Sign Display Local 510

What Sign Display Local 510 does

Sign Display Local 510 is a labor union local chartered in 1900 and headquartered in Daly City, California, affiliated with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), District Council 36, and the AFL-CIO. The organization represents over 800 trade show and convention installers, exhibit builders, outdoor commercial sign painters, and pictorial workers across the greater Northern California region. Its core function is labor representation and dispatch: the local holds exclusive jurisdiction over trade show, convention, event, and exhibition decorating installation work, as well as commercial outdoor sign production, within the Bay Area, and supplies union labor to more than 60 signatory contractors through a dispatch list system.

The union operates as a non-profit membership organization with no commercial technology product. Revenue is generated from member dues processed through the District Council 36 Central Dues Department, on a recurring subscription basis. Wage rates for Extra (temporary) trade show installers are publicly disclosed at $34.76/hour straight time, $52.14/hour time-and-a-half, and $69.52/hour double time, less a $1.00/hour administrative check-off, with weekly pay cadence. The local also operates a California State-affiliated Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) program that feeds a continuous pipeline of trained craftspeople into the membership.

Distribution of labor occurs through a union-maintained dispatch system: members are dispatched to signatory contractors after journeyperson lists are exhausted, and contractors are contractually required to use the dispatch system rather than hire directly. Named anchor customers include national exposition firms such as Freeman Exposition, GES Exposition, Czarnowski, and Nth Degree. The local is governed by elected officers and has a small staff (1-10 employees per the firmographic record, distinct from its 800+ member base), with offices at 400 Talbert Street in Daly City and a secondary meeting location at 1939 Market Street in San Francisco.

Name

Sign Display Local 510

Legal name

Sign Display Local 510

Website

https://local510.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sign Display Local 510 is a 120-year-old IUPAT-affiliated labor union representing 800+ trade show installers, convention decorators, sign painters, and pictorial workers across the greater San Francisco Bay Area, dispatching labor to 60+ signatory contractors through an exclusive jurisdiction dispatch system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Daly City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Union Dues: Members pay dues to the union, with payments processed through District Council 36 Central Dues Department. Dues support union operations, member services, and collective bargaining activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sign Display Local 510 is a labor union (Local 510 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades) that represents Bay Area trade show and convention installers, exhibit builders, outdoor commercial sign painters, and pictorial workers. The union provides labor dispatching services to signatory contractors and operates an apprenticeship training program through the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC). Members supply installation, dismantle, and sign production services for trade shows, conventions, events, exhibitions, and outdoor commercial signage in the greater Northern California region.

Product overview

Sign Display Local 510 is a labor union (Local 510 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades) that provides union representation and workforce services. It does not offer a commercial technology product. The organization's services include union representation for trade show/convention installers and sign painters, an apprenticeship training program, and an 'Extra' list for temporary trade show work dispatch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Labor Dispatch for Trade Show and Convention Installations Dispatch of union trade show installers and convention decorators to signatory contractors for installation and dismantling of exhibit floor coverings, furniture, signage, graphics, modular system assembly, custom booth work, and exhibit fabrication.
• Union Labor for Outdoor Commercial Sign Production and Installation Production and installation of banners, flags, show cards, architectural signage, outdoor signs, wall paintings, building wraps, billboards, and transit displays by union sign painters and pictorial workers.
• JATC Apprenticeship Training Program
• Extra List Temporary Worker Dispatch Temporary trade show installer dispatch through the Extra list when journeyperson lists are exhausted, with publicly disclosed hourly rates of $34.76 (straight time), $52.14 (time and one half), and $69.52 (double time), less $1.00 per hour administrative check-off.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supplies labor for more than 60 contractors in the greater SF Bay area
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• District Council 36 (IUPAT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 1900Local 510 is integrated with District Council 36 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. District Council 36 processes union dues payments and provides organizational support for Bay Area locals.
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1900Local 510 is chartered under the IUPAT, which was founded in 1887 as the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America. The international union provides collective bargaining support, training programs, and political advocacy.
• AFL-CIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal 510 is a member of AFL-CIO, the largest federation of unions in the United States, providing political advocacy and labor movement support.
• California Labor CouncilsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with multiple California Labor Councils including Alameda, Contra Costa, North Valley (San Joaquin), San Francisco, San Mateo, South Bay & Monterey Bay for regional labor advocacy and coordination.
• California State Building and Construction Trades CouncilsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with Building and Construction Trades Councils in Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara/San Benito, San Mateo & San Joaquin/Calvarias/Alpine for coordination on construction industry labor matters.
• SF Travel (Convention and Visitors Bureau)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau for coordination on convention and event work in the region.
• Signatory ContractorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 60 signatory contractors in the greater SF Bay area use union dispatched labor. Contractors include Freeman Exposition, GES Exposition, Czarnowski, Nth Degree, and others. These contractors hire union workers through the dispatch system for trade show and convention work.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IUPAT Local 179 (Chicago): Midwest IUPAT local covering sign, display, and convention work in Chicago. Comparable craft mix (sign painters, pictorial workers, exhibit installers) in a different but similarly-sized convention market.
• Teamsters Local 853 (San Francisco): Bay Area Teamsters local covering freight, warehouse, and trade show logistics. Comparable geographic jurisdiction and dispatch-based labor model, frequently co-dispatched with sign/display locals at convention venues.
• IUPAT Local 814 (Las Vegas): IUPAT local covering the Las Vegas trade show and convention market. Highly comparable charter scope (sign, display, exhibit installation) in the largest U.S. convention labor market, directly analogous to Local 510's Bay Area jurisdiction.
• IUPAT Local 770 (Los Angeles): Southern California IUPAT local with overlapping sign, display and convention installation work. Comparable craft mix and California regulatory environment, though serving a larger Southern California market.
• IUPAT Local 83 (Seattle): Pacific Northwest IUPAT local covering sign painters, display workers, and convention decorators. Comparable craft scope to Local 510 in an adjacent West Coast metro with a meaningful convention industry.
• Carpenters Local 22 (San Francisco): Bay Area carpenters union providing skilled trades labor for trade show booth construction and convention installations. Comparable geographic jurisdiction, similar union-dispatch structure for event-related construction work.
• IATSE Local 16 (San Francisco Stagehands): San Francisco IATSE stagehand local also supplying labor to Bay Area conventions, exhibitions, and live events. Operates a similar union-dispatch model for event I&D work in overlapping venues like Moscone and Chase Center.

Broad incumbents

• Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 (San Francisco): Bay Area sheet metal workers union. Similar building-trades union structure and geography, though focused on HVAC/fabrication rather than sign and display installation.
• IBEW Local 6 (San Francisco): San Francisco electrical workers union. Comparable building-trades jurisdiction and union-dispatch infrastructure in the Bay Area, though covering a different craft (electrical) and not directly competing for sign/convention installation work.

Others

• Freeman Exposition: Largest U.S. trade show and exposition services contractor and a documented Local 510 signatory contractor. Included because it is the dominant buyer of Local 510's dispatched labor — though it is a customer/employer rather than a labor-supply peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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