The Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions ( lb, Lëtzebuerger Chrëschtleche Gewerkschaftsbond, french: Confédération Luxembourgeoise des Syndicats Chrétiens), abbreviated to LCGB, is a

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. As the LCGB abides by the principles of Christian social teachings. This is also illustrated by the trade union's motto: Man at the Center of our action.

History

The organisation was established in 1921 as a federation of trade unions. Its affiliates have since merged into the LCGB, making it a single trade union with various sectoral bodies.

Organisation

By membership, the LCGB is the second-largest trade union in the country, with a little over 40,000 members. The LCGB has its headquarters not far from the central train station in Luxembourg City. On the international scale, the LCGB is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). On the regional scale ("Grande Région"), the LCGB is a member of the IGR Saar-Lor-Lux/Trier-Westpfalz, the IRS 3 Frontières and the Plateforme syndicale de la Grande Région (PSGR). As such, two EURES-councillors are working at LCGB.

Former affiliates

Presidents

* Patrick Dury (2011-) * Robert Weber (1996–2011) *

Marcel Glesener Marcel Glesener (born 17 April 1937 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a Luxembourgish politician and trade unionist. He is a member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), sitting in the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg, Cha ...

(1980–1996) * Jean Spautz (1967–1980) *

Pierre Schockmel Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(1967) * Léon Wagner (1951–1966) *

Jean-Baptiste Rock Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King o ...

(1938–1951) * Mathias Dossing (1924–1938) * Michel Wolff (1921–1924)

Footnotes

External links

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Official LCGB Blog
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LCGB Youtube Channel
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