International Federation of Petroleum and Chemical Workers
January 20, 2023
The International Federation of Petroleum and Chemical Workers (IFPCW) was a global union federation bringing together trade union representing workers in the chemical and oil industries.
The secretariat was based in Denver, and was the only global union federation to have headquarters outside Europe. By 1960, it had 43 affiliates, with a membership of more than 500,000. In 1963, the union began recruiting unions of chemical workers, and renamed itself as the "International Federation of Petroleum and Chemical Workers". This brought it into conflict with the IFF, which renamed itself as the "International Federation of Chemical and General Workers' Unions" (ICF), and the ICFTU suspended grants to both organisations.[1]
By the late 1960s, it became known that the IFPCW was receiving regular grants from CIA funds, and it became regarded as a CIA front organisation. Faced with a loss of prestige, it discussed a potential merger with the ICF, but this did not occur, and it dissolved in 1976.[1]
Affiliates
In 1960, the following unions were affiliated to the federation:[2]
Union
Country
Affiliated membership
Autonomous Union of Italian Petroleum Workers
Italy
Unknown
Bengal Oil and Petrol Workers' Union
India
Unknown
Cartel of Unions of Research and Development Engineers in Hydrocarbons
^ abcColdrick, A. P.; Jones, Philip (1979). The international directory of the trade union movement. Macmillan.
^ abGoldberg, Arthur (1960). Directory of International Trade Union Organizations. Washington DC: United States Department of Labour. pp. 11.1–11.18.
January 20, 2023
international, federation, petroleum, chemical, workers, ifpcw, global, union, federation, bringing, together, trade, union, representing, workers, chemical, industries, contents, history, affiliates, leadership, general, secretaries, presidents, referenceshis. The International Federation of Petroleum and Chemical Workers IFPCW was a global union federation bringing together trade union representing workers in the chemical and oil industries Contents 1 History 2 Affiliates 3 Leadership 3 1 General Secretaries 3 2 Presidents 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe secretariat was established in 1954 at a meeting in Paris held on the initiative of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ICFTU and the Oil Workers International Union of the United States It was formed in response to the growth of employment in the oil industry and was initially named the International Federation of Petroleum Workers Most of its founder members had previously been affiliated to the International Federation of Industrial Organisations and General Workers Unions IFF 1 2 The secretariat was based in Denver and was the only global union federation to have headquarters outside Europe By 1960 it had 43 affiliates with a membership of more than 500 000 In 1963 the union began recruiting unions of chemical workers and renamed itself as the International Federation of Petroleum and Chemical Workers This brought it into conflict with the IFF which renamed itself as the International Federation of Chemical and General Workers Unions ICF and the ICFTU suspended grants to both organisations 1 By the late 1960s it became known that the IFPCW was receiving regular grants from CIA funds and it became regarded as a CIA front organisation Faced with a loss of prestige it discussed a potential merger with the ICF but this did not occur and it dissolved in 1976 1 Affiliates EditIn 1960 the following unions were affiliated to the federation 2 Union Country Affiliated membershipAutonomous Union of Italian Petroleum Workers Italy UnknownBengal Oil and Petrol Workers Union India UnknownCartel of Unions of Research and Development Engineers in Hydrocarbons France UnknownCentral Islamic Labour Union of Indonesia Indonesia UnknownChemical Paper and Ceramic Union West Germany 10 000Consolidated Mobil Oil Workers Union of Nigeria and Cameroons Nigeria UnknownFederation of Petroleum and Related Industries Workers of Peru Peru 1 000Hind Oil Kamger Sabha India 600Histadrut Israel 2 400Gambia Workers Union Gambia UnknownGeneral Union of Petroleum Workers Tunisia UnknownGeneral Union of Petroleum Workers United Arab Republic 20 000General Union of Miscellaneous Industries Netherlands 1 400Kenya Chemical Workers Union Kenya UnknownKenya Petroleum and Oil Workers Union Kenya 2 500Lebanese Petroleum Company Employees and Workers Union Lebanon 75Madras Kerosene Oil Workers Union India UnknownMobil Oil Company Employees Union Lebanon 140Mobil Oil Workers Union Lebanon 140National Federation of Engineers and Supervisory Employees France 300National Federation of Miners France 600National Federation of Petroleum and Products Workers Cuba 10 919National Federation of Workers in Commercial Distribution Companies of Mining Products and Combustible Materials Brazil 40 000National Federation of Workers in the Chemical Parachemical and Glass Industries France 4 000Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union Canada 10 000Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union United States 200 000Oil Companies Field Staff Association India 150Oilfield Workers Federation British West Indies Federation 12 000Pakistan Petroleum Workers Federation Pakistan 12 000Panhellenic Federation of Petroleum Workers and Employees Greece 5 000Petroleum Employees Union India 800Petroleum Employees Union of Ceylon Ceylon UnknownPetroleum Workers Federation of Aruba Netherlands Antilles 3 000Petroleum Workers Federation of Curacao Netherlands Antilles 6 200Petroleum Workers Trade Union Libya UnknownSingapore Petroleum Workers Union Singapore 989Swiss Textile and Factory Workers Union Switzerland UnknownTurkish Petroleum Workers Union Turkey 6 000Union of Metal Mining and Energy Austria UnknownUnion of Oil and Methane Gas Workers Italy 8 795Union of Oil and Petroleum Workers Ghana 2 200Union of Organised Petroleum Workers Venezuela 1 300Union of Petroleum Workers of Colombia Colombia 20 000Leadership EditGeneral Secretaries Edit 1954 Loyd A Haskins 1973 Curtis HoganPresidents Edit 1954 Jack Knight 1967 Luis Tovar 1973 George SacreReferences Edit a b c Coldrick A P Jones Philip 1979 The international directory of the trade union movement Macmillan a b Goldberg Arthur 1960 Directory of International Trade Union Organizations Washington DC United States Department of Labour pp 11 1 11 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Federation of Petroleum and Chemical Workers amp oldid 1086565137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
