Paul-Émilien Dalpé
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Paul-Émilien Dalpé C.M. (1919 – April 16, 1994), also known as Paul-Émile Dalpé, was a Canadian
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Biography

Dalpé was born in 1919, in
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, and was the founding president of the
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(CSD), a Quebec labour central body. In 1966, Dalpé was president of the National Federation of Services, part of the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN) which represented hospital workers. In 1972, Dalpé was one of the dissident members of the CSN executive who led the split of the CSN that resulted in the creation of the more politically moderate CSD, and became the CSD's founding president from 1972 until 1981. After he retired, he became a part-time member of the
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. He died on April 16, 1994, aged 74 or 75.


Honours

On December 14, 1981, he was appointed as a ''Member'' of the
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References

1919 births 1994 deaths Members of the Order of Canada People from Saint-Jérôme Trade unionists from Quebec {{worker-activist-stub