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[Little, Stan : Interview]

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

487918

Niveau hiérarchique :

Pièce (Niveau acquisition)

Date :

1979-08-22

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

487918

Genre de documents :

Documents sonores

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Archives / Films, vidéos et enregistrements sonores

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Fonds/collection :

CANADA. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA / ARCHIVES NATIONALES DU CANADA: MOVING IMAGE AND SOUND ARCHIVES

No d'acquisition :

1980-0026

Support :

Enregistrement sonore

Partie :

5 of 5

Date de production :

1979-08-22

Compagnie de production :

Public Archives of Canada

Générique (équipe de production) :

interviewer, Richard Lochead

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Interview of Stan Little, former President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (1963-1975), by Richard Lochead, Public Archives of Canada, about: history of union organizing in public sector; affiliation of public sector unions to labour congresses; leadership of municipal employees in public sector union drive; difficulties in organizing public sector in 1950s - the Cold War and the communist threat; NUPSE's campaign for parity with private sector in wages and bargaining rights; effect of merger of AFL-ClO on Canadian unions; differences between Canadian and American mergers; positive attitude toward public sector merger by CCL and TLC NUPSE's jurisdictional range prior to merger talks; origins of NUPE; comparison of NUPE and NUPSE regarding membership, jurisdiction, structure, outlook; influence of CCL on NUPSE and TLC on NUPE; NUPSE's approach to winning new locals.~Cautious outlook of NUPE's merger committee; constitutional structures of NUPE and NUPSE; Little's move from Director of Organization to President of NUPSE in 1956; role of large independent locals within NUPE and NUPSE; first meetings of the NUPE and NUPSE merger committees; NUPE's fear of NUPSE's desire to dominate the merger; relations between NUPE 's board and merger committee Stronger commitment of NUPSE to merger; different organizing style and rate of NUPE and NUPSE during merger period; numerical size of NUPE and NUPSE prior to merger talks; initial overtures by CLC for NUPE-NUPSE merger; reasons for protracted nature of merger talks; money chief obstacle during discussions~Early discussions on the organizational structure of the merged union; NUPE's conservative approach vs NUPSE's pioneering approach; role of Rintoul and Little as key figures in merger talks Little's assessment of Rintoul's negotiating style; NUPSE' s methods to stimulate merger discussions; NUPE's fear of identity loss with Little as president; Little's reaction to NUPE's suspicions of his presidency Rintoul's desire to "have the road built before you walked down it" regarding merger; Stan Little his motivation for achieving merger; reply to charges of creating a personal power base his reasons for promoting creation of CUPE; reaction to allegations of being "a one man show"; the role of leadership in large unions; Little's nationalist views and outside activities; his position toward international unions (American) Admiration for Swedish public service unions; development of administrative structure after merger; Bob Rintoul and his support for British concept of permanent general secretary - his curt relations with Bill Buss - conflict with Buss for positions on CUPE's executive - its effects - his friendship with Gordon Cushing and his elevation to NUPE presidency; greater awareness by NUPSE members of its executive than NUPE; conflict over site of CUPE headquarters - Toronto vs Ottawa; attempts at balance in formation of CUPE's executive board.~NUPSE's stand for a strong centralized organization; debate over concept of central vs federated structure NUPSE's adoption of NUPE's provincial format; Little's critique of NUPE decentralized structure; description of meeting which decided presidency of new union; significance of founding convention in Winnipeg Successful integration of staff in new union; Little 's assessment of his new presidential powers and responsibilities; relation of president to new executive board; CUPE board not 'a rubber stamp' for Little; division of powers between President and Secretary-Treasurer; Rintoul's adaptation to role as Secretary-Treasurer; reply to charge that he acted unconstitutionally while President; Little's assessment of his presidential style; the role of Francis Eady; his union background; his working relationship with Little his efficient but abrasive style; his role in merger negotiations consequences of his outspoken personality his abilities and drawbacks; NUPE's view of Eady as the power behind Little; Little's assessment of Ben Coffey.~Pressure from rank and file and CLC to effect merger Buildup of momentum for merger in both NUPE and NUPSE Formulation of CLC policy on jurisdiction for public sector unions; comparison of NUPE and NUPSE conventions in Winnipeg NUPSE' s success at improving working conditions for public employees; relation between public service growth and merger; CLC's rejection of CUPE's claim to provincial employees CUPE as force for national unity; relation of founding of CUPE to founding of the NDP. <4h 30mn>

Langue :

English

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1. Recorded at Mr. Little's home in Elmvale, Ontario.
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Numéro d'identification GENCAT :

MSS 24301

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