The Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA-CSA) is the regional organization of the

International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation w ...

for

the Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America, North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. ...

History

The confederation was formed in March 2008 when the

ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers The ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers ( es, Organización Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores, ORIT) was the regional organization of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) for the Americas. The fede ...

merged with the

Latin American Confederation of Workers The Latin American Confederation of Workers ( es, Central Latinoamericana de Trabajadores, CLAT), was the World Confederation of Labour's (WCL) regional organization for Latin America and the Caribbean. The WCL merged with the International Confed ...

. The organization has 48 affiliated organizations, in 21 countries, representing 55 million workers.

Leadership

General Secretaries

:2008:

Víctor Báez Víctor Báez Mosqueira (born 29 May 1956) is a Paraguyan trade union leader. Born in Asuncion, Báez was a founding member of the Trade Union of Bank Employees in the 1970s, serving as its general secretary from 1977 until 1986. In 1983, Báez ...

:2018: Rafael Freire Neto

Presidents

:2008:

Linda Chavez-Thompson Linda Chavez-Thompson (born August 3, 1944)Franklin, "Labor's Message Heard in Clear New Voice," ''Chicago Tribune,'' October 30, 1995. is a second-generation Mexican-AmericanKarsko, "Success of Unions, Middle Class Are Linked, Labor Advocate Say ...

:2012:

Hassan Yussuff Hassan Yussuff (born December 15, 1957) is a Guyanese-Canadian labour leader and politician. From 2014 to 2021, Yussuff served as president of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), the first non-white person to hold the role. In 2021, Yussuff was ...

:2021:

Fred Redmond Frederick D. Redmond is an American labor union official. Born in Chicago, Redmond began working at the Reynolds Metal Company in 1973. He soon joined the United Steelworkers (USW), becoming president of its Local 3911. In 1998, he began working ...

References

{{Reflist International organizations based in the Americas Trade unions established in 2008 Organizations based in Montevideo