Confederation of Christian Trade Unions

Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
ACV-CSC
Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond
Confédération des syndicats chrétiens
Founded1904
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Location
Members1.6 million
Key people
Marc Leemans [nl], president
Marie-Hélène Ska [nl], secretary general
AffiliationsITUC, ETUC, TUAC
Websitewww.acv-csc.be

The Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (Dutch: Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond, or ACV; French: Confédération des syndicats chrétiens, CSC) is the largest of Belgium's three trade union federations.

History

The federation was founded in 1904, but can trace its origins to the "Anti-Socialist Cotton Workers' Union" founded in 1886. The organisation took its current name in 1923.

Today the ACV/CSC has 22 regional federation and 16 sectoral unions, with a membership of 1.7 million (almost 16% of the total Belgian population). The president is currently Ann Vermorgen [nl] and the secretary general is Marie-Hélène Ska.

Affiliates

The union's affiliates are:

Union Abbreviation Founded
Christian Education Federation COC 1993
Christian Teachers' Association COV 1893
Construction Industry and Energy BIE 2010
Food and Services Union Voeding en Diensten 1919
Metea Metea 2009
Public Services Openbare Diensten 1922
Puls Puls 1934
Transcom Transcom 2001
Sporta-vsb

Former affiliates

Union Abbreviation Founded Reason not affiliated Year[1] Membership (1953)[2]
Christian Union of Belgian Metalworkers CCMB 1912 Merged into Metea 2009 60,000
Christian Union of Belgian Textile and Clothing Workers CCTKB 1903 Merged into Metea 2009 100,000
Christian Union of Building and Industry 1998 Merged into BIE 2010 N/A
Christian Union of Communication and Culture CVCC 1919 Merged into Transcom 2001 26,800
Christian Union of Diamond Workers Merged into VD 1983 6,000
Christian Union of Energy, Chemical and Leather Industries CCECL 1912 Merged into CMECL 1988 8,000
Christian Union Federation of Teachers COV 1990 Merged into COC 1993 26,125
Christian Union of Mining, Energy, Chemicals and Leather CMECL 1988 Merged into BIE 2010 N/A
Christian Union of Printing and Paper Enterprises CGP 1905 Merged into CCDI 1988 7,417
Christian Union of Staff in Free Secondary and Primary Education CPVD 1949 Dissolved 1990
Christian Union of Staff in Technical Colleges CCOD 1919 Dissolved 1990 2,650
Christian Union of Staff in Technical Colleges - Flemish CCPTO 1990 Merged into COC 1993 N/A
Christian Union of Transport Workers CCV 1906 Merged into VD 1983 23,100
Christian Union of Transport and Diamond Workers VD 1983 Merged into Transcom 2001 N/A
Christian Union of Various Industries CCDI 1988 Merged into Building and Industry 1998 N/A
Christian Union of Woodworkers and Building Workers CHB 1921 Merged into Building and Industry 1998 108,000
Christian Workers' Union in Stone, Cement, Ceramics, and Glass Production CSCCG 1910 Merged into CCDI 1988 1,200
National Union of Employees CNE 1980 43,474
National Union of Flemish Employees LBC 1980
Union of Free Miners CMV 1906 Merged into CMECL 1988 11,545

Leadership

Presidents

1912: Gustaaf Eylenbosch
1914: Hendrik Heyman
1919: René Debruyne
1921: Evarist Van Quaquebeke
1923: René Debruyne
1932: Henri Pauwels
1946: August Cool
1968: Jef Houthuys
1987: Willy Peirens
1999: Luc Cortebeeck [nl]
2012: Marc Leemans [nl]

General Secretaries

1912: Georges Rutten
1919: Evarist Van Quaquebeke
1921: Henri Pauwels
1932: August Cool
1946: Louis Dereau
1973: Robert D'Hondt
1991: Josly Piette
2006: Claude Rolin
2014: Marie-Hélène Ska

See also

References

  1. ^ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 132–135. ISBN 0333771125.
  2. ^ Mitchell, James P. (1955). Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. pp. 3.13 – 3.16.
  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

Sources

  • Neuville, Jean (1988). La CSC en l'an 40. La déchirement et la difficile reconstruction de l'unité. Vie ouvrière.

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