International Alliance of Bill Posters, Billers and Distributors of the United States and Canada

The International Alliance of Bill Posters, Billers and Distributors of the United States and Canada (BPBD) was a labor union representing workers involved in the advertising industry.

The union was founded and chartered by the American Federation of Labor on January 5, 1903. Originally named the National Alliance of Bill Posters and Billers of America, in 1908 it became the International Alliance of Bill Posters and Billers of America. By 1925, it had 6,000 members.^[1][2]

The union affiliated to the new AFL-CIO in 1955, and adopted its final name, but by 1957 its membership had fallen to 1,600.^[3] It continued to drop, and by 1969, the union had only 50 members.^[4] On October 31, 1971, the union dissolved.^[2]

References

1. Handbook of American Trade Unions (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1926. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
2. Reynolds, Lloyd G.; Killingsworth, Charles C. (1944). Trade Union Publications: The Official Journals, Convention Proceedings, and Constitutions of International Unions and Federations, 1850–1941. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press.
3. Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1957. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
4. Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1969. Retrieved 17 September 2022.