Shirley Carr

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Shirley Carr OC, OOnt
5th President of the Canadian Labour Congress
In office 1986–1992
Preceded by	Dennis McDermott
Succeeded by	Bob White
Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Labour Congress
In office 1974–1986
President	Joe Morris Dennis McDermott
Personal details
Born	May 1929^[1] Niagara Falls, Ontario
Died	June 24, 2010(2010-06-24) (aged 81)^[2] Niagara Falls, Ontario

Shirley Geraldine Edwina Carr, OC OOnt (May 1929 – June 24, 2010) was a Canadian union leader who was the first woman president of Canada's largest labour organization, the Canadian Labour Congress.

Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, she became general vice-president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in 1969. In 1974, she became Executive Vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress and was president from 1986 to 1992.

She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1980 and a Member of the Order of Ontario in 1995.

As president of the CLC, she began Canadian labour's campaign against the free trade deal between then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the late US President Ronald Reagan. She was a pioneer in using the technique of seeking support for labour's goals from other organizations in the community, and this strategy was ultimately responsible for turning the tide of public opinion against the trade deal.

References

↑ "When was Shirley Carr born?", britannica.com, Retrieved on 2010-06-26.
↑ "Obituary", Retrieved on 2010-06-26.

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Preceded by Dennis McDermott	President of the Canadian Labour Congress 1986–1992	Succeeded by Bob White

v t e Canadian Labour Congress

Provincial Federations	Alberta British Columbia Quebec Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest/Nunavut Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan Yukon

National Affiliates	ACTRA BCTF CAUT CFNU COPE CPAA CUPE CUPW ETFO NUPGE OECTA OSSTF PSAC TWU Unifor (CAW CEP)

International Affiliates	AFM ALPA ATU AWIU BAC BCTGM Boilermakers CWA-CMG GMP IAFF IAM IATSE IBEW IBT IFPTE ILA ILWU IPP IUOE IUPAT OPCMIA SEIU SIU SMWIA UA UAW UBCJA UFCW UMW UNITE HERE USW UTU

Presidents	Claude Jodoin (1956–1966) Donald MacDonald (1967–1974) Joe Morris (1974–1978) Dennis McDermott (1978–1986) Shirley Carr (1986–1992) Bob White (1992–1999) Ken Georgetti (1999–present)

See Also	Canadian Congress of Labour One Big Union Trades and Labour Congress Workers' Unity League ILCA

Persondata
Name	Carr, Shirley
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1929-05
Place of birth	Niagara Falls, Ontario
Date of death	2010-06-24
Place of death	Niagara Falls, Ontario

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