Graphic Communications International Union
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| Full name | Graphic Communications Conference |
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| Predecessor | Graphic Communications International Union |
| Members | 30,958 ("active" members) 36,848 ("honorary" members) (2014) |
| Affiliation | IBT |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www |
The Graphic Communications Conference (GCC) is an International Brotherhood of Teamsters affiliated union which represents more than 60,000 workers in all craft and skill areas in the printing and publishing industry.
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; HarperCollins 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.
According to GCC's Department of Labor records since 2006, when membership classifications were first reported, the "active" membership of the union has fallen from 60% to 45%. The other—now 55%—half of the union's membership are classified as "honorary," and are described as retirees who pay no dues and are ineligible to vote in the union. GCC contracts also cover some non-members, known as agency fee payers, which since 2006 have numbered comparatively less than a percent of the size of the union's membership, or about 100 non-members paying agency fees.
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