The Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) (English: Confederation of National Labour Unions) (CNTU), is the second largest trade union in the Province of Quebec, Canada, by membership. This article describes the Canadian province. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ...

It was founded in Hull in 1921, as the Confédération des travailleurs catholiques du Canada (Catholic Workers Confederation of Canada). It became the CSN only in 1960 when it became non-denominational. In 1968, Michel Chartrand became leader, serving as its President until 1978. Hull is a community in western Quebec, Canada and is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa, Ontario. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Michel Chartrand (born in Montréal, Québec on June 16, 1916), is a former Quebec militant union leader and politician. ...

The CSN is characterized by decentralized administration: local unions are organized into federations by sector of activity and regional councils, and are very independent from the central organization. It is also the most politically active trade union in Quebec, having, for instance, officially advocated Quebec Sovereignty since 1990. Quebec The Quebec sovereignty movement is a movement calling for the attainment of sovereignty for Quebec, a province of the country of Canada. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Confederation currently has around 275,000 members, distributed evenly between men and women, and between the private and public sectors. Marc Laviolette was replaced as president in 2002 by Claudette Charbonneau. Louis Roy, Roger Valois, and Denise Boucher are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd vice-presidents, respectively. Lise Poulin is the secretary and Pierre Patry is the treasurer. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• CSD
• CSQ
• FTQ

The Centrale syndicale du Québec (Quebec House of Labour), or CSQ, is the third most important trade union in the Province of Quebec, canada, according to membership. ...

External link

CSN homepage (http://www.csn.qc.ca/) (mostly in French) French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...