The Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU) was a

labor union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing printing workers in the United States and Canada. The union was founded on May 25, 1983, when the

Graphic Arts International Union 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 Lithographe ...

merged with the

International Printing and Graphic Communications Union 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 Assistan ...

. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the

AFL–CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million ac ...

. On formation, it had 154,000 members. This figure fell rapidly, along with employment in the industry, and by 2004, the union had only 60,000 members. On January 1, 2005, the union merged into the

International Brotherhood of Teamsters The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), also known as the Teamsters Union, is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of The Team Drivers International Union and The Teamsters National Union, the un ...

, becoming its

Graphic Communications Conference The Graphic Communications Conference (GCC) is an International Brotherhood of Teamsters affiliated union which represents more than 60,000 workers in all craft and skill areas in the printing and publishing industry. Composition According to G ...

Presidents

:1983: Kenneth J. Brown :1985: James J. Norton :2000: George Tedeschi{{cite news , last1=Bruning , first1=Fred , title=Tedeschi to Retire After 60 Years of ‘Passionate’ Union Service , url=https://teamster.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/52119gcc2019april.pdf , access-date=1 May 2022 , work=Graphic Communicator , date=April 2019

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Printing trade unions Trade unions established in 1983 Trade unions disestablished in 2005