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Typographical unions - Graphical, Paper and Media Union (GPMU)

1797 - Manchester Typographical Society formed

1810 - Leeds Typographical Society formed

1849 - Provincial Typographical Association formed

1877 - Provinical Typographical Association changed name to Typographical Association

1895 - Leeds Typographical Society joined the Typographical Association

1914 - Manchester Typographical Society joined the Typographical Association by 1914

1964 - Typographical Association amalgamated with the London Typographical Association to form the National Graphical Association

1990 - National Graphical Association amalgamated with the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades '82 (SOGAT '82) to form the Graphcal, Paper and Media Union

2004 - Graphical, Paper and Media Union merged with AMICUS

2007 - AMICUS merged with the Transport and General Workers Union to form Unite.

Unite still exists today, click here to visit their Website