The Irish Print Union 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

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. The union was founded in 1983 when 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 ...

merged with the

Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union {{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 ...

and the Electrotypers' and Stereotypers' Society of Dublin and District. However, the union struggled with declining employment in the industry, in particular as computerisation was introduced. Membership of the union fell, and in 1998 it merged into the Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Trade Union.Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', vol.5, p.85

General Secretaries

:1983: Owen CurranFormer print union leader Curran dies
, ''

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'', 9 May 2014

References

Defunct trade unions of Ireland Trade unions established in 1983 Trade unions disestablished in 1998 1983 establishments in Ireland 1998 disestablishments in Ireland Printing trade unions