Graphic Arts International Union

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Graphic Arts International Union
AbbreviationGAIU
Merged intoGraphic Communications International Union
Formation1972 (1972)
Dissolved1983 (1983)
Merger of
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersWashington, DC, US
Location
    • Canada
    • United States
Membership115,000 (1981)
President
Kenneth J. Brown
Affiliations

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". The New York Times. March 20, 1972. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Graphic Arts International Union (GAIU)". UIA. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Von Bergen, Drew (June 25, 1981). "A New Union That Would Have 325,000 Members". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Inactive Organizations" (PDF). UMD Labor Collections. University of Maryland. Retrieved April 18, 2022.


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