, TPS recipients, & other members of IUPAT.
I’ll keep fighting for a path to citizenship for TPS recipients.
I’ll keep fighting for a path to citizenship for TPS recipients.
December 27, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I was glad to be joined recently in the Immigration Subcommittee by General President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Jimmy Williams, TPS recipients, & other members of IUPAT.
I’ll keep fighting for a path to citizenship for TPS recipients.
I’ll keep fighting for a path to citizenship for TPS recipients.
It’s no secret that working class men are struggling. I spoke with Jimmy Williams, IUPAT union president and fourth-generation Philly construction worker, about how the labor movement can help. www.playboy.com/read/politic...
We Need to Talk About the Blue-Collar American Man
Fourth-generation union member James A. Williams Jr. opens up about the worrying state of the working class.
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May 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It’s no secret that working class men are struggling. I spoke with Jimmy Williams, IUPAT union president and fourth-generation Philly construction worker, about how the labor movement can help. www.playboy.com/read/politic...
We @democracydefendersfund.org are proud to be among "Civil Rights Groups Suing to Keep Armed Agents Away From Voting Sites"
We are representing labor unions @aft.org, UFCW & IUPAT together w/ many from our coalition that also stopped Trump's USPS cheating!
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We are representing labor unions @aft.org, UFCW & IUPAT together w/ many from our coalition that also stopped Trump's USPS cheating!
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Civil Rights Groups Sue to Keep Armed Agents Away From Voting Sites (Gift Article)
The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement and suggestions that it could send agents to polling stations violate the Voting Rights Act.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
We @democracydefendersfund.org are proud to be among "Civil Rights Groups Suing to Keep Armed Agents Away From Voting Sites"
We are representing labor unions @aft.org, UFCW & IUPAT together w/ many from our coalition that also stopped Trump's USPS cheating!
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
We are representing labor unions @aft.org, UFCW & IUPAT together w/ many from our coalition that also stopped Trump's USPS cheating!
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
Joined members of the @laborcaucus.house.gov to meet with IUPAT President Jimmy Williams Jr. to discuss Trump's ongoing attacks on organized labor.
September 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Joined members of the @laborcaucus.house.gov to meet with IUPAT President Jimmy Williams Jr. to discuss Trump's ongoing attacks on organized labor.
NEW UNION ALERT: On the heels of winning $750,000 in backpay from a ULP settlement, Labcorp workers in Atlanta voted to unionize with IUPAT! The company tried to break their confidence with captive audience meetings and surveillance. Workers held out and took back their power!
September 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
NEW UNION ALERT: On the heels of winning $750,000 in backpay from a ULP settlement, Labcorp workers in Atlanta voted to unionize with IUPAT! The company tried to break their confidence with captive audience meetings and surveillance. Workers held out and took back their power!
The IUPAT District Council 1M training center in Warren is a center of excellence for painters, glaziers, drywall finishers, and so many more professionals who work all across Michigan. I listened and learned a lot visiting the facility today to connect with the team.
April 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The IUPAT District Council 1M training center in Warren is a center of excellence for painters, glaziers, drywall finishers, and so many more professionals who work all across Michigan. I listened and learned a lot visiting the facility today to connect with the team.
I'm honored that the thousands of talented tradesmen and women of IUPAT DC 9 endorsed me in this race.
Together, we’ll make sure that workers across New York have the support they need to excel in their careers.
Together, we’ll make sure that workers across New York have the support they need to excel in their careers.
February 19, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I'm honored that the thousands of talented tradesmen and women of IUPAT DC 9 endorsed me in this race.
Together, we’ll make sure that workers across New York have the support they need to excel in their careers.
Together, we’ll make sure that workers across New York have the support they need to excel in their careers.
Senator Bernie Sanders rallies in Philadelphia with UNITE HERE Local 274 members, IUPAT, and other unions, as well as community groups. Big turnout. Photo courtesy of UNITE HERE. inthesetimes.com/article/may-da…
May 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Senator Bernie Sanders rallies in Philadelphia with UNITE HERE Local 274 members, IUPAT, and other unions, as well as community groups. Big turnout. Photo courtesy of UNITE HERE. inthesetimes.com/article/may-da…
Member of IUPAT Local 386 sending support!
