Tripartism
Special Issue of Labour's Side

Publisher:  Nova Scotia Labour Research, Halifax, Canada
Year Published:  1978
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX849

A breif that warns of the potential downfalls of labour debate tripartism.

Abstract: 
"Labour Manifesto for Canada," introduced by the Canadian Labour Congress Executive at the 1976 CLC convention, has earned a place as one of the most important and controversial documents in the history of this country's labour movement. The manifesto presents "Tripartism" where labour leaders would sit down with their corporate and government counterparts, and plot the strategies and policies to "save" our crisis-ridden capitalist system.
Along with Joe Davidson, former Canadian Union of Postal Workers president, Jean-Claude Parrot, current President, Saskatchewan Regional CUPE Rank and File and others, the Nova Scotia Labour Research and Support Centre believes that Tripartism is a dangerous road for the trade union movement to follow. They believe the odds in Tripartism are heavily stacked against labour. This move by CLC is seen as one that will concentrate power at the top of labour movement. This plays into the wishes of both the federal government and big business.
The newsletter contains the April, 1977 speech of Jean-Claude Parrot entitled "Canada's Unions in Historical Perspective" which traces the roots, and forewarns some of the dangers of the CLC's present plans.
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