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 International Printing and Graphic Communications Union (IPGCU) was a labor union representing printing workers in the United States and Canada.
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 – discuss] On 25 May 1983, the union merged with the Graphic Arts International Union, to form the Graphic Communications International Union. [1]