{{Infobox union , name = Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union , full_name = , native_name = Cumann Ceirde Cluduigte Leabar Agus a Com-Ceard i n-Eirinn , image = , founded = 1920 , predecessor =

National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers {{Infobox union , name = National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers , full_name = , image = , founded = 1911 , predecessor = , successor = , dissolved = 1921 , merged = National Union of Prin ...

, successor = , dissolved = 1983 , merged = Irish Print Union , members = 1,000 (1950s) , publication = , location_country= Ireland , affiliation =

Irish Congress of Trade Unions The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national trade union centr ...

, key_people = , headquarters = 20 North Frederick Street,

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, footnotes = The Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union ( ga, Cumann Ceirde Cluduigte Leabar Agus a Com-Ceard i n-Eirinn) was a

trade 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 print workers in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. The union was founded in 1920 as the Irish Bookbinders' and Paper Rulers' Trade Union, by

-based members of the UK-based

. It became the "Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union" in 1938. From 1941, the Irish government required unions to obtain a license, and the National Union thereafter withdrew from Ireland, the Irish Bookbinders thereafter recruiting throughout the country; by the 1950, it had around 1,000 members.Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', vol.5, p.85 Originally part of the

Irish Trades Union Congress The Irish Trades Union Congress (ITUC) was a union federation covering the island of Ireland. History Until 1894, representatives of Irish trade unions attended the British Trades Union Congress (TUC). However, many felt that they had little imp ...

, the union was a founding member of the rival

Congress of Irish Unions The Congress of Irish Unions was a confederation of trade unions in Ireland. History Congress was one of the two governing bodies that emerged after the split in the Irish trade union body the Irish Trades Union Congress in 1945. The split develo ...

. The two confederations later merged to form the

, of which the union maintained membership.Fergus A. D'Arcy and Ken Hannigan, ''Workers in Union'', p.212 In 1983, the union merged with the

Irish Graphical Society {{One source, date=February 2020 The Irish Graphical Society was a trade union representing workers in the printing trades in Dublin. The union was founded in 1809 as the Dublin Typographical Provident Society. It gradually increased in membership ...

and the Electrotypers' and Stereotypers' Society of Dublin and District to form the Irish Print Union.

General Secretaries

:1920: Michael Colgan :1953: Terence Farrell :1960s: J. Cullen

References

Defunct trade unions of Ireland Trade unions established in 1920 Trade unions disestablished in 1983 1920 establishments in Ireland 1983 disestablishments in Ireland Bookbinders' trade unions