Henry J. Dillon began his career in the photoengraving trade in Chicago in 1937 in a non-union trade shop. Having been fired by his shop for economic reasons, he received further employment at another non-union shop until his entrance into the Air…
This interview was conducted with John Connolly shortly after the union he was president of, the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders, merged with the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union to form the Graphic Arts International…
Richard Clarke began his lithographic career in Montreal and joined the Lithographers union in 1941. By 1949 he was president of his local. In 1957 he was appointed International Representative and became vice-president in 1964. Clarke describes the…
This interview with Harry Conlon was conducted while he was executive-vice-president of Chicago local #245 chapter of the G.A.I.U.(Graphic Arts International Union) Mr. Conlon describes his apprenticeship as a photoengraver for the Chicago-Sun-Times.…
In this interview Arthur Brown recounts his early years as a lithographic artist for Stone Limited in Toronto Canada. Brown also recalls his election to numerous offices at the local level, and his twenty-year role as the international vice-president…
Ken Brown, President of the Graphic Arts International Union, is the son of Arthur Brown former president of the Toronto local. This interview was done in three parts. Part I covers Brown's earliest years; his lithographic-oriented family and their…
This interview with Ted Brandt describes his lifetime of union involvement. The interview recalls Brandt's early Local One union involvement working as a journeyman lithographer. Brandt’s active role in union negotiations, his positions as…