The International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite, and Paper Mill Workers (IBPSPMW) was a

labor union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing workers involved in making paper in the United States and Canada. The union was founded on January 6, 1906, as a split from the

International Brotherhood of Paper Makers The International Brotherhood of Paper Makers (IBPM) was a labor union representing workers involved in making paper in the United States, Canada and Newfoundland. The union originated in 1884 as a social club, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. On May 19 ...

. In 1909, it was chartered by the

American Federation of Labor The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutu ...

. By 1926, it had 10,000 members. The union was affiliated to the

AFL–CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million ac ...

from 1955 and by 1957 it had grown to have 165,000 members. In 1958, it absorbed the

United Wall Paper Craftsmen of North America The United Wall Paper Craftsmen of North America (UWPC) was a labor union representing wallpaper cutters and printers in the United States and Canada. The union was founded on June 29, 1923, when the National Print Cutters' Association of America m ...

. However, in 1964, many of its West Coast members left to form the

Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers The Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWPPW) is a trade union in the western United States affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. It was established in September 1964, when West Coast rank-and-f ...

. On 9 August, 1972, the union merged with the

United Papermakers and Paperworkers The United Papermakers and Paperworkers (UPP) was a labor union representing workers involved in manufacturing paper in the United States and Canada. The union was established on March 6, 1957, when the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers mer ...

, to form the

United Paperworkers' International Union The United Paperworkers' International Union (UPIU) was a labor union representing workers involved in making paper, and later various industrial workers, in the United States and Canada. The union was founded on August 9, 1972, when the Internatio ...

President-Secretaries

:1906: James F. FitzGerald :1909: John Malin :1917: John P. Burke{{cite journal , last1=Graham , first1=Harry , title=Union Mergers , journal=Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations , date=1970 , volume=25 , issue=3 :1965: William H. Burnell (acting from 1963) :1965:

Joseph Tonelli Joseph Paul Tonelli (February 26, 1908 – March 4, 2000) was an American trade union leader. Born in Grove City, Pennsylvania, Tonelli moved to New York City in 1928, where he began working in the paper industry. In the mid-1930s, he helped ...

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