Glaziers local 252

What Glaziers local 252 does

Glaziers Local 252 is a labor union representing glaziers and glassworkers in the District of Columbia metropolitan area, operating as an affiliated local under the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 21. The organization functions jointly with Local 1009 to provide collective bargaining representation, workplace safety oversight, and career development services to union members in the glazing trade. Its core offering is union membership, which gives workers a seat at the bargaining table with employers while allowing them to retain their current jobs.

The union's service stack includes collective bargaining on wages and benefits, representation in workplace disputes, free safety training at a dedicated facility, access to dedicated safety inspectors, pension and retirement benefits, and job placement through a network of organizers and partner contractors. Members gain access to a 40-hour work week, medical benefits covered in full under contract, regular negotiated wage increases, and legal protection when reporting unsafe conditions. Recruitment is conducted via organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn), a multilingual website contact form, and field authorization card drives targeting non-union glaziers. Authorization cards are non-expiring and binding until written revocation, which is the primary mechanism by which the union secures representation rights at a given work site.

The business model is straightforward: revenue is generated through recurring membership dues, which fund the union's bargaining, training, safety, and administrative operations. As a non-profit membership organization, the union is owned and governed by its members rather than external investors. No technology platform, software product, or proprietary technical assets are part of the offering; the "product" is labor representation, training access, and benefits administration delivered through organizational infrastructure.

Name

Glaziers local 252

Legal name

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 21 (Glaziers Local 252)

Website

https://joinlocal252.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Glaziers Local 252 is a non-profit labor union affiliated with IUPAT District Council 21 that represents glaziers and glassworkers in the Washington DC metro area, providing collective bargaining, safety training, benefits, and job placement through a member-dues model.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: Union generates revenue through membership dues from affiliated workers. Members pay dues in exchange for collective bargaining representation, benefits negotiation, job placement services, and access to training programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Glaziers Local 252 is a labor union that represents glaziers and glassworkers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Its core offering is union membership providing collective bargaining representation with employers, negotiated wages and benefits, free safety and skills training, retirement and pension benefits, and job placement through a network of organizers and partner contractors. The organization operates as an affiliated local under IUPAT District Council 21 alongside Local 1009.

Product overview

Glaziers Local 252 is a labor union (affiliated with IUPAT District Council 21) offering unified membership services rather than a technology product portfolio. The core offering is union representation for glaziers and glassworkers, providing collective bargaining, higher pay, benefits negotiation, free safety training, career advancement opportunities, and retirement/pension benefits. This is a service-based union organization, not a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership and Collective Bargaining Representation Membership in Glaziers Local 252 (affiliated with IUPAT District Council 21) that provides glaziers and glassworkers with collective bargaining representation, negotiated wages and benefits, free safety and skills training, retirement and pension benefits, job placement through partner contractors, and workplace safety protections. Members pay recurring dues and authorize the union to represent them with their current and future employers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Member reports significant pay increase from $18/hour (non-union for 18 years) with $300/week family benefits deducted, to higher pay with benefits included in union representation.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IUPAT District Council 21 (DC21)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlaziers Local 252 is an affiliated local union under IUPAT District Council 21. The parent organization provides framework for collective bargaining, training programs, safety resources, and organizational support. Local 252 operates jointly with Local 1009 under the DC21 umbrella to represent glaziers and glassworkers in the region.
• Partner ContractorsminorOthersNetwork of contractors who employ union members and work with union organizers for job placement. Members can choose to find work at different job sites through this network of organizers and partner contractors, enabling career mobility and job placement assistance.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT): National/international parent union covering painters, glaziers, finishers, and related trades across the US and Canada. Comparable as the macro organization whose brand, policy posture, and bargaining standards shape the operating environment for Local 252.

Regional players

• Teamsters Local 639 (Washington DC): Teamsters local covering the Washington DC area across multiple industries. Comparable as a major DC-area union local using dues-funded representation, training, and benefit negotiation, though operating in different trades.
• Plumbers Local 5 (DC): United Association plumbers local covering the District of Columbia. Comparable as a DC-area construction trades union using a similar model of collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, and employer-paid benefits to organize skilled trades workers.
• Iron Workers Local 5 (DC area): Ironworkers local covering the DC metro area, representing structural and ornamental iron workers. Comparable as a DC-area building trades union operating under the same multi-trade labor ecosystem on commercial and infrastructure projects.
• Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 (DC): BAC Local 1 representing bricklayers, tile setters, and pointers/cleaners in the DC area. Comparable as a DC-area building trades local with the same collective bargaining structure and overlapping commercial construction job sites.
• Carpenters' Union Local 132 (DC area): Regional carpenters' union local covering the DC metro area. Comparable as a DC-area building trades union with a shared commercial construction job base, similar apprenticeship training programs, and competing with Local 252 for member mindshare among trades workers.
• IBEW Local 26: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local covering the DC metro area. Comparable as a major DC-area construction trade union with overlapping jurisdictional footprint on commercial jobsites and a similar apprenticeship and benefits model.
• Sheet Metal Workers Local 100 (DC): Construction trade union representing sheet metal workers in the DC metro area. Comparable as a DC-based building trades local with a similar collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, and benefit-negotiation model serving a different specialty trade.

Direct peers

• Glaziers Local 1009: Sister glaziers local operating jointly with Local 252 under IUPAT District Council 21 in the DC metro area. Operates in the same trade, the same regional market, and shares the same bargaining infrastructure, making it the closest functional peer.
• IUPAT District Council 21: Parent umbrella organization covering painters, glaziers, and allied trades across the DC region. Comparable as the broader labor organization providing the collective bargaining, training, and organizing framework within which Local 252 operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/252Glaziers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/glaziers-local-union-252

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