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FGTB
The General Labour Federation of Belgium (french: Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique, or FGTB; nl, Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond, ABVV) is a socialist national trade union federation in Belgium. It was founded in 1945. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation and has a membership of 1.5 million. With said membership the ABVV/FGTB is the second largest of the three major trade unions in Belgium, closely following the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ACV/CSC) which has 1.6 million members and dwarfing the General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (ACLVB/CGSLB) which has approximately 300,000 members. During the bulk of its history the ABVV/FGTB remained closely affiliated with the Belgian Socialist Party which was split in 1978 into a Flemish and a Walloon social-democratic party. While remaining formally independent from any political party, the ABVV/FGTB noticed the increasing influence by the marxist Workers' Party of Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (such as holiday, health care, and retirement), improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting the integrity of their trade through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Union (Belgium)
The General Union ( nl, Algemene Centrale, AC; french: La Centrale Générale, CG) is a general union representing workers in Belgium. The union was founded on 1 January 1921, when the Building and Wood Workers' Union merged with the Union of Factory Workers. It was originally known as the General Union of Building, Furnishing and Other Industries. Several other unions merged over the next few years: the National Federation of Glass Workers in 1929, the Hairdressers' Union in 1930, and the Paviours' and Assistants' Union of Belgium in 1936. In its early years, the union focused on campaigning for an eight hour working day, and for wage increases. It also founded its own holiday camp, at Floreal. During World War II, the union had little involvement with the Belgian Resistance, but few of its leaders actively collaborated. After the war, merged continued, with the Leather Workers' Union joining in 1953, and the Tobacco Workers' Union in 1954, then the Union of Belgian Stonew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ETUC
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major trade union organisation representing workers at the European level. In its role as a European social partner, the ETUC works both in a consulting role with the European Commission and negotiates agreements and work programmes with European employers. It coordinates the national and sectoral policies of its affiliates on social and economic matters, particularly in the framework of the EU institutional processes, including European economic governance and the EU Semester. History The ETUC was established in 1973, to coordinate and represent workers and their trade unions at the European level, and has grown as more countries have joined the EU. Representativeness and constitution At present, the ETUC represents almost 45 million workers across Europe, belonging to 89 national trade union confederations from 39 European countries, and 10 European Industry Federations. It includes both a Women's Committee and a Youth Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Labour Party
The Belgian Labour Party ( nl, Belgische Werkliedenpartij, BWP; french: Parti ouvrier belge, POB) was the first major socialist party in Belgium. Founded in 1885, the party was officially disbanded in 1940 and superseded by the Belgian Socialist Party in 1945. History In April 1885, a meeting of 112 workers took place in a room of the café ''De Zwaan'' on the Grand-Place in Brussels, at the same place where the First International had convened, and where Karl Marx had written ''The Communist Manifesto''. At this meeting the Belgian Labour Party (POB or BWP) was created. Several groups had been represented at this meeting, including the BSP of Edward Anseele. The members were mainly craftsmen and not workers from industrial centres (with the exception of Ghent). When drafting a programme for the new party, it was feared that a radical programme would deter workers. On that basis it was decided that the word socialism would not be mentioned in the name of the party, a point of view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Diamond Workers' Association Of Belgium
The General Diamond Workers' Association of Belgium ( nl, Algemene Diamantbewerkersbond van België, ADB; french: Syndicat des Ouvriers Diamantaires) was a trade union representing workers in the diamond trade in Belgium. The union was founded on 19 August 1895, as the Antwerp Diamond Workers' Association. It rapidly became one of the leading trade unions in the city. Unlike many unions, it did not affiliate to the Belgian Workers Party, although almost all of its leading members were active in the party. A group of members who wanted to work closely with the party split away in 1911, but after Louis Van Berckelaer was elected as leader of the ADB in 1912, he reunified the groups. The union set up the Universal Alliance of Diamond Workers in 1905, and shared its headquarters with this small international trade secretariat.{{cite book , last1=Goldberg , first1=Arthur , title=Directory of International Trade Union Organizations , date=1960 , publisher=United States Department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Union Of Tramway And Municipal Transport Workers
