The International Brotherhood of Pottery and Allied Workers (IBPAW) was a labor union representing workers in the pottery industry in the United States and Canada.
The union originated as a split from the Knights of Labor, based in East Liverpool, Ohio.
On March 14, 1899, it was chartered by the American Federation of Labor, and in 1904, it absorbed the Potters' National Union of America.
[3] In 1952, it was renamed as the International Brotherhood of Pottery Workers, and in 1955 it affiliated to the new AFL–CIO.
[2] The union's membership declined to 16,938 in 1980,[5] and on August 5, 1982, it merged with the Glass Bottle Blowers' Association, to form the Glass, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers' International Union.