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International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America

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Paul Ludvigsen's International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America collection

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Identifier: L2021-07
Abstract The International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America (IPPAU-NA), was organized in 1889, when disgruntled pressmen and press feeders left the International Typographical Union (ITU) and, with the combined membership of thirteen locals, formed a new pressmen's union. At its peak, with a membership of more than 125,000, the IPPAU-NA became the largest printing trades union in the world. The Paul Ludvigsen's International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North...
Dates: 1948-1996

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