Granite Cutters' International Association
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The Granite Cutters' International Association of America (GCIA) was a trade union representing granite cutters in the United States and Canada.
Granite Cutters' International Association of America | |
| Merged into | Tile, Marble, Terrazzo, Finishers', Shopworkers' and Granite Cutters' International Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1877 |
| Dissolved | 1980 |
| Location | |
| Affiliations | American Federation of Labor |
History
The union was founded in March 1877 near Rockland, Maine, USA.[1] Its official publication was the Granite Cutters’ Journal. It was among the founding organizations of the American Federation of Labor.
It was founded as the Granite Cutters' National Union and later Granite Cutters' International Union of the United States and the British Provinces of America before taking its final name in 1905. Jobs for skilled granite cutters dwindled in the 1960s and the union eventually merged into the Tile, Marble, Terrazzo, Finishers', Shopworkers' and Granite Cutters' International Union.[2]
Leaders
The leader of the union was initially the secretary; from 1905 the secretary-treasurer; and from 1912, the president.[3]
- 1877: Thompson H. Murch[3]
- 1878: Josiah B. Dyer[3]
- 1895: James Duncan[3]
- 1923: Samuel Squibb
- 1935: Lawrence Foley
- 1951: Costanzo Pagnano
- 1967: Joseph P. Ricciarelli
Further reading
- Grindle, Roger L. Tombstones and Paving Blocks: The History of the Maine Granite Industry. Courier-Gazette, Rockland, Me, 1977.
