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.
[1][2] 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.
[3] In 1918, he accompanied AFL leader Samuel Gompers on another trip to visit the labor movement in Britain.