Ironworkers and Their President Are Polishing UpPerformance.

The article highlights efforts of General President Joseph J. Hunt, head of the ironworkers' union for improving the state of his union. Hunt occasionally is mistaken for the former president and will sometimes play along with his staff when they have a little fun with the autograph seekers. But Hunt has a bigger mission, revitalizing a union that has been rocked by scandal and seen its market share slide along with almost every other building trade union. To achieve these goals Hunt has launched the Ironworker-Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT), a labor-management joint trust which Hunt calls critical to the future of our union and our industry. Hunt is a leader willing to take chances to improve the state of his union.