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North American trade union From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Graphic Arts International Union (GAIU) was a labor union representing printing workers in the United States and Canada.
Abbreviation | GAIU |
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Merged into | Graphic Communications International Union |
Formation | 1972 |
Dissolved | 1983 |
Merger of | |
Type | Trade union |
Headquarters | Washington, DC, US |
Location |
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Membership (1981) | 115,000 |
President | Kenneth J. Brown |
Affiliations |
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]
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