The Union of Tramway and Municipal Transport Workers ( nl, Belgische Centrale Van Tram- Buurtspoorweg- en Autobuspersoneel, BCTBAP; french: Centrale Belge du personnel des tramways, vicinaux et autobus, CBPT) was a trade union representing public sector transport workers in Belgium. The union was founded in 1919 as the National Federation of Tram Personnel. In 1945, it was a founding constituent of the General Federation of Belgian Labour. In 1947, it affiliated to the Belgian Union of Transport Workers, but it split away again in the early 1950s. Its membership peaked at 17,588 in 1953, then fell steadily. By 1967, it had only 6,309 members, and the following year, it merged into the General Union of Public Services The General Union of Public Services ( nl, Algemene Centrale der Openbare Diensten, ACOD; french: Centrale Générale des Services Publics, CGSP) is a trade union representing public sector workers in Belgium. The union's origins lie in four union ....{{cite book , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Labour Federation Of Belgium - Youth
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. March 2021. Oxford University Press. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/77489?rskey=dCKrg4&result=1 (accessed May 11, 2021) The term ''general'' is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. It originates in the 16th century, as a shortening of ''captain general'', which rank was taken from Middle French ''capitaine général''. The adjective ''general'' had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. Today, the title of ''general'' is known in some countries as a four-star rank. However, different countries use different systems of stars or other insignia for senior ranks. It has a NATO rank sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Union Of Transport Workers
The Belgian Union of Transport Workers ( nl, Belgische Transportbond, BTB; french: Union Belge du Transport, UBT) is a trade union representing transport workers in Belgium. History The union was founded on 6 June 1913, with the merger of numerous local port, sailors' and transport workers' unions, giving it an initial membership of 8,000. During World War I, the union was largely inactive, but it was revived in 1919, and created a new section for ships' stewards. The union was successful in the early 1920s, and in 1925 was able to fund the construction of a sanatorium, De Mick. It took part in a major strike at the port in Antwerp in 1928, and then in the Belgian general strike of 1936. During World War II, the union was forced to stop activity in the Netherlands, but a few leaders including Omer Becu escaped to the United Kingdom and were able to keep the union running from there. In 1947, the Belgian Union of Tramway and Municipal Transport Workers merged into the union, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Food, Hospitality And Services Union
The Food, Hospitality and Services Union ( nl, Centrale van de Voeding, Horeca en Diensten, HORVAL; french: Centrale Alimentation, Horeca & Services) is a trade union representing workers in the food and service sector in Belgium. The union was founded in 1905 when the National Bakers' Federation merged with the National Confectioners' Federation, to form the National Food Federation. In 1921, the Belgian Central Union of Landworkers also joined, followed by the Union of Belgian Cooks in 1925, and the Union of Personnel in the Hotel Industry in 1929. The union was a founding constituent of the General Federation of Belgian Labour The General Labour Federation of Belgium (french: Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique, or FGTB; nl, Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond, ABVV) is a socialist national trade union federation in Belgium. It was founded in 1945. It is affiliated ... in 1945, and became known as the Union of Food and Hotel Workers. In 1946, a section split to form Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of The Belgian Metal Industry
The Union of Belgian Metalworkers ( nl, Centrale der Metaalindustrie van België, CMB; french: Centrale de l´Industrie du Métal de Belgique is a trade union representing workers in metal and related trades in Belgium. History The union was founded on 12 and 13 September 1886, when fourteen local trade unions met in Brussels and formed the National Federation of Metalworkers. One of the first industrial unions in the country, it initially had 1,706 members. It operated as a loose federation, and various affiliates joined and left over the first few years, but with a general upward trend. In 1893, the union took part in the Belgian general strike for universal suffrage. Following the strike, unions were repressed, and membership of the metalworkers' federation dropped. However, it gradually rebuilt, launching a monthly magazine in 1899, and establishing pension and welfare funds for members. By 1901, it had reached a new high of 7,500 members. By 1911, the union had 16,804 me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Union Of Public Services
The General Union of Public Services ( nl, Algemene Centrale der Openbare Diensten, ACOD; french: Centrale Générale des Services Publics, CGSP) is a trade union representing public sector workers in Belgium. The union's origins lie in four unions active before World War II: the National Union of Rail, Post, Telegraph, Telephone, Marine and Aviation Workers, the Central Union of Public Service Workers, the Socialist Union of Education Workers and the National Union of Civilian National Defense Staff. These unions ceased to operate during the war, but various branches survived and in 1942 they formed the General Association of Public Services (ASOD). In 1945, the General Federation of Belgian Labour (ABVV) was established. At a conference on 28 and 29 April, it merged ASOD with several recently created unions of government workers, to form ACOD. The union soon became one of the most important in the ABVV, with membership growing from 70,000 in 1945, to 250,000 in 1997. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
