Trades Hall
Encyclopedia
A Trades Hall is an English term for a building where trade union
s meet together, or work from cooperatively, as a local representative organisation, known as a Labor Council or Trades Hall Council. The term is commonly used in England
, Scotland
and Australia
.
They are sometimes colloquially calledthe worker's parliament .
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
s meet together, or work from cooperatively, as a local representative organisation, known as a Labor Council or Trades Hall Council. The term is commonly used in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
They are sometimes colloquially called
See also
- Adelaide Trades HallAdelaide Trades HallThe Adelaide Trades Hall is the Trades Hall building in the Australian city of Adelaide established in 1896. It is the location of the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia with a history stretching back to at least 1884. The UTLC is now also known as SA Unions. It is located at 11-16...
and the United Trades and Labour Council of South AustraliaUnited Trades and Labour Council of South AustraliaThe United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia, also known as SA Unions, is a representative body of trade union organisations, known as a Labour council, in the State of South Australia... - Brisbane Trades HallBrisbane Trades HallThe Brisbane Trades Hall is the Trades Hall building in the Australian city of Brisbane. It is used by the Queensland trade union movement for meetings, offices, social and educational events, and is the location of the Trades and Labour Council, now known as the Queensland Council of Unions...
and the Queensland Council of UnionsQueensland Council of UnionsThe Queensland Council of Unions is a representative body of Trade union organisations, known as a Labour council, in the State of Queensland, Australia... - Glasgow Trades Hall
- Hobart Trades Hall and the Tasmanian Trades & Labor CouncilTasmanian Trades & Labor CouncilThe Tasmanian Trades & Labor Council, also known as Unions Tasmania, is a representative body of trade union organisations in the State of Tasmania, Australia. It is the peak union body in Tasmania, made up of affiliated unions who represent more than 40,000 workers...
- London Trades Hall
- Manchester Trades Hall
- Victorian Trades HallVictorian Trades HallVictorian Trades Hall is a Trades Hall building located in the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and home to the Victorian Trades Hall Council....
and the Victorian Trades Hall CouncilVictorian Trades Hall CouncilThe Victorian Trades Hall Council is a representative body of trade union organisations, known as a Labour council, in the State of Victoria, Australia... - Perth Trades HallPerth Trades HallThe Perth Trades Hall is the Trades Hall building in Perth used by the Western Australian trade union movement for meetings, offices, social and educational events, and the location of the Trades and Labour Council , now known as the UnionsWA...
and UnionsWAUnionsWA-Name changes:Originally known as the Trades & Labor Council, Perth from 1891, the organisation has gone through several name changes including the Western Australian Branch of the Australian Labour Federation in 1907; Australian Labor Party in 1927; Trade Unions Industrial Council in 1947... - Sydney Trades HallSydney Trades HallThe Sydney Trades Hall is the historic Trades Hall in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The building was built and owned by the Trades Hall Association, the original trade union affiliates who built the hall in 1888....
and the Labor Council of New South WalesLabor Council of New South WalesThe Labor Council of New South Wales is a representative body of Trade union organisations in the State of New South Wales, Australia. As of 2005 there are 67 unions and 8 Rural and Regional Trades & Labor Councils affiliated to the Labor Council, representing 800,000 workers in NSW...