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Editor s Note: Printing News has reached out multiple times to PRINTING United Alliance for comment on this situation but did not received a response prior to going to print.
As it became clear that PRINTING United (SGIA at the time) was preparing to acquire the Printing Industries of America (PIA), many of us wondered how this would work out with the Affiliates – 21 regional associations, each of whom actually “own” their own membership and provide a variety of local services to their constituents. Over the years, there had been several attempts to merge PIA with other associations, but because of the different business models reflected in some of the national organizations and the local associations, among other reasons, those consolidations didn’t happen.