All-Canadian Congress of Labour

Canadian trade association

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The All-Canadian Congress of Labour (ACCL) was a Canadian trade union organization established in 1927. It was founded on the principles of industrial unionism and Canadian nationalism. The ACCL merged with other expelled CIO affiliates in 1940 to form the Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL), which later became part of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in 1956.12

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organized labour
Establishment of industrial unionism
…joined the remnants of the All-Canadian Congress of Labour, which had formed in 1927 on the dual principles of industrial unionism and Canadian nationalism, to create the Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL) in affiliation with the American CIO. Only during World War II, however, did organizational realities begin to catch…
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…joined the remnants of the All-Canadian Congress of Labour, which had formed in 1927 on the dual principles of industrial unionism and Canadian nationalism, to create the Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL) in affiliation with the American CIO. Only during World War II, however, did organizational realities begin to catch…
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Canadian Labour Congress
…Canadian affiliates joined with the All-Canadian Congress of Labour (established in 1927) to form a new body of industrial unions, the Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL).
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…Canadian affiliates joined with the All-Canadian Congress of Labour (established in 1927) to form a new body of industrial unions, the Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL).
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