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'''Joseph Morris''' was a Canadian [[trade unionist]] mostly noted as the president of the [[Canadian Labour Congress]] in the 1970s.<ref name="historica">https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-morris</ref> He attended the [[1975 Bilderberg meeting]].
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==Early life==
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Born in England, he immigrated to [[British Columbia]] in 1929 where he worked as a logger. He joined the trade union movement, first with a union of unemployed workers and then with the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union in 1934.<ref name="lognet">http://www.brandt21forum.info/Bio_Morris.htm</ref> and he became a leader in the movement rising to the position of president of Local 1-80 in 1948.<ref name="historica"/> [[World War II]] interrupted his life, just like everyone else's in that time.  He joined the [[Canadian Army]], and was given the commission of [[Lieutenant]].<ref name="lognet"/><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090108031942/https://forestnet.com/archives/Feb_97/febedit.html</ref>
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==IWA and CLC years==
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An [[anti-Communist]] in the union movement, Morris was active in opposing Communist Party activists in the IWA when he returned from [[World War II]] and became the IWA's regional president for Western Canada in 1953.<ref name="lognet"/> He left his IWA position in 1962 to become executive vice-president of the [[Canadian Labour Congress]] sitting until 1974, when he became CLC president.<ref name="The Star">Canadian Press (14 October 1996). "Trade union boss, Joe Morris played international role". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. pp. A08.</ref>
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In 1976, he led the CLC in a national day of protest involving one million workers going on a one-day [[general strike]] against wage and price controls being implemented by the Liberal government of [[Pierre Trudeau]].<ref  name="brandt">http://www.brandt21forum.info/Bio_Morris.htm</ref>
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He also was vice-president of the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]] in the 1970s and presided over two International Trade Union Conferences for Action Against [[Apartheid]] held in Geneva in 1973 and 1977.<ref  name="brandt"/>
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In 1977, Morris was elected chairman of the governing body [[International Labour Organization]], the first Canadian labour leader to hold the position.<ref  name="brandt"/>  He retired as CLC president in 1978.<ref name="The Star"/>
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For his many years of "national and international service" to the labour movement, he was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] on June 25, 1978.<ref name="order">http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1203</ref> For his "service in international human rights and labour circles", Morris was promoted,  on June 25, 1984, to highest class of the Order of Canada: Companion.<ref name="order"/>
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In later life he sat on the Independent Commission on International Development Issues (the [[Brandt Commission]])<ref  name="brandt"/> and on the boards of the [[Bank of Canada]] and the [[BC Ferries]] Corporation.<ref name="historica"/>
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He had a heart attack on 8 October 1996, and died at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]],<ref name="The Star"/> [[British Columbia]] on 11 October 1996.<ref name="ilo">http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/gb/docs/gb267/gb-15.htm#I.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 02:03, 18 January 2024

Person.png Joseph Morris  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(trade union leader)
Joe Morris (trade unionist).png
Born14 June 1913
Lancashire, England
Died11 October 1996 (Age 83)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanada
SpouseMargaret Morris
Member ofJewish Institute for National Security of America

Joseph Morris was a Canadian trade unionist mostly noted as the president of the Canadian Labour Congress in the 1970s.[1] He attended the 1975 Bilderberg meeting.

Early life

Born in England, he immigrated to British Columbia in 1929 where he worked as a logger. He joined the trade union movement, first with a union of unemployed workers and then with the Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union in 1934.[2] and he became a leader in the movement rising to the position of president of Local 1-80 in 1948.[1] World War II interrupted his life, just like everyone else's in that time. He joined the Canadian Army, and was given the commission of Lieutenant.[2][3]

IWA and CLC years

An anti-Communist in the union movement, Morris was active in opposing Communist Party activists in the IWA when he returned from World War II and became the IWA's regional president for Western Canada in 1953.[2] He left his IWA position in 1962 to become executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress sitting until 1974, when he became CLC president.[4]

In 1976, he led the CLC in a national day of protest involving one million workers going on a one-day general strike against wage and price controls being implemented by the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau.[5]

He also was vice-president of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions in the 1970s and presided over two International Trade Union Conferences for Action Against Apartheid held in Geneva in 1973 and 1977.[5]

In 1977, Morris was elected chairman of the governing body International Labour Organization, the first Canadian labour leader to hold the position.[5] He retired as CLC president in 1978.[4]

Post CLC career

For his many years of "national and international service" to the labour movement, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada on June 25, 1978.[6] For his "service in international human rights and labour circles", Morris was promoted, on June 25, 1984, to highest class of the Order of Canada: Companion.[6] In later life he sat on the Independent Commission on International Development Issues (the Brandt Commission)[5] and on the boards of the Bank of Canada and the BC Ferries Corporation.[1]

He had a heart attack on 8 October 1996, and died at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria,[4] British Columbia on 11 October 1996.[7]


 

Event Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/197525 April 197527 April 1975Turkey
Golden Dolphin Hotel
Cesme		The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests
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References

  1. ↑ a b c https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/joseph-morris
  2. ↑ a b c http://www.brandt21forum.info/Bio_Morris.htm
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090108031942/https://forestnet.com/archives/Feb_97/febedit.html
  4. ↑ a b c Canadian Press (14 October 1996). "Trade union boss, Joe Morris played international role". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar. pp. A08.
  5. ↑ a b c d http://www.brandt21forum.info/Bio_Morris.htm
  6. ↑ a b http://archive.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1203
  7. ↑ http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/gb/docs/gb267/gb-15.htm#I.
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