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.
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. In 1918, he accompanied AFL leader Samuel Gompers on another trip to visit the labor movement in Britain.
Baine held his secretary-treasurer post until his retirement in 1931. He lived until 1962.
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 byHorace M. Eaton | Secretary-Treasurer of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union 1902–1931 |
Succeeded byJohn J. Mara |
| Preceded byGeorge L. Berry John H. Walker |
American Federation of Labor delegate to the Trades Union Congress 1913 With: Louis Kemper |
Succeeded byWilliam D. Mahon Matthew Woll |