International Printing and Graphic Communications Union

The International Printing and Graphic Communications Union (IPGCU) was a labor union representing printing workers in the United States and Canada.

International Printing and Graphic Communications Union

Abbreviation	IPGCU
Merged into	Graphic Communications International Union
Formation	1973 (1973)
Dissolved	1983 (1983)
Merger of	International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union
Type	Trade union
Location	Canada United States
Presidents	Alexander Rohan Sol Fishko
Affiliations	AFL–CIO Canadian Labour Congress

The union was established on 1 October 1973, when the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America merged with the International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the AFL–CIO.^[1]

On formation, the union had 105,000 members, but this figure steadily fell, and by 1981, membership was down to 93,000.^{[2][dubious – discuss]} On 25 May 1983, the union merged with the Graphic Arts International Union, to form the Graphic Communications International Union.^[1]

Presidents

1973: Alexander Rohan

1974: Sol Fishko^[3]