The **National Confederation of Labour** or **Confederación Nacional del
Trabajo** or '''CNT '''is a [confederation](confederation "wikilink") of
[anarcho-syndicalist](Anarcho-Syndicalism "wikilink") [trade
unions](Trade_Union "wikilink") across
[Spain](Kingdom_of_Spain "wikilink").

## History

### Founding

The CNT was founded in 1910 as a combination of the growth of
anarcho-syndicalism in Spain and many workers hostility to the socialist
UGT union. It was planned to be founded in 1909.