The General Federation of Teachers of Luxembourg (french: Fédération générale des instituteurs luxembourgeois, FGIL) 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 teachers in

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

. The union was founded in 1900, and in 1905 joined the International Bureau of Federations of Teachers. Many Catholics in the union objected to this, and left in 1909 to found the Catholic Union of Teachers. By

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, it represented the majority of men teachers, but only a minority of women. It affiliated to the

General Confederation of Labour of Luxembourg The General Confederation of Labour of Luxembourg (CGT-L) french: Confédération générale du travail luxembourgeoise is a trade union federation in Luxembourg. The federation was established in 1927, on the initiative of unions representing rai ...

, and in 1979, it merged with the

Luxembourg Workers' Union The Luxembourg Workers' Union ( lb, Lëtzebuerger Arbechter-Verband, LAV) was a general union in Luxembourg. The union was founded in 1920, as the Luxembourg Mining and Metalworkers' Union. This was a merger of the Luxembourg Miners' and Ironworke ...

, to form the

Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation The Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation (Luxembourgish: ''Onofhängege Gewerkschaftsbond Lëtzebuerg'', German: ''Unabhängiger Gewerkschaftsbund Luxemburg''), also OGBL or OGB-L, is a Luxembourgish general union. History The union w ...

.{{cite book , title=Trade Unions of the World , date=2005 , publisher=John Harper Publishing , location=London , isbn=0954381157 , pages=204–205 , edition=6

References

Education trade unions Trade unions established in 1900 Trade unions disestablished in 1979 Trade unions in Luxembourg