Painters and Allied Trades District Council 5

Specialty Finishes workers in both cities are now represented by Painters Local 10, which is preparing to bargain a first contract.

A dozen workers who paint vessels on Swan Island in Portland have unionized, increasing the union density at the Vigor Industrial shipyard.

Painters Local 10 has asked for an election to represent workers employed by Specialty Finishes, located at Portland’s Vigor Marine shipyard.