Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union
The Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union (Irish: Cumann Ceirde Cluduigte Leabar Agus a Com-Ceard i n-Eirinn) was a trade union representing print workers in Ireland.
| Native name | Cumann Ceirde Cluduigte Leabar Agus a Com-Ceard i n-Eirinn |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920 |
| Predecessor | National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers |
| Date dissolved | 1983 |
| Merged into | Irish Print Union |
| Members | 1,000 (1950s) |
| Affiliation | Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
| Office location | 20 North Frederick Street, Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
The union was founded in 1920 as the Irish Bookbinders' and Paper Rulers' Trade Union, by Dublin-based members of the UK-based National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers. It became the "Irish Bookbinders' and Allied Trades Union" in 1938. From 1941, the Irish government required unions to obtain a license, and the National Union thereafter withdrew from Ireland, the Irish Bookbinders thereafter recruiting throughout the country; by the 1950, it had around 1,000 members.[1]
Originally part of the Irish Trades Union Congress, the union was a founding member of the rival Congress of Irish Unions. The two confederations later merged to form the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, of which the union maintained membership.[2]
In 1983, the union merged with the Irish Graphical Society and the Electrotypers' and Stereotypers' Society of Dublin and District to form the Irish Print Union.[1]
General Secretaries
- 1920: Michael Colgan
- 1953: Terence Farrell
- 1960s: J. Cullen
References
- Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.5, p.85
- Fergus A. D'Arcy and Ken Hannigan, Workers in Union, p.212