that was organized in 1892. This merger brought 4,000 new members to the Brotherhood. These members are employed primarily in plating and polishing shops within the United States and Canada. International president On July 24, 2003, International President Charles W. Jones resigned his office, and the International Executive Council elected Newton B. Jones to complete his unexpired term. Newton B. Jones is a 44-year member of the Boilermakers union. After being elected to fill the unexpired term of International President Charles W. Jones, who retired after 20 years in office and 60 years of service to the Brotherhood, Newton Jones was unanimously reelected to the Boilermakers’ top leadership position in 2006 and 2011, during the union's 31st and 32nd Consolidated Conventions. In 2016, at the 33rd Consolidated Convention, he was reelected International President by an overwhelming margin. Newton presently serves as a Vice President on the AFL–CIO Executive Council and as Chairman of the Materials Sector of IndustriALL, an international labor federation comprising 50 million workers in 140 countries. Since 2003, he has also served as Chairman of Brotherhood Bank & Trust. In 2008 he was unanimously chosen by the Brotherhood Bank and Trust Board of Directors to also serve as its Chief Executive Officer. Transatlantic merger On February 8, 2020, Boilermakers announced was planning a strategic partnership with its the British and Irish trade union the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association to support rail workers on both sides of the Atlantic. Later on September 21, 2021, TSSA announced it was planning a full merger with the Boilermakers. This would make the first transatlantic merger of a major trade union. On February 4, 2022, TSSA union representatives backed the merger by 88%. On February 8, 2022, TSSA balloted it members about the merger, advocating a Yes vote to the motion. On March 2, 2022, 85% of members backed the merger and TSSA says it planning to complete the merger by the summer. Leadership Presidents 1893: Lee Johnson 1897: John McNeil 1905: George F. Dunn 1908: Joseph A. Franklin 1944: Charles MacGowan 1954: William Calvin 1962: Russell K. Berg 1970: Harold J. Buoy 1983: Charles W. Jones 2003: Newton B. Jones Secretary-Treasurers 1893: William J. Gilthorpe 1914: Frank Reinmeyer 1920: Joseph Flynn 1926: Charles F. Scott 1936: William E. Walter 1945: William J. Buckley 1958: Homer E. Patton 1973: Charles F. Moran 1986: Don Whan 1989: Jerry Willburn 2005: William T. Creeden