Gibraltar Confederation of Labour explained

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]

See also

• TGWU amalgamations

Notes and References

1. Book: Stephen Constantine (historian)

   . constantine . Community and identity. The making of modern Gibraltar since 1704 . Stephen Constantine . Stephen Constantine (historian) . Manchester University Press . 978-0-7190-8054-8 . 2009 . 346.

2. http://www.panorama.gi/localnews/headlines.php?action=view_article&article=455 Workers champion gets Gibraltar Award
3. http://vox.gi/local/4345-deportation-of-albert-fava-1948.html Deportation of Albert Fava 1948
4. http://www.markcrail.co.uk/tradeunions/tgwufamilytree.pdf Trade union family trees: Transport and General Workers Union