The All-Canadian Congress of Labour (ACCL) was a Canadian
national
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labour confederation, which existed from 1926 to 1940.
It was founded in 1926 as a rival to the
Trades and Labour Congress
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. It was headed by
Aaron Mosher. It included remnants of the
One Big Union and had over 40,000 members. The ACCL was opposed to American interference in the Canadian labour movement. In 1929, the
communist
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unions left the ACCL and formed the
Workers' Unity League
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. In 1940, the ACCL merged with Canadian sections of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations
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to form the
Canadian Congress of Labour
The Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL) was founded in 1940 and merged with Trades and Labour Congress of Canada (TLC) to form the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in 1956.
Founding
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.
References
All-Canadian Congress of Labourin ''
The Canadian Encyclopedia
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''.
Defunct trade unions in Canada
Trade unions established in 1926
Trade unions disestablished in 1940
National trade union centres of Canada
1926 establishments in Canada
1940 disestablishments in Canada
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