Document Record

Title

Canadian Labour Congress : William Dodge's files (Executive Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer of the CLC)
CLC - Mr. Dodge's Files
Dossier de William Dodge (vice-président exécutif et secrétaire-trésorier du Congrès du travail du Canada)

Identifier

MIKAN: 107931
Reels/Bobines: H-84 to H-85, H-102 to H-104, H-243 to H-257, H-312 to H-321, H-642
Archival Reference/Référence Archivistique: MG 28 I 103
oocihm.lac_mikan_107931
lac_mikan_107931

Subject

Papers
Labour
Working class
Corporate history
Papiers
Travail
Classe ouvrière
Histoire de l'entreprise

Document source

Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Notes

1954-1974
Copyright Not Evaluated/Droit d'auteur non évalué
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Language

English

Description

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), Canada's largest and most influential labour federation, was formed in 1956 by the merger of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada (TLC) and the Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL). As of 2013, it represented the interests of over 3 million affiliated workers. The CLC is the umbrella organization for dozens of affiliated Canadian and international unions, as well as provincial federations of labour and regional labour councils.
William Dodge was executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) from 1958 to 1968 and then secretary-treasurer of the organization from 1968 to 1974. As a senior CLC officer, Dodge was involved in several national labour issues. He established the CLC's White Collar Organizing Committee, which he supervised for several years. He was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 1974.
This collection consists of files created in Dodge's work at the CLC from 1954 to 1974. The documents relate to areas such as: strikes, policy on international unions, merger discussions with the Confederation of National Trade Unions, jurisdictional questions, legislative and public policy matters, human rights, international affairs. Included are committee minutes, Dodge's speeches and personal correspondence and general administrative records, as well as publicity materials.
Le Congrès du travail du Canada (CTC), la plus grande et la plus influente des centrales syndicales du Canada, fut fondé en 1956 par la fusion du Congrès des métiers et du travail du Canada (CMTC) et du Congrès canadien du travail (CCT). En 2013, il représentait les intérêts de plus de 3 millions de travailleurs affiliés. Le CTC chapeaute des douzaines de syndicats nationaux et internationaux, ainsi que des fédérations provinciales de travailleurs et des conseils régionaux de travailleurs.
William Dodge fut vice-président exécutif du Congrès du travail du Canada (CTC) de 1958 à 1968, puis secrétaire-trésorier de l'organisation de 1968 à 1974. En tant que cadre supérieur du CTC, Dodge fut impliqué dans plusieurs débats nationaux sur le travail. Il a créé le comité organisateur des cols blancs du CTC qu'il supervisa durant nombre d'années. En 1974, il a reçu le titre d'Officier de l'Ordre du Canada.
Cette collection se compose de dossiers créés par Dodge entre 1954 et 1974 dans le cadre de ses fonctions au CTC. Les documents touchent divers domaines tels que les grèves, la politique relative aux syndicats internationaux, les discussions concernant la fusion avec la Confédération des syndicats nationaux, les questions de compétence, les questions juridiques et ayant trait aux politiques publiques, les droits de la personne et les relations internationales. On y trouve des procès-verbaux de comités, des discours et de la correspondance privée de Dodge, des dossiers administratifs généraux, ainsi que du matériel publicitaire.
Finding aid for William Dodge's files: http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000602.pdf
Finding Aid MSS492 is a list of textual records in the fonds. Part 1 is file list of containers 1 to 535. Part 2 is a file list of microfilm reels numbered from H-17 to H-923. Part 3 consists of printed reports from a database listing of files in containers 536 to 689, related microfilm copies, and microfilm reels M-9601 to M-9608; the database itself is temporarily available only in the Economic and Governance Archives Section, Canadian Archives Branch. Note that folders in containers 581 to 689 are only identified by the container and folder numbers; while a file list is included in each of these containers, researchers should nevertheless make note of the appropriate container and folder numbers while consulting Part 3 of the finding aid. MSS0492 http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001618.pdf http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000001619.pdf http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002232.pdf
Series consists of William Dodge's files created in his capacity as the CLC's executive vice president (1958-1968) and secretary-treasurer (1968-1974), pertaining to such areas as affiliated unions and organizational issues, such as organizing, jurisdictional questions, strikes, complaints, raiding, and policy on international unions; relations with other labour federations, including foreign and international bodies, and merger discussions with the Confederation of National Trade Unions/Confédération des syndicats nationaux; legislative and public policy matters, including CLC representation on public bodies; international affairs; human rights; government employees; political education and action, including the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the National Committee for the New Party, and the New Democratic Party; the Seafarers International Union of Canada, the Canadian Maritime Union, other maritime transportation unions, and the Board of Trustees of the Maritime Transportation Unions; CLC Executive Council and Executive Committee meetings, conventions, departments, and standing committees; CLC relations with and participation in non-labour organizations; conferences; Dodge's speeches and personal correspondence; and general administrative matters. Included are copies of CLC Executive Council and Executive Committee minutes with Dodge's annotations, and the occasional document which does not appear in the official minutes. The files contain correspondence, minutes, reports, proceedings, addresses, speeches, resolutions, notes, print matter, publicity material, constitutions, legal papers, submissions, and other documents.

Persistent URL

https://n2t.net/ark:/69429/s0qn5z60d73p