International Union of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers

The International Union of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers (WWML) was a labor union representing workers involved in erecting lath, plasterboard and flooring in the United States and Canada.The union was established on December 15, 1899, at a congress in Detroit,[1] and it was chartered by the American Federation of Labor on January 15, 1900.[1] In 1955, it switched affiliation to the new AFL-CIO, and by 1957, it had 16,500 members.[3] Membership in 1975 was slightly lower, at 14,428.[4] On August 16, 1979, it merged into the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
labor unionDetroitAmerican Federation of LaborAFL-CIOUnited Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of AmericaWilliam J. McSorleyRobert Georgine