Charles L. Baine
Charles Lucius Baine (January 27, 1870 – March 1, 1962) was a Canadian-born American labor union leader.
Born in Guelph, Ontario, Baine emigrated to the United States, settling in Chicago, where he worked as a shoemaker. He joined the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union, and in 1902 was elected as its secretary-treasurer.[1][2]
In 1913, Baine was the American Federation of Labor's (AFL) delegate to the British Trades Union Congress (TUC). He spoke at the TUC congress, where he advised that it avoid political activity.[3] In 1918, he accompanied AFL leader Samuel Gompers on another trip to visit the labor movement in Britain.[4]
Baine held his secretary-treasurer post until his retirement in 1931. He lived until 1962.[5]
References
- ^ "Boot and shoe workers". Biloxi Daily Herald. October 26, 1904.
- ^ The American Labor Who's Who. Hanford Press. 1925.
- ^ "U.S. labor man gives plain talk to British". New York Tribune. September 5, 1913.
- ^ "Will meet with British labor". Washington Post. August 14, 1918.
- ^ "Charles L. Baine obituary". Boston Globe. March 2, 1962.
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| Preceded by Horace M. Eaton | Secretary-Treasurer of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union 1902–1931 | Succeeded by John J. Mara |
| Preceded by George L. Berry John H. Walker | American Federation of Labor delegate to the Trades Union Congress 1913 With: Louis Kemper | Succeeded by William D. Mahon Matthew Woll |
