The International Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers Union of North America is a
North American
labor union, one of the constituent members of the
Department for Professional Employees of 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 ...
; and of the
Canadian Labour Congress, founded in 1893. It is the result of a number of mergers of labor unions, and is headquartered in
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially unincorporated, in practice it is an edge city, with a population of 81,015 at the 2020 ce ...
History
The union was founded in 1893 in
Boston
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, as the National Steel and Copper Plate Printers' Union of the United States. It was chartered by the
American Federation of Labor on July 2, 1898. In 1901, it changed its name to the International Steel and Copper Plate Printers of North America, to include members in Canada. It became the International Plate Printers and Die Stampers' Union of North America in 1921.
In 1925, the union absorbed the International Steel and Copper Plate Engravers' League, adopting its current name in 1930.
After the merger, it had 1,000 members.
By 1980, the union's membership had fallen to 400.
References
External links
AFL–CIO DPE website for IPPDSEU
1893 establishments in the United States
Trade unions established in 1893
Trade unions in the United States
Trade unions in Canada
Printing trade unions
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