Subject: IUPAT General President James A. Williams Retires
From: "Chris Sloan" <[email-masked]>
To: "Chris Sloan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:33:48 -0400

*Executive General Vice President Ken Rigmaiden elected to serve the
remainder of this term*

Hanover, MD — Effective today, April 1, 2013, International Union of
Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) General President James Williams
officially retires from office.

“There are no words to express just how much I have loved every minute of
this job,” said Williams.  “It has been my honor and privilege to serve the
greatest membership in the labor movement.  My thanks to those who have
given me such incredible support over the years, and I will always cherish
my time spent with my fellow members.”

IUPAT Executive General Vice President Ken Rigmaiden was unanimously
elected by the union’s General Executive Board, after being endorsed by all
IUPAT business managers, as Williams’ successor.

Rigmaiden became a floor covering installer apprentice in District Council
16/Local Union 12 in San Jose, California in 1977.  In the following years,
he was elected by his fellow members to serve in many leadership positions
on both the local union and district council levels.  In 1996, he was
tapped to work for the union on the International level in the IUPAT
Western Region as a general representative.  In 1997, he began working for
the International headquarters in Washington, DC as an assistant to the
general president with responsibilities in National Agreements and
Jurisdiction, as well as serving as the national project coordinator for
the IUPAT Job Corps program, among other duties.

Mr. Rigmaiden was elected to the position of executive general vice
president for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades in 2002.
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IUPAT General President Ken Rigmaiden

Jimmy Williams (President Emeritus)
Full Release can be found here:http://bit.ly/WilliamsRetires

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Chris

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Chris Sloan
IUPAT Government Affairs
[email-masked]
Office: 410-564-5880
Cell: 202-340-256