International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades. Painters District Council 9 of New York City

Founded in 1887 as the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America and also known as the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 9 (IBPAT DC 9) quickly rose to a prominent position in New York City and the surrounding area. Its membership generally reflected the various waves of immigrants coming into the country, the development of different political tendencies, and the tensions brought on by changes in the U.S. economy.

After a series of conflicts with rival union the Amalgamated Association of Painters and Decorators, the Painters District Council 9 added the Alteration Painters Union (with branches in Harlem, the Lower East Side, Brooklyn and the Bronx) to its ranks in 1914.

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