Área de identidad
Tipo de entidad
Entidad colectiva
Forma autorizada del nombre
Canadian Labour Congress
Forma(s) paralela(s) de nombre
- Congrès du travail du Canada
Forma(s) normalizada del nombre, de acuerdo a otras reglas
Otra(s) forma(s) de nombre
- CLC / CTC
Identificadores para instituciones
Área de descripción
Fechas de existencia
1956-
Historia
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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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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Estatuto jurídico
Funciones, ocupaciones y actividades
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.