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The Trades House of Glasgow was created at the time of reform of Glasgow's local government in 1605. At that time the electorate was basically divided into two groups, the Merchants and the Craftsmen. The Craft Incorporations or Guilds comprised the trades Rank of Burgesses under the leadership of
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Labour councils are a widespread phenomenon, but are given different names in different English-speaking areas. Labour Council is most common in Canada and Australia, Labor Council is used in the (USA) and Trades Council, Trades Union Council or Trades and Labour Council in the United Kingdom (and
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in a given area. Most commonly, they represent unions in a given geographical area, whether at the district, city, region, or provincial or state level. They may also be based on a particular industry rather than geographical area, as for example, in the Maritime Council of Australia which
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wherein the 14 Incorporated Trades of Hammermen, Tailors, Cordiners, Maltmen, Weavers, Bakers, Skinners, Wrights, Coopers, Fleshers, Masons, Gardeners, Barbers, Bonnetmakers & Dyers yearly elected members of the Trades House, headed by the Deacon Convener of the Trades:
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organisations. Citywide or provincial councils may have district or regional labour council affiliates as well as trade unions. Some labour councils restrict their membership to organisations which are affiliated with a particular national
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Finances are usually obtained through an affiliation fee, often based on a per capita tax on the membership of affiliates. In Australia, Trades and Labour Councils often have their own hall and offices known as a
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Labour Councils were formed to meet a need to co-ordinate trade union activity in a geographical region. The earliest examples of this form of organisation can be found in the medieval craft
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The trade union activity of the late nineteenth century in particular spurred the establishment of Labour Councils and Trades Councils acrossing North America, Australia and Britain.
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until recently was widespread in Australia) and some other countries. Another term sometimes used is Industrial Council, as in for example, the
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the deacon convener, who was given a council. This included the Craft leaders and is the body we now recognise as the Trades House.
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built to serve as a public hall and meeting place for the city's Trades House and 14 Incorporated Crafts
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may also be considered a labour council, though the term often implies a primarily local organisation.
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is formed in San Francisco, California, uniting various craft unions in the construction industry.
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1871 – Toronto Trades and Labour Assembly (now the Toronto and York Labour Council) formed
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and Craft halls that developed in European cities. An example of this is the historic
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1926 – In Britain, Trades Councils play a prominent role in organising the
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co-ordinated the waterfront and maritime unions involved in the
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Some notable events in the history of labour councils include:
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1856 – Melbourne Trades Hall Committee formed. Now known as
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Catalogue of the trades council publications collection
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National associations of trade unions, such as British
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San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council
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