June 15, 2004 Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kenneth Durr
E-mail: kdurr@historyassociates.com
Telephone: (301) 279-9697

History Associates Incorporated Completes History of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

History Associates' most recent work, One Union: The History of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, 1887-2003, features a foreword by union president James A. Williams and an introduction by Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Available from Aspatore Books, it is an authoritative history, written with labor specialists as well as the general public in mind. IUPAT was founded only a year after the American Federation of Labor, yet today is among the most effective at organizing and political action, and its story mirrors the ups and downs of a century of American labor. Written by labor historian Kenneth Durr, One Union looks closely at working-class culture, tracks the waxing and waning of labor political action, and evaluates changing union leadership, all within the context of the ever-changing building and construction trades. It is must reading, not only for those interested in how the labor movement weathered a turbulent twentieth century but also for those committed to its relevance in the twenty-first. "One Union talks of an inspiring history," writes Senator Kennedy, "but it is also a new call to action, in the best IUPAT tradition."

History Associates provides business, government, and nonprofit clients with professional historical research, writing, archives, and records management services. For more information, call (301) 279-9697 or visit www.historyassociates.com.