The Workers' Unity League (WUL) was established in January 1930 as a militant industrial union labour central closely related to the Communist Party of Canada on the instructions of the Communist International.
Workers' Unity League
Communist Party of Canada
The Communist Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. Founded in 1921 under conditions of illegality, it is the second oldest active political party in Canada, after the Liberal Party of Canada. Although it does not currently have any parliamentary representation, the party's candidates have previously been elected to the House of Commons, the Ontario legislature, the Manitoba legislature, and various municipal governments across the country.
Jack MacDonald is escorted away by police after a failed attempt to hold a free speech rally in Queen's Park, Toronto, 1929.
A member of the CPC's Toronto club is arrested for distributing party literature, August 12, 1929.
Strikers of the On-to-Ottawa Trek
Dr. Norman Bethune in China, 1938