Strong, Cyril Wellington
(1912-1987). Labour organizer. Born St. John's, son of Ralph
and Martha (Newhook) Strong. Educated Harbour Grace; Methodist
College. Married Hazel Guest. Strong was working at the Newfoundland
Hotel when hotel workers organized a union in 1942. After serving
on the executives of the local union, the St. John's Trades and Labour
Council and the Newfoundland Federation of Labour, in 1948 he
became the Newfoundland organizer for the American Federation
of Labour. Following the creation of the Canadian Labour Congress
in 1956, Strong became its representative in the Province. He continued
with the CLC until his retirement in 1977. Thereafter he remained
active in the labour movement and in the St. John's City Consumers
Co-op. His memoir, My Life as a Newfoundland Union Organizer,
was published in 1987.
- Greg Kealey ed. (1987),
- Who's Who Silver Anniversary Edition (1975).
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