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Contract Compliance Commission 2023


Salvador Herrera, Jr.Salvador Herrera, Jr.
Director of Organizing,
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 88

Salvador Herrera is the Director of Organizing for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 88, which encompasses Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. He leads a team of strategic organizers who are trying to bring equity and opportunity to working class communities. Being the son of immigrant parents from Mexico, he is an advocate for the immigrant workforce and community. He strives to provide work opportunities by promoting apprentice programs to underfunded communities. As the Director of Organizing, he also strives to maintain the integrity of workforce standards and to raise standards for working people. He also chairs the Young Lions Committee for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, and sits on the Harris County Labor Assembly Executive Board.