The Gibraltar Confederation of Labour was a trade union established in the British and at the time Crown colony of Gibraltar in 1947, and promoted by the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR).[1] Its first president was Albert Risso,[2] at the time president of the AACR. During 1948, Albert Fava become its general secretary. However, he was deported by the Governor on the grounds of being a member of the Communist Party.[3]
It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1963.[4]
References
edit- ^ Stephen Constantine (2009). Community and identity. The making of modern Gibraltar since 1704. Manchester University Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-7190-8054-8.
- ^ Workers champion gets Gibraltar Award, Gibraltar
- ^ Deportation of Albert Fava 1948 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Vox, 11 January 2012
- ^ Trade union family trees: Transport and General Workers Union Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
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