Graphic Communications International Union Local 527-S (Atlanta, Ga.) records
Scope and Contents of the Records
This collection contains a variety of documentation of the GCIU Local 527-S's activities. Included are assorted contracts, negotiations, agreements, proposals, settlements, union organization, general correspondence, business correspondence, union correspondence, government correspondence, grievances, and arbitrations. Also included is specific documentation of the GCIU's Health and Welfare Benefits program.
Dates
- 1970s-2000s
Creator
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use. Access to materials with personal or sensitive information in boxes 62-66 is restricted for 75 years from the date of creation.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Historical Note
Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU), Local 527-S (Atlanta, Ga.) was founded in 1946. Originally a local of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America (IPPAU), it was known as Atlanta Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union, Local 527. Following several mergers of printing industry unions, the GCIU formed in 1983. Since the GCIU's 2005 merger with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the local has been known as Graphic Communications Conference/Teamsters Local 527-S. Ralph Meers has served as president of Local 527-S for many years.
Extent
82.5 Linear Feet (in 66 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records of Graphic Communications International Union, Local 527-S (Atlanta, Georgia) document negotiations, contracts and agreements, proposals, settlements, grievances, and arbitrations, 1970s-2000s. The records represent activities throughout the southeast and relations with assorted businesses and government organizations.
Arrangement
The records retain their original order.
Offsite Storage
Collection is stored offsite. Allow at least 2 working days for retrieval.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Ralph Meers on behalf of Graphic Communications Conference/International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 527-S, January 11, 2009.
Processing Information
Processed by John Thompson and Christy Atkins at the box level, Spring 2014.
- Atlanta (Ga.)
- Graphic Communications International Union
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Graphic Communications Conference
- International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America. Printing Specialties and Paper Products Union Local 527 (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Labor union locals
- Meers, Ralph
- Paper industry workers
- Paper industry workers -- Labor unions
- Printers
- Printers -- Labor unions
- Strikes and lockouts -- Printers
Creator
- Title
- Graphic Communications International Union, Local 527-S (Atlanta, Ga.):
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Records at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- Spring 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu