General Confederation of Labour

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Also Known As	CGT • Confédération Générale du Travail
Date	1895 - present
Areas Of Involvement	communism
Related People	Léon Jouhaux

Topics

Industrial Workers of the World Solidarity Knights of Labor Teamsters Union Molly Maguires United Farm Workers AFL–CIO UNISON Trades Union Congress National Labor Union