We are District Council 82 (DC 82) of the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades, or IUPAT, affiliates with the AFL-CIO, CLC, a labor union of 140,000 + men and women across the United States and Canada, who are committed to providing the finest craftsmen and craftswomen in our trades.

DC82 represents approximately 4,000 painters, glaziers, and glass workers, drywall finishers, and sign, display, and screen processors in Minnesota, North Dakota, and the western Wisconsin construction industry.  We pride ourselves on our professionalism and tradition of excellence, providing craft skills, plus safety and health training for our members along with organizing these industries and our political action efforts.

We strive to create a marketplace in which an atmosphere of labor/management cooperation will enhance prosperity for union employers while, at the same time, ensuring job security, safety, training, and excellent wages and benefits for our members.