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Winnipeg Labour Temple

Winnipeg Labour Temple is a Manitoba Heritage Council commemoration in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Manitoba · Lower Concourse, Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main Street, Winnipeg · location approximate

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The Winnipeg Labour Temple, a four-storey brick building, was constructed on this site in 1906 by the affiliated unions of the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council (WLTC). Originally called the Trades Hall, it was known as the Labour Temple after renovations were completed in 1913. A focus of intense activity in the early decades of this century, the Temple exemplified the strength of trade unionism in western Canada. Its 17 meeting halls and committee rooms were used by as many as 80 local unions and fraternal-benevolent societies. Apart from serving as a meeting place for union and WLTC business, the Temple was the centre for labour's involvement in social activities, political campaigns, strikes, and the organization of workers. The Labour Temple was demolished in 1966.

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Le Winnipeg Labor Temple, un bâtiment en briques de quatre étages, fur construit à cet endroit en 1906 par les syndicats affiliés au Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council (WLTC). Appelé à l'origine le Trades Hall, l'édifice prit le nom de Labor Temple à partir de 1913, à la suite de travaux de rénovation. Au début du siècle, le Temple grouillait d'activités et, avec ses 17 salles de réunion et salles de comités, où se réunissaient 80 syndicats locaux, ainsi que des confrères et des sociétés de bienfaisance, il devint l'image même du pouvoir syndical dans l'ouest du Canada. Non seulement le temple servit de lieu de rassemblement pour les syndicats et le WTLC, mais c'est également à cet endroit que se décidèrent la participation des syndicats aux activités sociales et aux campagnes politiques, les grèves et l'organisation des travailleurs. Le Labor Temple fut démoli en 1966.

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Plaque text and location: Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques, Historic Resources Branch, Government of Manitoba, as the Branch publishes them on its plaque pages. The text is the Manitoba Heritage Council’s text as the Branch publishes it; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the location the Branch gives and marked approximate. Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB)
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