Graphic Communications Conference
| Full name | Graphic Communications Conference |
|---|---|
| Members | 60,000 |
| Country | United States |
| Affiliation | International Brotherhood of Teamsters |
| Website | http://www.teamster.org/content/graphics-communications |
The Graphic Communications Conference (affiliated with the Teamsters Union) represents more than 60,000 workers in all craft and skill areas in the printing and publishing industry.
The Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 767M is the successor union of several merged printers' locals spanning back into the late 1800s. The local unions have been affiliated with different international unions over time.
Scope of union work
Every day, GCC members help print, produce and design numerous publications, including The New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Newsday, Elle and Cosmopolitan magazines, Harper Collins and Penguin books, brochures for Chevrolet, Harry Potter books and catalogs for L.L. Bean.
GCC Teamsters work in desktop publishing and electronic color prepress. They operate web and sheetfed, offset, letterpress, rotogravure, silkscreen and other specialty presses. They handle binding, finishing and shipping of finished products. They produce inks, paper and packaging materials made of paper, plastic, cardboard and metal. They are also journalists, graphic artists, typesetters, sales people and support staff.
History
The conference was created after the Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU) voted to join forces with Teamsters in late 2004.
The merger enables the now-stronger Teamsters Union to represent even more workers in printing and related industries. For example, the GCC and the Teamsters Newspaper Division represent different but complimentary types of hardworking employees at many major newspapers, such as the Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, The Columbus Dispatch and The Star-Ledger in New Jersey.
George Tedeschi currently serves as President.[1]
See also
- Teamsters Union
- Santa Barbara News-Press controversy
References
Archives
- Graphic Communications International Union, Local 767M records. 1908-2009. 15.38 cubic feet (16 boxes). At the Labor Archives of Washington State, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.