International Printing and Graphic Communications Union explained

International Printing and Graphic Communications Union
Abbreviation:	IPGCU
Merged:	Graphic Communications International Union
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Type:	Trade union
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Leader Title:	Presidents

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] On 25 May 1983, the union merged with the Graphic Arts International Union, to form the Graphic Communications International Union.

Presidents

1973: Alexander Rohan

1974: Sol Fishko^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inactive Organizations . UMD Labor Collections . University of Maryland . 18 April 2022.
2. Book: Cornfield . Daniel B. . Workers, Managers, and Technological Change . 2013 . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-1461318217.
3. News: Sol Fishko Dies at 80; Led a Printers' Union . 30 April 2022 . The New York Times . 10 April 1989.