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International Commission For Railwaymen
The International Commission for Railwaymen was an early international trade secretariat A global union federation (GUF) is an international federation of national trade unions organizing in specific industry sectors or occupational groups. Historically, such federations in the social democratic tradition described as international t ..., bringing together trade unions representing railway workers. The federation was established in 1893, at a meeting in Zurich. It held further conferences in 1894 in Paris, and in 1895 in Milan. In 1898, it merged into the International Federation of Ship, Dock and River Workers, which renamed itself as the International Transport Workers' Federation.{{cite book , last1=Schevenels , first1=Walter , title=Forty-five Years: International Federation of Trade Unions , date=1956 , publisher=International Confederation of Trade Unions , page=58 References Global union federations Railway labor unions Trade unions established in 1893 Trade unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Trade Secretariat
A global union federation (GUF) is an international federation of national trade unions organizing in specific industry sectors or occupational groups. Historically, such federations in the social democratic tradition described as international trade secretariats (ITS),. while those in the Christian democratic tradition described themselves as international trade federations. Equivalent sectoral bodies linked to the World Federation of Trade Unions described themselves as Trade Union Internationals. Many unions are members of one or more global union federations, relevant to the sectors where they have their members. Individual unions may also be affiliated to a national trade union centre, which in turn can be affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) or the WFTU. Current federations Former secretariats See also *Global Unions Global Unions or Council of Global Unions is a website, which is jointly owned and managed by the International Trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |