Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (Quebec)
CSD
|
| Full name |
Congress of Democratic Trade Unions |
| Native name |
Centrale des syndicats démocratiques |
| Founded |
1972 |
| Members |
62,770[1] |
| Country |
Canada |
| Key people |
François Vaudreuil, president |
| Office location |
Montreal, Quebec |
| Website |
www.csd.qc.ca |
The Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (French: Centrale des syndicats démocratiques or CSD) is a national trade union centre in Quebec formed on 8 June 1972 in response to a split within the Confederation of National Trade Unions Confédération des syndicats nationaux, CSN). It is the smallest of the four labour centres in Quebec, with about 4 % (62,770 members) of the union membership in the province.[1]
The split was led by dissident members of the CSN executive Paul-Émile Dalpé, Jacques Dion and Amédée Daigle, referred to as the "Three Ds", who said they wanted a more democratic union body and one which would be politically neutral, as distinct from the political militancy of the CSN.[2][3] Paul-Émile Dalpé was the first president of the CSD, Dion was treasurer and Daigle was director of services. Jean-Paul Hétu was vice-president and Réal Labelle was secretary.[4][3]
Dalpé was succeeded as president by Jean-Paul Hétu[5][6] who held office until 1989, when Claude Gingras became president.
References
- ^ a b "Union Membership in Canada — 2007". Government of Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada, National Headquarters, Labour Program, Workplace Information Directorate (WID). 2008-06-11. http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/lp/wid/um/um_2007.shtml. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ Bull, Rob (June 8, 1972). "All Ds Battle Politics". The Ottawa Citizen: p. 41. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=Oq4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oOwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2270,2727022&dq=paul-%C3%A9mile-dalp%C3%A9&hl=en. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ a b "Le dernier des trois « D » s’est éteint" (in French). Le Fureteur CSD (Centrale des syndicats démocratiques): pp. 4–5. June 2001. http://www.csd.qc.ca/extranet/pdf/Historique2.pdf. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ "Breakaway Union Sticks With Leaders". The Gazette (Montreal): p. 2. June 11, 1973. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8pguAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r6EFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3227,2839013&dq=jean-paul-h%C3%A9tu&hl=en. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ "Labor groups vow to team up against bill". The Gazette (Montreal): p. A-4. January 25, 1985. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=I0olAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qqUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1852,1496016&dq=jean-paul-h%C3%A9tu&hl=en. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- ^ "Textile union calls for probe into mill closings". The Gazette (Montreal): p. A-6. August 29, 1985. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=h6IkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1qUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2114,4532041&dq=jean-paul-h%C3%A9tu&hl=en. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
- CSN, CSQ; Histoire du mouvement ouvrier au Québec, 150 ans de lutte, Montréal, 1984. ISBN 2890610063
- ROUILLARD, Jacques; Le syndicalisme québécois, deux siècles d'histoire, Montréal: Boréal, 2004. ISBN 276460307X
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
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