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.
5-470: 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
10-589: A percent of the size of the union's membership, or about 100 non-members paying agency fees. 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
15-695: The costs of the union's collective bargaining activities. The "fair share" is similar to the agency shop, but usually more restrictive as to what may be charged to the non-member. In Canada, the agency fee is usually known as the Rand formula . In the United States, compelling payment of agency fees from non-union employees in the public sector was held unconstitutional in Janus v. AFSCME , in June 2018. International Labour Organization covenants do not address
20-431: The late 1800s. The local unions have been affiliated with different international unions over time. This article related to a United States labor union is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Agency fee An agency shop is a form of union security agreement where the employer may hire union or non-union workers, and employees need not join the union in order to remain employed. However,
25-422: The non-union worker must pay a fee to cover collective bargaining costs. The fee paid by non-union members under the agency shop is known as the "agency fee". Where the agency shop is illegal, as is common in labor law governing American public sector unions, a "fair share provision" may be agreed to by the union and the employer. The provision requires non-union employees to pay a "fair share fee" to cover
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