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The Socialist Union of Education Workers (french: Centrale du Personnel enseignant socialiste; nl, Centrale van het Socialistisch Onderwijzend Personeel, CSOP) 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 education sector in Belgium. The union was founded in 1913, and affiliated to the Trade Union Commission (SK). In 1924, it was joined by the Independent Trade Union of Education Workers in Antwerp. It also affiliated to the
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, and by 1935, it had 5,500 members. In 1937, it transferred from the SK to its successor, the
General Labour Confederation of Belgium The General Labour Confederation of Belgium ( nl, Belgisch Vakverbond, BVV; french: Confédération Générale du Travail de Belgique, CGTB) was a socialist national trade union federation in Belgium active between 1937 and 1944 when it was superse ...
. It ceased to operate during
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, but various branches survived, and in 1942 they merged into the new General Association of Public Services, which soon became part of the
General Union of Public Services The General Union of Public Services ( nl, Algemene Centrale der Openbare Diensten, ACOD; french: Centrale Générale des Services Publics, CGSP) is a trade union representing public sector workers in Belgium. The union's origins lie in four union ...
.{{cite web , title=ALGEMENE CENTRALE DER OPENBARE DIENSTEN / CENTRALE GÉNÉRALE DES SERVICES PUBLICS (1945-HEDEN) , url=http://www.odis.be/lnk/OR_1539 , website=ODIS , accessdate=27 January 2020 Prominent figures in the unions included national secretary Henri Jansen, and West Flanders secretary Roger Dekeyzer.


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Education trade unions Trade unions established in 1913 Trade unions disestablished in 1942 Trade unions in Belgium