Canadian Labour Congress

Identificatie

Soort entiteit

Instelling

Geauthoriseerde naam

Canadian Labour Congress

Parallelle vormen van de naam

  • Congrès du travail du Canada

Gestandaardiseerde naamvorm(en) volgens andere regels.

Aandere naamsvormen

  • CLC / CTC

Identificatiecode voor organisaties

Beschrijving

Bestaansperiode

1956-

Geschiedenis

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is a national trade union centre, the central labour body in English Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated. It was founded on April 23, 1956 through the merger of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada and the Canadian Congress of Labour.
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Le Congrès du travail du Canada (CTC) est une centrale syndicale nationale, l'organisme syndical central du Canada anglais auquel sont affiliés la plupart des syndicats canadiens. Il a été fondé le 23 avril 1956 par la fusion du Congrès des métiers et du travail du Canada et du Congrès du travail du Canada.

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Functies, beroepen en activiteiten

It's head office is in Ottawa, and it has regional offices in Moncton, Toronto, Regina and Vancouver. The Conventions of the CLC elect the Officers—the President, Secretary-Treasurer and two Executive Vice-Presidents. The executive committee looks after the affairs and administration of the congress. It consists of the officers and vice presidents and meets at least four times a year. The CLC's executive council, which is the governing body of the CLC between conventions, consists of the congress officers, the leadership of the 22 largest unions in the CLC, and representatives of women, people of colour, aboriginal, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, youth and retired workers. This group meets at least three times a year. The role of the CLC is to represent its affiliates to the government, media, etc., to co-ordinate the efforts of various unions on specific campaigns—either electoral or issues-based—and to promote non-competition between its affiliates.

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Beheer

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Datering van aanmaak, herziening of verwijdering

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Onderhoudsaantekeningen

  • Clipboard

  • Export

  • EAC

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