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 a charter from the American Federation of Labor, and in 1919 it absorbed the small International Brotherhood of Tip Printers. By 1926, the union had 14,000 members.[1]

The union was affiliated to the AFL–CIO from 1955, and by 1957, its membership had grown to 58,344.[2] On September 4, 1972, it merged with the Lithographers' and Photoengravers' International Union, to form the Graphic Arts International Union.[3]

Presidents

1892: William B. Hyde
1895:
1905: Robert Glockling
1913: A. P. Sovey
1918: Walter N. Reddick
1926: William Glockling
1926: John B. Haggerty
1953: Robert E. Haskin
1959: Joseph Denny
1963: John Connolly

References

  1. ↑ Handbook of American Trade Unions (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Labor. 1926. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Directory of National and International Labor Unions in the United States (PDF). Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1957. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lithographer Union to Join Bookbinders on Labor Day". New York Times. 20 March 1972. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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