ABBREVIATIONS

ACCL

All-Canadian Congress of Labour

ARLEC

Atlantic Region Labour Education Centre

CBRE

Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad (later Railway) Employees

CCF

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

CCL

Canadian Congress of Labour

CEP

Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada

CIO

Committee for (later Congress of) Industrial Organization(s)

CLC

Canadian Labour Congress

CPU

Canadian Paperworkers Union

CSU

Canadian Seamen’s Union

CUPE

Canadian Union of Public Employees

IAM

International Association of Machinists

IBEW

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

ILA

International Longshoremen’s Association

MFU

Maritime Fishermen’s Union

MLA

Member of the Legislative Assembly

MP

Member of Parliament

NBCL

New Brunswick Council of Labour

NBFL

New Brunswick Federation of Labour

NBPEA

New Brunswick Public Employees Association

NBU

New Brunswick Union of Public and Private Employees

NDP

New Democratic Party

NUPE

National Union of Public Employees

RWDSU

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

SIU

Seafarers’ International Union

TLC

Trades and Labour Congress of Canada

UMWA

United Mine Workers of America