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International Federation Of Textile Workers' Associations
The International Federation of Textile Workers' Association (IFTWA) was a global union federation bringing together unions of textile workers, principally in Europe. History The federation's origins lay in the International Textile Congress, held in Manchester, in England, in 1894. The congress was organised on the initiative of James Mawdsley and David Holmes, and of the 179,000 workers represented, 150,000 were covered by the British unions. Other representatives came from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and the United States. The European delegates pushed a more socialist approach, focusing on political action. The congress agreed to establish an international organisation, and to campaign for a maximum eight-hour working day. For the first few years, the federation did little beyond organise further conferences. The European delegates argued unsuccessfully for the creation of an international strike fund, and successfully for the appointment of a ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Union Federation
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] |
Italian Union Of Textile Workers
The Italian Union of Textile Workers ( it, Unione Italiana Lavoratori Tessili, UILT) was a 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 ( ... representing workers in the textile industry in Italy. The union was founded in 1950 and held its first conference in 1953. It affiliated to the Italian Union of Labour. By 1965, the union had 48,161 members. In 1969, it merged with the Italian Union of Clothing Workers, to form the Italian Union of Textile and Clothing Workers. References Textile and clothing trade unions Trade unions in Italy Trade unions established in 1950 Trade unions disestablished in 1969 {{europe-trade-union-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mawdsley (trade Unionist)
James Mawdsley (9 January 1848 – 4 February 1902) was an English trade unionist. Alongside Winston Churchill, he stood as a Conservative Party candidate in the double Oldham by-election of 1899. He was born in Preston, Lancashire, to cotton spinner James Mawdsley and his wife, Jane. From the age of 9, the young James worked in a cotton mill as a "half-timer" (he spent half the working day in the mill and half at school). By the age of 16, he was working full-time. In 1871, Mawdsley married Ann Wright, and they had seven children together. In 1878, he became the General Secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners. At the time, cotton spinners were considered an elite group by other union factions. Shortly after his appointment he led the operatives in south east Lancashire in a strike against a 20% reduction in wages, securing 5% of this back in early 1880. In 1885 south east Lancashire employers sought a 10% reduction in wages. Again compromise wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Textile Factory Workers' Association
The United Textile Factory Workers' Association (UTFWA) was a trade union federation in Great Britain. It was active from 1889 until 1975. Objectives The federation was founded in 1889, to represent the various textile workers' unions in political matters.D. A. Farnie, ''Region and Strategy in Britain and Japan'', p.117 A successor to the Northern Counties Factory Acts Reform Association, it had a broader outlook, not just campaigning on the implementation and extension of the Factory Acts. The UTFWA initially represented around 125,000 workers, three-quarters within twenty miles of Bolton in Lancashire. By the early twentieth century, its members were organised in the Amalgamated Association of Card and Blowing Room Operatives, Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners, Amalgamated Association of Beamers, Twisters and Drawers, Amalgamated Weavers' Association, General Union of Loom Overlookers and Operative Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers Association. Later mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Textile And Factory Workers
The Union of Textiles, Chemicals and Paper (german: Gewerkschaft Textil, Chemie, Papier, GTCP; french: Fédération du personnel du textile, de la chimie et du papier) was a trade union representing workers in various industries in Switzerland. In 1903, various local unions of dyers, trimmers, weavers and embroiderers formed a loose federation. In 1908, this was reformed as the more centralised Swiss Textile Workers' Union. It affiliated to the Swiss Trade Union Federation in 1914, although this prompted most of the weavers and embroiderers, not yet working in factories, to leave and form an independent union, rejoining only in 1948. By 1919, the union had 23,991 members, but this fell to 7,626 in 1925 and remained low for the following decades. In 1926, the Union of Paper and Graphical Assistants was dissolved, the paper workers transferring to the Swiss Textile Workers' Union. In 1937, the union renamed itself as the Union of Textile and Factory Workers, reflecting its interes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Textile, Clothing And Leather Workers
The Union of Textile, Clothing and Leather Workers (german: Gewerkschaft Textil-Bekleidung-Leder, GTBL) was a trade union representing workers in a variety of related industries in Austria. The union was founded in 1945 by the Austrian Trade Union Federation. Its membership fell over the years, and by 1998, was only 18,439. In 2000, it merged with the Union of Metal, Mining and Energy, to form the Metal Textile Union.{{cite web , title=Eine Bewegung in Bewegung , url=https://www.oegb.at/cms/S06/S06_999_Suche.a/1342537066882/suche/eine-bewegung-in-bewegung , website=Austrian Trade Union Federation , accessdate=16 January 2020 Presidents :1945: Michael Frühwirth :1958:(?) :1984: Harald Ettl Harald Ettl (born 7 December 1947 in Gleisdorf, Styria) is an Austrian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1996 until 2009. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, which is part of the Party of European Social ... References Textile and clothing trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Belgian Textile Workers
