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The Tile, Marble, Terrazzo, Finishers', Shopworkers' and Granite Cutters' International Union (TMT) was a labor union representing construction workers who used marble and similar decorative materials, in the United States and Canada.

History

The union was founded in 1901 as the International Association of Marble Workers in Detroit.[1] On January 11, 1902, it was chartered by the American Federation of Labor.[2] By 1925, it had 4,500 members, and had expanded its jurisdiction beyond marble workers, to include tile, marble and terazzo setters' helpers, against the opposition of the International Hod Carriers' and Building Laborers' Union.[1]

The union's name was gradually lengthened, until in 1931, it became the International Association of Marble, Slate and Stone Polishers, Rubbers and Sawyers, Tile and Marble Setters' Helpers and Terrazzo Helpers.[2] Under this name, it affiliated to the new AFL-CIO in 1955, and by 1957, it had 8,200 members.[3]

In 1976, the union became the Tile, Marble, Terrazzo, Finishers and Shopmen International Union,[2] and in 1980, it absorbed the Granite Cutters' International Association of America. It adopted its final name, and its membership reached 9,300.[4] On November 11, 1988, it merged into the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.[2]

Presidents

William J. Grant
1910s: Stephen C. Hogan
1920s: James McGrane
1920s: William McCarthy
c.1960: William Peitler
c.1970: Wylie Lawhead
1975: Pascal Di James

References

  1. ^ a b Handbook of American Trade Unions (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1926. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, D.C.: 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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Association_of_Marble,_Slate_and_Stone_Polishers,_Rubbers_and_Sawyers,_Tile_and_Marble_Setters%27_Helpers