With only had a high school diploma and some college education (he never graduated), Georgine became a woodworker operating lathes and other wood working machinery.
He joined the International Union of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers (now part of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America).
[1] Georgine was named chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Union Labor Life Insurance Company (ULLICO) in 1990.
Monroe, Lucassen and others argued that Georgine had failed to maintain the effectiveness of local BCTD councils, refused to fund organizing programs and allowed jurisdictional disputes to get out of hand.
They also claimed that Georgine's role as chief executive officer of ULLICO left him little time to devote to BCTD business.
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) filed suit to overturn the October 1995 presidential election in the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.