The Lithographers' and Photoengravers' International Union (LPIU) 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 September 7, 1964, when the

Amalgamated Lithographers of America The Amalgamated Lithographers of America (ALA) is a labor union formed in 1915 to conduct collective bargaining on behalf of workers in the craft of lithography. The ALA was established through the amalgamation of several small unions already ex ...

merged with the

International Photo-Engravers Union of North America International Photo-Engravers' Union of North America (IPEU) was a labor union formed in 1904 to represent halftone photoengravers in the printing industry. Its successor union is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Change to Win Federat ...

. Like the Photo-Engravers, it was chartered by 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 September 4, 1972, the union merged with the

International Brotherhood of Bookbinders The International Brotherhood of Bookbinders (IBB) was a labor union 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. In 1898, it received ...

, 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 ...

. On formation, the union had 50,000 members. Throughout its existence, the union was led by president Kenneth J. Brown.{{cite book , title=Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States , date=1965 , publisher=United States Department of Labor , location=Washington, D.C.

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