''Mezinárodní všeodborový svaz'' '(International All-Trade Union League', abbreviated MVS, german: Internationalen Allgewerkschaftlichen Verband, abbreviated IAV) was a national trade union centre in Czechoslovakia. MVS was founded in October 1922, after communists had been expelled from the Odborové sdružení českoslovanské (Czechoslav Trade Union Association, OSČ). MVS functioned as the trade union wing of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), but parallel to MVS there were also the 'Red Trade Unions' (communist-dominated autonomous unions).Campbell, Joan.
European Labor Unions
'' Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1992. p. 82-83 MVS affiliated itself to the

Red International of Labour Unions The Red International of Labor Unions (russian: Красный интернационал профсоюзов, translit=Krasnyi internatsional profsoyuzov, RILU), commonly known as the Profintern, was an international body established by the Comm ...

(Profintern). The communist trade unions (i.e. MVS and the Red Trade Unions) had a combined membership which fluctuated between 88 000-200 000. The communists were strongest amongst

blue-collar worker A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled labor. The type of work may involving manufacturing, warehousing, mining, excavation, electricity generation and powe ...

s, especially amongst Hungarians and in the agricultural sector. By late 1927 MVS had 179 993 members, 10.71% of the unionized labour force in the country. In total MVS had 16 affiliated unions with a combined number of 2406 local trade union cells. At the time, MVS was the third largest trade union centre in Czechoslovakia. But the relations between the MVS and KSČ were not uncomplicated. The MVS leadership had political goals of their own, somewhat different from the ambitions of the party. The MVS saw the OSČ as its main competitor, and actively encouraged workers to leave OSČ for MVS. This made the work of building communist, red, fractions inside OSČ unions more difficult for KSČ. The KSČ repeatedly demanded that MVS would cease its policy of draining the OSČ of leftwing elements, but the MVS did not yield. Partly, MVS could ignore the party demands due to disunity within the party on trade union matters.Evanson, Robert K.. Review o
''The Czech Red Unions, 1918-1929: A Study of Their Relations with the Communist Party and the Moscow Internationals'' by Kevin McDermott. Published in ''Slavic Review'', Vol. 49, No. 2 (Summer, 1990), pp. 301-302
/ref> In 1929 the relation between KSČ and MVS was broken, as the Communist International shifted from its united front policy to the class against class policy. The Red Trade Unions became the main labour front of KSČ instead. In 1930, after a brief existence as an independent trade union centre, MVS merged back into OSČ.Rossos, Andrew. Review of
The Czech Red Unions, 1918-1929: A Study of their Relations with the Communist Party and the Moscow Internationals
' by Kevin McDermott, published in ''The American Historical Review'', Vol. 96, No. 4 (Oct., 1991), p. 1239

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mezinarodni vseodborovy svaz National trade union centers of Czechoslovakia 1922 establishments in Czechoslovakia 1930 disestablishments in Czechoslovakia Profintern Trade unions established in 1922 Trade unions disestablished in 1930