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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.

==Composition==
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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.<ref name="OLMS"/>

==History==
The conference was created after the [[Graphic Communications International Union]] (GCIU) voted to join forces with Teamsters in late 2004.

The Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 767M, is the successor union of several merged printers' locals spanning back into the late 1800s. The local unions have been affiliated with different international unions over time.

==See also==
* [[Santa Barbara News-Press controversy|''Santa Barbara News-Press'' controversy]]

==References==
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==Archives==
* [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv09039 Graphic Communications International Union, Local 767M records.] 1908-2009. 15.38 cubic feet (16 boxes). At the [http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/laws Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections].

[[Category:Divisions and conferences of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters]]
[[Category:Trade unions in the United States]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Trade unions established in 2005]]


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