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Line 1: A '''~~Labour~~labour council''', ~~(see~~'''trades ~~note~~council''' onor ~~usage~~'''industrial ~~below)~~council''' is an association of [[labour union]]s or [[local union\|union branches]] in a given area. Most commonly, they represent unions in a given geographical area, whether at the district, city, region, or provincial or state level. They may also be based on a particular industry rather than geographical area, as for example, in the ''Maritime Council of Australia'' which co-ordinated the waterfront and maritime unions involved in the [[1890 Australian Maritime Dispute]]. Affiliates of labour councils are [[trade union]] branches or locals, and occasionally other [[labour movement]] organisations. City-wide or provincial councils may have district or regional labour council affiliates as well as trade unions. Some labour councils restrict their membership to organisations which are affiliated with a particular national [[trade union federation]], such as many labor councils in the [[United States]], which are chartered from the [[AFL-CIO]] national confederation.

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