III. Trade Union Federations
•Canadian Federation of Labour
•Other federation issues
–Significant percentage union members in unaffiliated unions
–Membership in major federations falling as a percentage of total union members
–Federations can't bargain and workers can't join directly
Canadian Federation of Labour
Largely construction unions which left CLC in 1982
Sponsored by AFL-CIO which viewed CLC as too left-wing
Eventually AFL-CIO withdrew sponsorship and this organization folded in 1997