Pattern Makers' League of North America

Pattern Makers' League of North America
AbbreviationPMLNA
Merged intoInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
FormationMay 18, 1887 (1887-05-18)
DissolvedOctober 1, 1991 (1991-10-01)
TypeTrade union
Location
    • Canada
    • United States
AffiliationsAFL–CIO
Formerly called
Pattern Makers' National League of North America

The Pattern Makers' League of North America (PMLNA) was a labor union representing patternmakers in the United States and Canada.

History

The union was founded on May 18, 1887, in Philadelphia, as the Pattern Makers' National League of North America. It was chartered by the American Federation of Labor in 1894, and adopted its long-term name in 1898. By 1925, the union had 8,985 members.[1][2]

In 1955, the union transferred to the new AFL–CIO, and by 1957, it had 15,000 members.[3] However, membership in 1980 had fallen to only 9,600.[4] On October 1, 1991, it merged into the International Association of Machinists.[5]

Presidents

1887: T. J. McGonnell[6]
1892: Louis Kirberg[6]
1894: Lewis R. Thomas[6]
1902: James Wilson[6]
1934: George Q. Lynch[6]
1960: Gunnar Hallstrom[6]
1972: Charles Romelfanger[6]
1984: Jack L. Gabelhausen Sr.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Handbook of American Trade Unions (PDF). Washington, DC: United States Department of Labor. 1926. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Lloyd G.; Killingsworth, Charles C. (1944). Trade Union Publications: The Official Journals, Convention Proceedings, and Constitutions of International Unions and Federations, 1850–1941. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
  3. ^ Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, DC: United States Department of Labor. 1957. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ Directory of National Unions and Employee Associations (PDF). Washington, DC: United States Department of Labor. 1980. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Pattern Makers' League of North America collection". ArchivesSpace. Georgia State University. Retrieved 18 July 2022.