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.
Confederation of Christian Trade Unions ACV-CSC
Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond Confédération des syndicats chrétiens
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 Marc Leemans [nl] and the secretary general is Marie-Hélène Ska.
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The Confederation of Christian Trade Unions Dutch Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond or ACV French Confederation des syndicats chretiens CSC is the largest of Belgium s three trade union federations Confederation of Christian Trade UnionsACV CSCConfederation of Christian Trade UnionsAlgemeen Christelijk Vakverbond Confederation des syndicats chretiensFounded1904HeadquartersBrussels BelgiumLocationBelgiumMembers1 6 millionKey peopleMarc Leemans nl presidentMarie Helene Ska nl secretary generalAffiliationsITUC ETUC TUACWebsitewww acv csc be Contents 1 History 2 Affiliates 2 1 Former affiliates 3 Leadership 3 1 Presidents 3 2 General Secretaries 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksHistory EditThe 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 Marc Leemans nl and the secretary general is Marie Helene Ska Affiliates EditThe union s affiliates are Union Abbreviation FoundedChristian Education Federation COC 1993Christian Teachers Association COV 1893Construction Industry and Energy BIE 2010Food and Services Union Voeding en Diensten 1919Metea Metea 2009Public Services Openbare Diensten 1922Puls Puls 1934Transcom Transcom 2001Sporta vsbFormer affiliates Edit Union Abbreviation Founded Reason not affiliated Year 1 Membership 1953 2 Christian Union of Belgian Metalworkers CCMB 1912 Merged into Metea 2009 60 000Christian Union of Belgian Textile and Clothing Workers CCTKB 1903 Merged into Metea 2009 100 000Christian Union of Building and Industry 1998 Merged into BIE 2010 N AChristian Union of Communication and Culture CVCC 1919 Merged into Transcom 2001 26 800Christian Union of Diamond Workers Merged into VD 1983 6 000Christian Union of Energy Chemical and Leather Industries CCECL 1912 Merged into CMECL 1988 8 000Christian Union Federation of Teachers COV 1990 Merged into COC 1993 26 125Christian Union of Mining Energy Chemicals and Leather CMECL 1988 Merged into BIE 2010 N AChristian Union of Printing and Paper Enterprises CGP 1905 Merged into CCDI 1988 7 417Christian Union of Staff in Free Secondary and Primary Education CPVD 1949 Dissolved 1990Christian Union of Staff in Technical Colleges CCOD 1919 Dissolved 1990 2 650Christian Union of Staff in Technical Colleges Flemish CCPTO 1990 Merged into COC 1993 N AChristian Union of Transport Workers CCV 1906 Merged into VD 1983 23 100Christian Union of Transport and Diamond Workers VD 1983 Merged into Transcom 2001 N AChristian Union of Various Industries CCDI 1988 Merged into Building and Industry 1998 N AChristian Union of Woodworkers and Building Workers CHB 1921 Merged into Building and Industry 1998 108 000Christian Workers Union in Stone Cement Ceramics and Glass Production CSCCG 1910 Merged into CCDI 1988 1 200National Union of Employees CNE 1980 43 474National Union of Flemish Employees LBC 1980Union of Free Miners CMV 1906 Merged into CMECL 1988 11 545Leadership EditPresidents Edit 1912 Gustaaf Eylenbosch 1914 Hendrik Heyman 1919 Rene Debruyne 1921 Evarist Van Quaquebeke 1923 Rene Debruyne 1932 Henri Pauwels 1946 August Cool 1968 Jef Houthuys 1987 Willy Peirens 1999 Luc Cortebeeck nl 2012 Marc Leemans nl General Secretaries Edit 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 Helene SkaSee also Edit nbsp Organized labour portalHet Volk newspaper References Edit Ebbinghaus Bernhard Visser Jelle 2000 Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan pp 132 135 ISBN 0333771125 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 EditNeuville Jean 1988 La CSC en l an 40 La dechirement et la difficile reconstruction de l unite Vie ouvriere External links Edit nbsp Media related to ACV CSC at Wikimedia Commons Official website Confederation of Christian Trade Unions in ODIS Online Database for Intermediary Structures Archives of Confederation of Christian Trade Unions in ODIS Online Database for Intermediary Structures nbsp This article related to a European trade union is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Christian organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an organization in Belgium is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Confederation of Christian Trade Unions amp oldid 1168996690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
