The International Brotherhood of Bookbinders (IBB) 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 bookbinding workers in the United States and Canada. The union was founded on May 5, 1892, as a split from the

International Typographical Union The International Typographical Union (ITU) was a US trade union for the printing trade for newspapers and other media. It was founded on May 3, 1852, in the United States as the National Typographical Union, and changed its name to the Interna ...

. In 1898, it received a charter from the

American Federation of Labor The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutu ...

, and in 1919 it absorbed the small International Brotherhood of Tip Printers. By 1926, the union had 14,000 members. The union was 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 ...

from 1955, and by 1957, its membership had grown to 58,344. On September 4, 1972, it merged with the

Lithographers' and Photoengravers' International Union The Lithographers' and Photoengravers' International Union (LPIU) was a labor union representing printing workers in the United States and Canada. The union was founded on September 7, 1964, when the Amalgamated Lithographers of America merged with ...

, to form 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 Lithographers ...

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Presidents

:1892: William B. Hyde :1895: :1905: Robert Glockling :1913: A. P. Sovey :1918: Walter N. Reddick :1926: William Glockling :1927: John B. Haggerty :1953: Robert E. Haskin :1959: Joseph Denny :1963: John Connolly

References

Trade unions established in 1892 Trade unions disestablished in 1972 Bookbinders' trade unions