Groupe socialiste des travailleurs
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The Groupe socialiste des travailleurs du Québec or GST (in English
: Quebec Socialist Workers' Group) was a far left
political movement founded in 1973 by militants of the Fourth International
in the province of Quebec
, Canada
. Involved in trade-unions, the GST worked for the creation, in 1974, of the Regroupement des militants syndicaux
and, on the municipal scene in the city of Montreal
, of the Rassemblement des citoyens de Montréal. The GST was also at the origin of the electoral coalition of the Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec
(NPD-Québec) and the Regroupement des militants syndicaux that contested seats in the 1976 Quebec general election
. The GST also ran independent candidates in the 1981 Quebec general election
.
The GST was disbanded in 1987. Most of its members joined the NPD-Québec.
The Groupe socialiste des travailleurs du Québec or GST (in English: Quebec Socialist Workers' Group) was a far left political movement founded in 1973 by militants of the Fourth International in the province of Quebec, Canada . Involved in trade-unions, the GST worked for the creation, in 1974, of the Regroupement des militants syndicaux and, on the municipal scene in the city of Montreal, of the Rassemblement des citoyens de Montréal. The GST was also at the origin of the electoral coalition of the Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec (NPD-Québec) and the Regroupement des militants syndicaux that contested seats in the 1976 Quebec general election. The GST also ran independent candidates in the 1981 Quebec general election.
The GST was disbanded in 1987. Most of its members joined the NPD-Québec.
[edit] While most of the GST's political existence and history were within Quebec, there was also a small English-language group centred in Toronto which worked in the New Democratic Party and some union locals. The proper name of the Groupe for most of its existence was Groupe socialiste des travailleurs / Socialist Workers Group, reflecting the fact that it was pan-Canadian in aspiration. The Toronto cell had developed around a split in the Toronto group of the Workers' League, and came to the Organising Committee for the Reconstruction of the Fourth International independently of the Quebec group. (source: personal knowledge of an old member.)
English language
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: Quebec Socialist Workers' Group) was a far left
Far left
Far left, also known as the revolutionary left, radical left and extreme left are terms which refer to the highest degree of leftist positions among left-wing politics...
political movement founded in 1973 by militants of the Fourth International
Fourth International
The Fourth International is the communist international organisation consisting of followers of Leon Trotsky , with the declared dedicated goal of helping the working class bring about socialism...
in the province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
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. Involved in trade-unions, the GST worked for the creation, in 1974, of the Regroupement des militants syndicaux
Regroupement des militants syndicaux
The Regroupement des militants syndicaux or RMS was a political organization founded in 1974 by members of the Groupe socialiste des travailleurs du Québec involved in the three main trade-unions in Quebec to rally trade unionists into political action.On the political scene, the RMS was deeply...
and, on the municipal scene in the city of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, of the Rassemblement des citoyens de Montréal. The GST was also at the origin of the electoral coalition of the Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec
Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec
The New Democratic Party of Quebec was a political party in Quebec, Canada, with social-democratic and democratic socialist ideological tendencies...
(NPD-Québec) and the Regroupement des militants syndicaux that contested seats in the 1976 Quebec general election
Quebec general election, 1976
The Quebec general election of 1976 was held on November 15, 1976 to elect members to National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled only by the 1960 general election, and caused major repercussions in the rest of Canada...
. The GST also ran independent candidates in the 1981 Quebec general election
Quebec general election, 1981
The Quebec general election of 1981 was held on April 13, 1981, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by René Lévesque, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Claude Ryan.The PQ won re-election despite...
.
The GST was disbanded in 1987. Most of its members joined the NPD-Québec.
The Groupe socialiste des travailleurs du Québec or GST (in English: Quebec Socialist Workers' Group) was a far left political movement founded in 1973 by militants of the Fourth International in the province of Quebec, Canada . Involved in trade-unions, the GST worked for the creation, in 1974, of the Regroupement des militants syndicaux and, on the municipal scene in the city of Montreal, of the Rassemblement des citoyens de Montréal. The GST was also at the origin of the electoral coalition of the Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec (NPD-Québec) and the Regroupement des militants syndicaux that contested seats in the 1976 Quebec general election. The GST also ran independent candidates in the 1981 Quebec general election.
The GST was disbanded in 1987. Most of its members joined the NPD-Québec.
[edit] While most of the GST's political existence and history were within Quebec, there was also a small English-language group centred in Toronto which worked in the New Democratic Party and some union locals. The proper name of the Groupe for most of its existence was Groupe socialiste des travailleurs / Socialist Workers Group, reflecting the fact that it was pan-Canadian in aspiration. The Toronto cell had developed around a split in the Toronto group of the Workers' League, and came to the Organising Committee for the Reconstruction of the Fourth International independently of the Quebec group. (source: personal knowledge of an old member.)
See also
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- List of Quebec general elections
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