The Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT) was a Britishtrade union formed in 1889. Brenda Dean was a famous general secretary of Sogat, especially during its major disputes in the 1970s. It merged with the National Graphical Association in 1992 to form the Graphical, Paper and Media Union. A union (labor union in American English; trade union in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a group of workers who act collectively to address common issues. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Graphical, Paper and Media Union (GPMU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. ...
External links
Graphical, Paper and Media Union website (http://www.gpmu.org.uk)
The Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT) was a British trade union formed in 1889.
Brenda Dean was a famous general secretary of SOGAT, especially during its major disputes in the 1970s.
In 1992 it merged with the National Graphical Association to form the Graphical, Paper and Media Union, which subsequently merged with Amicus to become that union's Graphical, Paper and Media industrial sector.