Governing Board of Presidents
The Governing Board of Presidents is the governance body for the affairs in the United States of America. This Board provides strategic guidance and operational direction to the Canadian Executive Board and Canadian affiliates, and is an indispensible link in coordinating the multitude of important interfaces that exist for International Owners, Contractors and of course, International Unions. The Governing Board is an important international, strategic link for the Trades in Canada.
James Grogan – General President
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers
Newton Jones – International President
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers
James Boland – President
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen
Edwin Hill – International President
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
James P. Hoffa – General President
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Dana Brigham – General President
International Union of Elevator Constructors
Joseph Hunt – General President
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers
Patrick Finley - General President
Operative Plasterers’ & Cement Masons’ International Association of the United States and Canada
James Williams – General President
International Union of Painters & Allied Trades
Kinsey Robinson – International President
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers
Michael Sullivan – General President
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
William Hite – General President
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada
Terence O'Sullivan – General President
Laborers' International Union of North America