International Brotherhood of Pottery and Allied Workers
Labor union
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The International Brotherhood of Pottery and Allied Workers (IBPAW) was a labor union representing workers in the pottery industry in the United States and Canada.
The union originated as a split from the Knights of Labor, based in East Liverpool, Ohio.[1][2] It was founded as the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters on December 29, 1890.[2] In 1900, it absorbed the Sanitary Pressers' National Union. On March 14, 1899, it was chartered by the American Federation of Labor, and in 1904, it absorbed the Potters' National Union of America.[3][4]
In 1894, the labor union struck over wage reductions.[2] From 1900 to 1922, there were no major strikes by the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters.[2] The labor had succeeded in achieving collective bargaining agreements with the United States Potters' Association and the Sanitary Potters' Association, the two major employers' associations.[2]
By 1925, the union had 7,900 members.[4] In 1952, it was renamed as the International Brotherhood of Pottery Workers, and in 1955 it affiliated to the new AFL–CIO.[3] It had 26,000 members in 1957,[5] and in 1970, it adopted its final name. In 1976, it affiliated to the Seafarers' International Union, but it split away again in 1978.[3]
The union's membership declined to 16,938 in 1980,[6] and on August 5, 1982, it merged with the Glass Bottle Blowers' Association, to form the Glass, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers' International Union.[3]