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Huffington Post: Marcus Hedger, Wrongfully Fired Worker, Loses His Home With NLRB In Limbo
May 24 -

 In the past three years, Marcus Hedger, GCC member, has lost a good-paying manufacturing job thanks to the dysfunction on Capitol Hill.

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Your Union-Made Valentine's Day Shopping List
February 8 -

Looking for a union-made Valentine card and union-made candy for your significant other? Let us help you with that.

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Teamsters Approve Two-Year Pact With Newspapers
January 28 -

The Teamsters local at The Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News overwhelmingly approved a new two-year labor contract with Interstate General Media that allows for continued publication of the two newspapers, the head of the union, John Laigaie, said Sunday night.

New Benefit: TurboTax Discount For Teamsters
January 23 -

Teamster households now have access to a leading brand of tax preparation software, TurboTax,at a discount.

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GCC Applauds NLRB Action Against Santa Barbara News-Press
October 3 -

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that the Santa Barbara News-Press bargained in bad faith with the collective bargaining representative of its newsroom employees.

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Teamsters At Denver Post Retain Wages/Benefits
August 13 -

During recent negotiations with the Denver Post, negotiators for members of Local 455, Denver, secured contract agreements retaining current wages and benefits.

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GCC/Teamsters Fight Back Against Anti-Union Printer
April 25 -

Teamsters demand Financial Times newspaper sever ties with printer due to anti-union activity.

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Buy American-Made Easter Cards
April 2 -

It's springtime, and the Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters wants you to know that you do have a choice on Easter. Many Easter cards are made in the USA, and some are not.

Press Release
Teamsters Support NLRB Move to Reform Election Process
July 19 -

(WASHINGTON) – The Teamsters Union spoke today in support of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) proposed rule change that would make union representation elections more efficient.

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2011 Essay Contest
July 13 -

GCC members who have a child or grandchild enrolled in an undergraduate college, university or community college program, or a technical or vocational program may be eligible to write an essay and apply for a $1,000 scholarship from the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund.

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Santa Barbara News-Press

Two years ago December, a federal administrative law judge ruled the Santa Barbara News-Press illegally fired eight reporters for union organizing and ordered their immediate reinstatement but political wrangling in Washington, D.C. has kept the journalists from winning back their jobs.

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About the Conference
Graphic Communications

The Graphic Communications International Union and the Teamsters officially joined forces on January 1, 2005 after the GCIU membership ratified the merger by a clear majority in late 2004. Now more than 60,000 GCIU members in the United States form the new Graphic Communications Conference (GCC/IBT).

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Contact the Conference

The GCC/IBT Conference can be reached by calling (202) 508-6660 or via e-mail at: webmessenger@gciu.org

 

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Safety and Health Topics

Machine Guarding

Ultraviolet Process Hazards

Solvents

Lockout

Confined Space

Sample General Inspection Checklist

Sample Checklist: General Physical Conditions 

 

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GCC/IBT Benefits

GCC/IBT members and their families have access to a broad range of benefits thanks to their union contracts and union membership.

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GCC/IBT Benevolent Trust Fund

The Benevolent Trust Fund (BTF) provides death benefits to beneficiaries of participating members of the Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (GCC/IBT).

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The Graphic Communications National Health And Welfare Fund

One of the GCC/IBT's most recent additions to its broad array of union membership benefits is the Graphic Communications National Health and Welfare Fund.

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