European Trade Union Confederation

The European Trade Union Confederation ( ETUC English European Trade Union Confederation, ETUC ) is the European umbrella organization of trade unions based in Brussels ( Belgium). It represents 82 national trade union confederations from 36 countries and 12 European industry federations with a total of 60 million members.

History

The cross-sectoral organization was founded on February 9, 1973 by 17 trade union organizations from 15 countries and representing 29 million unionized members. It is a successor organization of the European Confederation of Free Trade Unions in the EEC and the " Trade Union Congress " of the EFTA States.

The first President of the ETUC was Victor Feather ( UK ), which was supported by three vice-presidents, including Heinz Oskar Vetter of the German Trade Union Federation ( DGB). The first General Secretary of the ETUC was Theo Rasschaert (Belgium ).

In 1974 the first Christian trade unions and the first former communist union member. 1991, the European trade union federations to full members; the ETUC introduces the observer status, get the ten leagues from Eastern Europe. 1995 frets from Eastern Europe are included as full members for the first time.

Since its foundation, the following conventions were held:

• 2nd Congress in London in 1976
• 3rd Congress in Munich in 1979
• 4th Congress 1981 in The Hague
• 5th Congress 1985 in Milan
• 6th Congress 1988 in Stockholm
• 7th Congress in 1991 in Luxembourg
• 8th Congress 1995 in Brussels
• 9th Congress 1999 in Helsinki
• 10th Congress 2003 in Prague
• 11th Congress in 2007 in Seville
• 12th Congress 2011 in Athens

Structure

Congress

The Congress is the supreme body of the ETUC. It shall be convened every four years, the last meeting was in 2011 in Athens. The Congress elects only members of the Executive Committee and the President or the President. Furthermore, it determines the Secretary-General and his two deputies.

Executive Committee

The Committee meets four times a year and consists of representatives of the member organizations. It decides on the mandate and composition of the delegations of the European social dialogue.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is responsible for ensuring that the decisions of the Executive Board are implemented. This smallest of the ESD bodies meets eight times a year. It consists of 21 elected members of the Executive Committee.

Current Situation

The 11th ETUC Congress (21 to 24 May, 2007 Seville ), he recorded to the " Seville Manifesto ". After planning the ETUC, " to go in five key areas on the offensive '

• For a European labor market
• As regards social dialogue, collective bargaining and employee participation
• For a more effective economic, social and environmental governance in Europe
• For a stronger EU
• For stronger unions and a stronger ETUC

The ETUC include (May 2008) 82 national trade union federations from 36 European countries and 12 European industry federations with a total of 60 million members of three trade union confederations have observer status (see below)

President of the ETUC is since May 2011 Ignacio Fernández Toxo, the Spaniard. He succeeds the Swede Wanja Lundby Wedin of - the Landsorganisationen i Sverige ( LO), who held the position since May 2007. General Secretary of the ETUC is since May 2011, the French girl Bernadette Ségol. Deputy Secretaries-General are Joseph Niemiec and Patrick Itschert.

The ETUC is working with union actors from associated with the European Union countries and regions, and also cooperates with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The ETUC is also represented as part of the Pan - European Regional Council ( PERC ) in the IGB. The PERR was officially lifted a decision of the held in Vienna in November 2006, the ITUC Founding Congress following the occasion of the inaugural meeting of 19 March 2007 in Rome from the baptism.

National trade union confederations and European trade union federations in the ETUC

National trade union confederations

• Andorra ( USDA)
• Belgium (ACV -CSC - ABVV -FGTB - ACLVB - CGSLB )
• Bosnia and Herzegovina ( CTUBiH *)
• Bulgaria ( CITUB - PODKREPA )
• Denmark (AC - FTF - LO)
• Germany ( DGB)
• Estonia ( EAKL - TALO )
• Finland ( Akava - SAK - STTK )
• France ( CFDT - CGT - CFTC - FO - UNSA )
• Greece ( ADEDY - GSEE )
• Ireland ( ICTU )
• Iceland (ASI - BSRB )
• Italy ( CGIL - CISL - UIL )
• Latvia ( LBAS )
• Liechtenstein ( LANV )
• Lithuania (LDF - LDS - LTUC )
• Luxembourg (CGT - LCGB )
• Macedonia ( FYROM) (CCM *)
• Malta ( CMTU - GWU )
• Monaco ( USM)
• Netherlands (CNV - FNV - MHP)
• Norway (LO - UAC - YS)
• Austria ( OGB )
• Poland ( NSZZ Solidarność - OPZZ )
• Portugal ( CGTP -IN - UGT)
• Romania ( BNS - CARTEL ALFA - CNSLR - Fratia - CSDR )
• San Marino ( CDLS - CSDL)
• Serbia ( NEZAVISNOT *)
• Slovakia ( KOZ SR )
• Sweden (LO - SACO - TCO)
• Switzerland ( SUISSE LABOUR - SGB / USS)
• Spain ( CCOO - ELA - UGT - USO)
• Czech Republic ( CMKOS )
• Turkey (DISK - HAK -IS - KESK - TURK -IS)
• Hungary ( ASZSZ - ESZT - LIGA - mosz - MSZOSZ - SZEF )
• United Kingdom (TUC )

(* Observers)

European trade union federations

• EAEA European Alliance for Arts and Entertainment
• EUROCOP umbrella organization of European police union
• EFBH European Federation of Building and Wood Workers (English European Federation of Building and Wood Workers EFBWW )
• EFFAT European Trade Union Federation for the agriculture, food and tourism sector
• EFJ European Federation of Journalists ( engl. European Federation of Journalists EFJ )
• EMCEF European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers (English European Mining, Chemical and Energy Federation EMCEF)
• EMB European Metalworkers' Federation ( engl. European Metal Workers Federation EMF)
• EPSU European Federation of Public Service ( engl. European Federation of Public Service Unions EPSU)
• ETF European Transport Workers' Federation
• ETUCE European Trade Union Committee for Education and Science (English European Trade Union Committee of Education ETUCE )
• TEC - TBL European Trade Union Federation: Textiles, Clothing and Leather (English European Federation of Textile, Clothing and Leather ETUF - TCL)
• UNI- EUROPA European Federation of Services and Communication (English European Federation of Services and Communication)

The ETUC is a member of the European Movement International.