The International Printing and Graphic Communications Union (IPGCU) was a labor union representing printing workers in the United States and Canada.
| Abbreviation | IPGCU |
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| Merged into | Graphic Communications International Union |
| Formation | 1973 |
| Dissolved | 1983 |
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| Type | Trade union |
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The union was established on 1 October 1973, when the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America merged with the International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the AFL–CIO.[1]
On formation, the union had 105,000 members, but this figure steadily fell, and by 1981, membership was down to 93,000.[2][dubious ] On 25 May 1983, the union merged with the Graphic Arts International Union, to form the Graphic Communications International Union.[1]
Presidents edit
- 1973: Alexander Rohan
- 1974: Sol Fishko[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Cornfield, Daniel B. (2013). Workers, Managers, and Technological Change. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1461318217.
- ^ "Sol Fishko Dies at 80; Led a Printers' Union". The New York Times. 10 April 1989. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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