The Canadian Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW) is a blended skilled trades
union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
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based in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. It was founded in February 1999 and was a former local (Local 1788) of the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a labor union that represents approximately 775,000 workers and retirees in the electrical industry in the United States, Canada, Guam, Panama, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands; ...
, which then represented
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
employees of
Ontario Hydro
Ontario Hydro, established in 1906 as the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, was a publicly owned electricity utility in the Province of Ontario. It was formed to build transmission lines to supply municipal utilities with electricity ge ...
.
It is affiliated with the
Confederation of Canadian Unions
The Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU; french: Confédération des syndicats canadiens, link=no '' is a national trade union centre, a central labour body of independent unions in Canada.
History
The Council of Canadian Unions was founde ...
.
References
External links
CUSW websiteCUSW Constitution Trade unions in Canada
1999 establishments in Ontario
Trade unions established in 1999
Confederation of Canadian Unions
Breakaway trade unions
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