Abbreviation | CWC |
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Merged into | Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada |
Formation | 1983 |
Dissolved | 1992 |
Merger of |
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Type | Trade union |
Location |
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Membership (1987–1992) | 40,000 [1] [2] [3] [4] |
President | Fred Pomeroy |
Affiliations | Canadian Labour Congress [1] |
Formerly called | Communications, Electronic, Electrical, Technical and Salaried Workers of Canada |
The Communications and Electrical Workers of Canada (CWC) was a Canadian trade union.
The union was founded in 1983, when the Canadian District of the International Union of Electrical Workers merged with the Communication Workers of Canada [5] to become the Communications, Electronic, Electrical, Technical and Salaried Workers of Canada. [6] In 1985 or 1986, it shortened its name to become the Communications and Electrical Workers of Canada. [5] [6]
It merged with the Energy and Chemical Workers Union and the Canadian Paperworkers Union in 1992 to form the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. [7] It had 40,000 members at the time of the merger. [7]
Abbreviation | CWC |
---|---|
Merged into | Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada |
Formation | 1983 |
Dissolved | 1992 |
Merger of |
|
Type | Trade union |
Location |
|
Membership (1987–1992) | 40,000 [1] [2] [3] [4] |
President | Fred Pomeroy |
Affiliations | Canadian Labour Congress [1] |
Formerly called | Communications, Electronic, Electrical, Technical and Salaried Workers of Canada |
The Communications and Electrical Workers of Canada (CWC) was a Canadian trade union.
The union was founded in 1983, when the Canadian District of the International Union of Electrical Workers merged with the Communication Workers of Canada [5] to become the Communications, Electronic, Electrical, Technical and Salaried Workers of Canada. [6] In 1985 or 1986, it shortened its name to become the Communications and Electrical Workers of Canada. [5] [6]
It merged with the Energy and Chemical Workers Union and the Canadian Paperworkers Union in 1992 to form the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. [7] It had 40,000 members at the time of the merger. [7]