Quebec Labour
Black Rose Books Editorial Collective

What is the nature of militancy in the labour movement in Quebec? What role does the CNTU play in the new radicalism? How did it develop from its Catholic origins into a mass trade union movement? How does the CNTU differ from the AFL-CIO affiliated Quebec Federation of Labour, and the rest of the trade unions in North America? What was the CNTU's Second Front and what was its effect in radicalizing both the organised labour force in Quebec and the working population in general? What is the relationship of the CNTU to the national liberation movement in Quebec? How did the CNTU analyse the "Quiet Revolution"?

All of these questions and more are examined in this work, which was originally published in 1972 amidst one of the worst economic crises in Quebec since the Great Depression. In 1971, the CNTU quickly radicalized, and began to advocate for socialism and the workers' control of the economy. This bold political stance placed the CNTU in a unique position within the wider trade union movement. Quebec Labour sets out to elucidate the reasons behind this distinctive positioning and its implications for Quebec's socio-economic landscape. 

Includes: A revised historical introduction of the labour history of the CNTU, the official translation of the Second Front (Marcel Pepin's report to the Convention of the CNTU, 1968), and the exclusive official translation of the historic "Ne comptons que sur nos propres moyens."

Second Revised edition 1975; 251 pages

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