 Founded in 1938, Local 832 was approximately 700 members strong by 1964 when Bernard Christophe was elected President.Christophe held the presidency of Local 832 until ending his 38-year stretch as head of the local by stepping down in 2002 .He was replaced by Robert Ziegler in the fall of 2002, who held the office until he recently retired on December 1, 2011.