The Union of Belgian Textile Workers ( nl, Textielarbeiderscentrale van België, TACB; french: Centrale des Ouvriers Textiles de Belgique, COTB) was a trade union representing workers in the textile trades in Belgium. The union was founded in 1898 as the National Textile Workers' Association of Belgium, linked to the Belgian Workers Party. In 1908, it became the Textile Workers Center of Belgium, with the wool workers federation of Verviers joining. However, after World War I, the Flemish leadership decided to centralise the union, and the Verviers federation left, only rejoining in 1935. In 1945, the union was a founding constituent of the General Federation of Belgian Labour. The union's membership peaked at 79,953 in 1953, then fell steadily, in line with employment in the industry. By 1993, it had only 28,126 members. The following year, it union merged with the Union of Clothing Workers and Kindred Trades in Belgium and the General Diamond Workers' Association of Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Textile Workers Union Of America
The Textile Workers Union of America (TWUA) was an industrial union of textile workers established through the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1939 and merged with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America to become the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) in 1976. It waged a decades-long campaign to organize J.P. Stevens and other Southern textile manufacturers that achieved some successes. History In 1901, the United Textile Workers of America (UTW) was formed as an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). The UTW, which had its greatest strength in the North, called a strike of textile workers in 1934 to protest worsening working conditions during the Great Depression. The strike was, however, a failure, especially in the South. In 1937, the Committee for Industrial Organization (later the Congress of Industrial Organizations or CIO) formed the Textile Workers Organizing Committee (TWOC) as an alternative to the UTW. In 1939, local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Textile And Knitting Workers' Union
The Textile and Knitting Workers' Union ( fi, Kutoma- ja Neuletyöväen Liito, KNL) was a trade union representing workers in the textile industry in Finland. The union was founded in 1952, when the Weaving Industry Union merged with a smaller union. Like its predecessors, it affiliated to the Finnish Federation of Trade Unions (SAK), but in 1960 became a founding affiliate of the Finnish Trade Union Federation (SAJ) split. This led its membership to decline, from more than 10,000, to just 5,851 by 1969. In 1969, the SAK and the SAJ merged to form the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. In response, the following year, the Textile and Knitting Workers' Union merged with the Textile Workers' Union, and the Union of Clothing Workers The Union of Clothing Workers ( fi, Suomen Vaatetustyöläisten liitto, SVL) was a trade union representing workers in the clothes industry in Finland. The first Finnish Clothing Workers' Union was banned in 1930. The Workers' Union gai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Textile And Clothing Union
The Textile and Clothing Union (german: Gewerkschaft Textil-Bekleidung, GTB) was a West German trade union representing textile and clothing workers. The union was founded in 1949, and affiliated to the German Trade Union Confederation. Its membership steadily declined, and by 1997, it had 183,349 members. The following year, it merged into IG Metall IG Metall (; IGM; German: ''Industriegewerkschaft Metall'', "Industrial Union of Metalworkers'") is the dominant metalworkers' union in Germany, making it the country's largest union as well as Europe's largest industrial union. Analysts of Ger .... Presidents :1949: Werner Bock :1963: Karl Buschmann :1978: Berthold Keller :1990: Willi Arens References {{Authority control German Trade Union Confederation Textile and clothing trade unions Trade unions established in 1949 Trade unions disestablished in 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Textile Workers' Union
The Swedish Textile Workers' Union ( sv, Svenska Textilarbetareförbundet, Textil) was a trade union representing workers in the textile industry in Sweden. The union was founded in Norrköping in 1898, soon moving its headquarters to Gothenburg and then to Stockholm, but returned to Norrköping in 1912. In 1914, it negotiated its first national agreement on pay and working conditions, while in 1931 it set up an unemployment fund. In 1932, it affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation.{{cite book , last1=Ebbinghaus , first1=Bernhard , last2=Visser , first2=Jelle , title=Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 , date=2000 , publisher=Palgrave Macmillan , location=Basingstoke , isbn=0333771125 , page=626–630 On formation, the union had 500 members, but it grew rapidly. The Rope Makers' Union joined in 1906, and by 1907, it had 8,978 members, the majority of whom were women. Membership boomed after World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Union Of Textile Workers
The Norwegian Union of Textile Workers ( no, Norsk Tekstilarbeiderforbund, NTF) was a trade union representing workers in the textile industry in Norway. The union was founded on 1 November 1924, as a split from the Norwegian Union of General Workers. It affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. By 1968, it had 8,650 members. The following year, it merged with the Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers and the Norwegian Union of Shoe Makers, forming the Garment Workers' Union The Garment Workers' Union ( no, Bekledningsarbeiderforbundet, BAF) was a trade union representing workers in the clothing industry in Norway. History The union was founded in 1969, when the Norwegian Union of Clothing Workers merged with the Nor .... Presidents :1924: Ingvald Olsen :1945: Alf Andersen :1951: Olav Bruvik :1962: Gulbrand Brauer :1967: Bjarne Baardsen References {{Reflist Defunct trade unions of Norway Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Trade unions established in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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