Jimmy Williams

Jimmy Williams is the general president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), representing 140,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada. He has been a vocal advocate for immigrant labor rights, particularly focusing on securing deferred-action protections for workers facing labor abuses in the construction industry. Williams believes that immigration should be framed as a working-class issue, and he has voiced disappointment over the lack of strong responses from the Democratic Party regarding the protection of these vulnerable workers.