General Confederation of Labour (Portugal)

The General Confederation of Labor (Portuguese: Confederação Geral do Trabalho, CGT) is an anarcho-syndicalist Portuguese labor union confederation.
The organization was founded in 1919 as a successor to the National Workers' Union. It is the largest and most influential trade union in the country, having seen an increase in membership amidst the post-Great War revolutionary period. 
The CGT became explicitly anarcho-syndicalist after joining the International Workers' Association in 1922. Some "Maximalists" in the party supported association with the Bolshevik-led Red International of Trade Unions, and many of them would take part in the foundation of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP). 
The CGT rejects party politics and association with political parties, though some of its members still associate with left-wing political parties. It tacitly supports the Union of the Republican Left (UER), a left-wing anti-monarchist coalition formed after the Rose Revolution. The CGT and the PCP jointly sponsored strikes and demonstrations that were instrumental in triggering the revolution.
Category:Portuguese political organizations
Category:Trade unions
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