Business Manager, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, IW63
Paul B. Wende is the Business Manager Financial Secretary/Treasurer of Ironworkers Local Union #63 (Chicago). As the only Architectural & Ornamental Ironworkers Local in the Midwest, the union represents more than 1,500 workers who have constructed iconic Chicago structures including the St. Regis Chicago, Cloud Gate, and Maggie Daley Park. “We are the beauty mark of Chicago,” says Wende.
Born in Chicago in 1968, Paul joined Local 63 in 1988 and became a Journeyman Finisher in 1992. Over his 33+ year career, he advanced from Foreman to serving as an Officer for over 20 years before his 2018 appointment as Business Manager. Paul successfully navigated Local 63 through the COVID-19 pandemic and helped establish the Lemont Union Wellness Center in 2021. In 2024, he opened Local 63’s new “Glass House” training facility dedicated to curtainwall and window wall training.
