Jean-Paul Hétu (1932 – 30 July 2012) was a Quebec

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. He was associated with the

Confédération des syndicats nationaux The Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN; Confederation of National Trade Unions) is the second largest trade union federation in Quebec by membership. History It was founded in Hull in 1921 as the ''Confédération des travailleurs ca ...

(CSN) from 1958 until 1972, where he worked as a negotiator and head of the education department. When several unions affiliated with the CSN left to form the

Centrale des syndicats démocratiques The Congress of Democratic Trade Unions ( French: ''Centrale des syndicats démocratiques'', CSD) is a national trade union centre in Quebec formed on 8 June 1972 in response to a split within the Confederation of National Trade Unions Confédér ...

(CSD), Hétu became vice-president of the CSD in 1972 and subsequently president until 1989.

Works

*Hétu, Jean-Paul. ''Productivité et qualité de vie au travail dans le textile'' / par Jean-Paul Hétu, Guy Mailloux, Pierre Ouellette, avec la collab. du Comité de productivité de la Fédération du textile (C.S.D.), Arthur Delage ...

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-- ontréal : Centrale des syndicats démocratiques, 1979* Hétu, Jean-Paul. ''Lutte des travailleurs du textile au Québec'' / Jean-Paul Hétu. -- ontréal: Centrale des syndicats démocratiques,

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* Hétu, Jean-Paul. ''Le conflit chez Bélanger : un défi pour tout le comté de Montmagny'' / édigé par Jean-Paul Hétu et Michel Lauzon, avec la collab. du Syndicat des travailleurs de A. Bélanger ltée (C S D) -- [Montréal : Centre de recherche de la C.S.D., 1976. * Centrale des syndicats démocratiques. ''Pour un syndicalisme nouveau et moderne au Québec'' / Centrale des syndicats démocratiques ; [rédigé par] Jean-Paul Hétu. -- Montréal : C.S.D., 1981. * Hétu, Jean-Paul. ''150 ans d'histoire syndicale au Québec'' / Jean-Paul Hétu. -- Montréal : Éditions Cotis, [2005?]

References

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