January 28, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Member of IUPAT Local 386 sending support!
Great to see my union brothers and sisters at IUPAT. I’ve been a member for over three decades and am proud to call you my friends.
April 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Great to see my union brothers and sisters at IUPAT. I’ve been a member for over three decades and am proud to call you my friends.
Robert Reich:
"It's not the immigrant worker that our workers should be worried about. It's corporate America that has truly exploited the broken labor laws of this country."
Watch IUPAT president Jimmy Williams expose how the super-rich are pitting the working class against immigrants.
"It's not the immigrant worker that our workers should be worried about. It's corporate America that has truly exploited the broken labor laws of this country."
Watch IUPAT president Jimmy Williams expose how the super-rich are pitting the working class against immigrants.
January 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Robert Reich:
"It's not the immigrant worker that our workers should be worried about. It's corporate America that has truly exploited the broken labor laws of this country."
Watch IUPAT president Jimmy Williams expose how the super-rich are pitting the working class against immigrants.
"It's not the immigrant worker that our workers should be worried about. It's corporate America that has truly exploited the broken labor laws of this country."
Watch IUPAT president Jimmy Williams expose how the super-rich are pitting the working class against immigrants.
BREAKING: Kamala Harris secures endorsements from labor unions AFL-CIO, AFSCME, ATU, AFT, CWA, Stage Employees, IBEW, IUPAT, SEIU, United Farm Workers, UFCW #UnionsForAll
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July 22, 2024 at 11:08 PM
BREAKING: Kamala Harris secures endorsements from labor unions AFL-CIO, AFSCME, ATU, AFT, CWA, Stage Employees, IBEW, IUPAT, SEIU, United Farm Workers, UFCW #UnionsForAll
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Our painters and allied trades workers are training young people for skilled labor that provides a living wage, health care, and a dignified retirement. That’s the backbone of Ohio’s economy. Thank you IUPAT for your support.
October 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Our painters and allied trades workers are training young people for skilled labor that provides a living wage, health care, and a dignified retirement. That’s the backbone of Ohio’s economy. Thank you IUPAT for your support.
at the denver stop i was very heartened to see the presidents of ufcw local 7, the CO education association speak & tell the crowds to organize their workplaces! plus jimmy williams from IUPAT!
March 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
at the denver stop i was very heartened to see the presidents of ufcw local 7, the CO education association speak & tell the crowds to organize their workplaces! plus jimmy williams from IUPAT!
16 MILLION people would lose their health care, 2 MILLION kids would lose their SNAP food assistance & thousands of union jobs could be in jeopardy due to the Senate’s budget bill. IUPAT President @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social is right: this is an attack on all workers.
The Senate Must Reject Job-Killing Cuts | Opinion
Now is the moment for senators to stand up for our workers, our families, and our energy future.
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June 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
16 MILLION people would lose their health care, 2 MILLION kids would lose their SNAP food assistance & thousands of union jobs could be in jeopardy due to the Senate’s budget bill. IUPAT President @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social is right: this is an attack on all workers.
Universal childcare; paid leave for all; fully funded schools; fairer, cheaper healthcare. These are popular, achievable policies that will improve lives. We have a plan to deliver.
Thanks for having us, IUPAT!
Thanks for having us, IUPAT!
March 25, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Universal childcare; paid leave for all; fully funded schools; fairer, cheaper healthcare. These are popular, achievable policies that will improve lives. We have a plan to deliver.
Thanks for having us, IUPAT!
Thanks for having us, IUPAT!
IUPAT and UBC here
March 20, 2024 at 6:07 PM
IUPAT and UBC here
Last week, I toured FTI and saw firsthand how IUPAT DC 21 is building careers in the trades. From apprenticeships to journeyperson upgrades, this training center is empowering workers with skills, stability, and opportunity. NJ-10 will always be union strong!
August 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last week, I toured FTI and saw firsthand how IUPAT DC 21 is building careers in the trades. From apprenticeships to journeyperson upgrades, this training center is empowering workers with skills, stability, and opportunity. NJ-10 will always be union strong!