Graphical Media and Paper unions A long and sometimes turbulent history, printing unions have been at the forefront in the TU Movement and here we will try and make some sense of how and when we arrived here.
became the National Society of Operative Printing, Bookbinding & Media Personnel 1970-1982 they then merged with SOGAT 75 to form SOGAT 82
National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants 1889-1982 Founded in 1889 as the Printers Labourers Union, renamed in 1899 as the Operative Printers Assistants Union and in 1904 became the National Society of Operative Printers Assistants NATSOPA, taking the acronym for the first time in 1911. In 1911 the union changed its name to the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants.
In 1966 the Union merged with the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding & Paper Workers 1921-1966 NUPB&PW to form SOGAT Division 1. The merger dissolved in 1970, the NUPB&PW retained the name SOGAT and NATSOPA
Society of Graphical and Allied Trades 1966-1991 Formed in 1966 by the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding & Paper Workers NUPBPW, and the National Society of Operative Printers & Assistants NATSOPA. National Union of Bookbinders & Machine Rulers 1911-1921. Merged with the National Union of Printing & Paper Workers to form the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding Machine Ruling & Paper Workers 19211928.
The National Union of Printing, Bookbinding & Paper Workers NUPBPW 1928-1975
200 Years of Trade Union activity in the Printing and paper workers Industry, one of consistent mergers prior to where they were in 1966. In 1899 the Printers & Stationers Warehousemen, Cutters & Assistants was formed who later merged with the Amalgamated Society of Printers to form the National Amalgamated Society of Printers, Warehousemen & Cutters.
This union absorbed the Manchester Printers & Stationers Cutters Union in 1901 and the National Bookfolders & Kindred Trades Union in 1903 and the Dublin Paper Cutters Society in 1904.
Merged with Scottish Graphical Association to form SOGAT 75. SYMBOLS OF SOLIDARITY
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