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Ken Rigmaiden

@GP_IUPAT

Proudly Retired Former General President of The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

Joined January 2018
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IUPAT
@GoIUPAT28 Jun 2021
Our union is very excited to announce our maternity leave program - 6 to 8 weeks for those who've given birth and up to 6 months for those unable to work during pregnancy. We're proud our trades provide transformative benefits that benefit entire families too.
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AFSCME Council 4@AFSCMECT42 Jun 2021
There is strength in a #Union! – at Nags Head, NC
Ken Rigmaiden (@GP_IUPAT) profile pictureKen Rigmaiden@GP_IUPAT2 Jun 2021
Collective bargaining is the greatest tool we have to ensure gender and racial equity. Women make 23% more and Black and Latino workers make 20% more. Workers with a union also overwhelmingly have robust benefits and retirement plans, whereas those without a union do not.
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@GoIUPAT14 May 2021
Expanding the ability to collectively bargain is the greatest tool we have to ensure equal pay for equal work, establish robust benefits, and offer space for women to take on workplace issues collectively rather than alone. nitter.gq/NationalNOW/status/139…
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@GoIUPAT4 May 2021
Our union family in the MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL joining the fight for the PRO Act! nitter.gq/MLB_PLAYERS/status/138…
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@MLBPA4 May 2021
The MLBPA, @TheNBPA, @NFLPA and @NHLPA today issued the following statement urging swift passage of the #PROAct #1U:
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👇🏽Watch the video.
Ken Rigmaiden (@GP_IUPAT) profile pictureKen Rigmaiden@GP_IUPAT26 Apr 2021
Our union was founded by immigrants and our earliest organizing was done across nearly a dozen languages. We're doing everything in our power from coast to coast to put an end to the underground economy in construction which preys on undocumented workers.
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@GoIUPAT16 Apr 2021
Everything the labor movement has ever won seemed impossible it was done. Keep up the phonebanks, textbanks, actions and demonstrations! nitter.gq/ryangrim/status/138304…
Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) profile pictureRyan Grim
@ryangrim16 Apr 2021
🚨 PRO Act calls are having an effect: Angus King just signed on. We reported earlier he was leaning that way. 4 holdouts remain. theintercept.com/2021/04/12/…
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@GoIUPAT31 Mar 2021
It's time for our Senators to pick a side: Are you on the side of workers and the largest expansion of labor rights in nearly a century or not? nitter.gq/iupat_dc51/status/1377…
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Fantastic labor history thread.
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@GoIUPAT30 Mar 2021
In the early 1900s, Chicago’s Black workers in our trades worked under extremely difficult conditions. Exploitation and abuse of Black workers was rampant and widespread and the commercial bosses that employed them did so at the lowest possible wages.
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@GoIUPAT29 Mar 2021
In 1886, a union for our trades didn't exist. In 1887, a year after our founding, over 7,000 workers in the skilled trades had formed over 100 local unions nationwide. That's how fast change can take place when workers see the strength in standing together.
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✅Upgrade our infrastructure ✅Create millions of good-paying jobs ✅Protect the planet That’s how @GovEvers and local leaders across the nation want to #BuildBackBetter. TheGreatAmericanBuild.com
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IBEW@IBEW26 Mar 2021
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@GoIUPAT26 Mar 2021
RT @GP_IUPAT: My life is a living testament to the power of a union. Our union gave me a strong sense of dignity and the strength to comba…
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@GoIUPAT26 Mar 2021
Thread from our General President Ken Rigmaiden, the first Black building trades President, in solidarity with the majority Black workforce of @BAmazonUnion ⤵️ nitter.gq/GP_IUPAT/status/137551…
Ken Rigmaiden (@GP_IUPAT) profile pictureKen Rigmaiden@GP_IUPAT26 Mar 2021
To our brothers & sisters fighting for a union at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, your campaign has been an inspiration to the entire nation but particularly to Black unionists like myself. Keep fighting. Keep organizing. Never surrender in the fight for what’s right!
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@GoIUPAT25 Mar 2021
This is exactly why we need the PRO Act. Employers stall and often refuse to negotiate with newly formed unions for years. The PRO Act would ensure newly formed unions reach a first contract through a mediation and arbitration process. nitter.gq/nwlaborpress/status/13…
Don McIntosh (@nwlaborpress) profile pictureDon McIntosh@nwlaborpress22 Mar 2021
Three years after a group of welders voted to join the @MachinistsUnion, Precision Castparts may finally get started bargaining a contract, after losing its latest legal case in federal appeals court. buff.ly/3seWio0
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134 years ago today, @GoIUPAT was formed to build a future for & by working families. Over 30 years ago, I joined that union & have proudly been a member ever since. Every worker deserves a union—it’s time for the Senate to pass the #PROAct.
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Happy birthday @GoIUPAT! ...or is it happy anniversary? #UnionStrong
IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) profile pictureIUPAT
@GoIUPAT15 Mar 2021
134 years ago today, our union banded together around a shared sense of solidarity even when it seemed impossible. We transformed not just our own lives, but the lives of our families and our communities too. Come build the future with us - iupat.org/join-us
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Liz Shuler@LizShuler15 Mar 2021
Happy birthday, @IUPAT! Thank you for changing and transforming the lives of our workers for 134 years—here’s to 134 more! #1u
IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) profile pictureIUPAT
@GoIUPAT15 Mar 2021
134 years ago today, our union banded together around a shared sense of solidarity even when it seemed impossible. We transformed not just our own lives, but the lives of our families and our communities too. Come build the future with us - iupat.org/join-us
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Happy Birthday, @GOIUPAT! 🥳
IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) profile pictureIUPAT
@GoIUPAT15 Mar 2021
134 years ago today, our union banded together around a shared sense of solidarity even when it seemed impossible. We transformed not just our own lives, but the lives of our families and our communities too. Come build the future with us - iupat.org/join-us
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AFT@AFTunion15 Mar 2021
Happy birthday, @GoIUPAT! 🎂
IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) profile pictureIUPAT
@GoIUPAT15 Mar 2021
134 years ago today, our union banded together around a shared sense of solidarity even when it seemed impossible. We transformed not just our own lives, but the lives of our families and our communities too. Come build the future with us - iupat.org/join-us
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The Building Trades
@NABTU15 Mar 2021
“134 years ago, we banded together around a shared sense of 𝙎𝙊𝙇𝙄𝘿𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙏𝙔 - even when it seemed impossible.” Everyone be sure to wish @GoIUPAT a happy 134th birthday today! 👏🥳
IUPAT (@GoIUPAT) profile pictureIUPAT
@GoIUPAT15 Mar 2021
134 years ago today, our union banded together around a shared sense of solidarity even when it seemed impossible. We transformed not just our own lives, but the lives of our families and our communities too. Come build the future with us - iupat.org/join-us
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