The Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU) was a labor union representing printing workers in the United States and Canada.
The union was founded on May 25, 1983, when the Graphic Arts International Union merged with the International Printing and Graphic Communications Union. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the AFL–CIO. On formation, it had 154,000 members. This figure fell rapidly, along with employment in the industry, and by 2004, the union had only 60,000 members.
On January 1, 2005, merged into the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, becoming its Graphic Communications Conference. The rest of the Canadian members of the union became part of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada.
Presidents 1983: Kenneth J. Brown 1985: James J. Norton 2000: George Tedeschi
References
General Reference
Graphic Communications International Union Local 10-b, of Albany, New York, Records, 1892–1989. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the GCIU, Local 10-b, Records). Graphic Communications International Union, Local 259-M Records, 1941–1988. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the GCIU, Local 259-M, Records).