The International Federation of Radio Officers (IFR) was a

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 t ...

bringing together trade unions representing marine radio and telegraph operators.

History

The federation was established in June 1922, at a conference in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, as the International Federation of Radio-Telegraphists. It set up headquarters in London, and affiliated to the International Mercantile Marine Officers' Association.{{cite book , title=Repertoire des organisations internationales , date=1936 , publisher=League of Nations , location=Geneva , page=169 By 1932, the federation had affiliates from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. From about 1950, it was generally known as the "International Federation of Radio Officers", although its alternative French name remained the ''Fédération internationale des radio-télégraphistes''.''Yearbook of International Organizations'' (1951), p.573

Leadership

General Secretaries

:1922: H. Robinson :T. J. O'Donnell :1938: Harry J. Perkins :1949: Hugh O'Neill :1950s: Gösta Hilding :1950s: J. Madsen :1960s: Böje Larsen

Presidents

:1922: J. Madsen

References

Global union federations Maritime officers' trade unions Trade unions established in 1922 Trade unions based in London