User:Srosen12/James Williams (labor leader)/Bibliography

Bibliography

• Shuit, Douglas P. "Union Leader Grows into High-Profile Role; MTA Strike: James Williams, Who was a Bus Driver, Says their Issues are His Issues as He Weighs Job Protection Against Riders' Plight.: [Home Edition]." Los Angeles Times, Oct 15 2000, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 3 Apr. 2023
  • This ProQuest article by Douglas Shuit is from the Los Angeles Times, and it describes some of the behavior that Williams has in front of the press. At times, he has stood up the press or done other stunts to make a statement in the media. I plan on including this in the career section of the WIki article.
• Winston, Sherie. "Williams Named Painters' Chief." Enr 248.16 (2002): 10. ProQuest. Web. 3 Apr. 2023.
  • This ProQuest article includes Williams statement when he was hired as the president of IUPAT. I plan on including this before describing some of the things he did as the president to show his goals versus what he actually did.
• Strope, Leigh. "Reports show union leaders earning six-figure incomes ." Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA), The Baton Rouge Advocate ed., sec. BUSINESS, 29 June 2004, p. BUSINESS. NewsBank: Access World News.
  • This article from the Baton Rouge Advocate doesn't have much information on Williams. However, it does include his salary compared to other high profile labor leaders. I might include a sentence about what he makes compared to others.
• Von Bergen, Jane M. "Clear Idea of Building Diverse Union." Philadelphia Inquirer, May 06 2002, ProQuest. Web. 3 Apr. 2023.
  • This ProQuest article by Jane Von Bergen includes information about the jobs of his family members and James Williams' legacy. Williams was a journeyman glazier before getting into politics and labor unions, as were many of his other family members. I plan on including this information after describing Williams' life before politics in the Early Life section.
• Isser, Mindy. “Building Trades Leader: Any Politician Who Doesn't Back the Pro Act Shouldn't Get Labor's Support.” In These Times.
  • This news article is the transcription of an interview with Williams and Mindy Isser. In this interview, he talks about how he got into labor unions, his early life, and some of his views and opinions on various topics. I plan on including lots of this information throughout the article, as it is a reliable source that describes what he truly stands for.
• “IUPAT General President James A. Williams Retires.” Metal Trades Department AFLCIO, https://metaltrades.org/233/.
  • This website provides some information about Williams but mainly describes his replacement as the President of IUPAT. I plan on including a sentence or two that says Williams is no longer the president of this union, and this is who his replacement was.
• “James A. Williams - General President Emeritus.” IUPAT, 18 Nov. 2021, https://www.iupat.org/about-us/union-leadership/james-a-williams-general-president-emeritus/.
  • This website is the main page of IUPAT, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, which is the union Williams was president of. It gives a description of Williams career before and during his time at IUPAT, as well as what he meant to the organization. I plan on putting some of this information in the career section of the Wiki article.
• Morris, Keiko, and Julie Bykowicz. "Construction Workers are Grateful for Jobs but Fearful for their Health; Coronavirus Breeds a Patchwork of Safety Rules for the Industry, Leaving Workers on Edge; 'it's about Necessity'." Wall Street Journal (Online), Apr 23 2020, ProQuest. Web. 3 Apr. 2023.
  • This ProQuest article describes some of the effects the Coronavirus has on the Unions across America. I may include a section about Williams' opinions about the coronavirus on the jobs of blue collar workers because it had such a great effect on them.
• C-SPAN (2004, August 24). Labor Issues and the Democratic Party. https://www.c-span.org/video/?183216-1/labor-issues-democratic-party.
  • This video shows Williams introducing Howard Dean, governor of Vermont at the time, in his race to become the Democratic nominee in the 2004 election. I plan on using this information in the career section, possibly in a subsection specifically about his relationship with him.
• “James A. Williams.” Prabook.com, https://prabook.com/web/james_a.williams/1447610.
  • This website is not as reliable as an academic journal, but it provides Williams' year of birth which I was unable to find in other articles. I plan on including this information in the early life section of my article.