Graphic Arts International Union

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The Graphic Arts International Union (GAIU) was a labor union representing printing workers in the United States and Canada.

The union was founded on September 4, 1972, when the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders merged with the Lithographers' and Photoengravers' International Union.[1] Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the AFL–CIO.[2]

By 1981, the union had 115,000 members.[3] On May 25, 1983, it merged with the International Printing and Graphic Communications Union, to form the Graphic Communications International Union.[4]

Throughout its existence, the union was led by president Kenneth J. Brown.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lithographer Union to Join Bookbinders on Labor Day". New York Times. 20 March 1972. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Graphic Arts International Union (GAIU)". UIA. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ Von Bergen, Drew (25 June 1981). "A new union that would have 325,000 members". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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