Belgian trade union
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:
Former affiliates
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
- ^ 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
- Neuville, Jean (1988). La CSC en l'an 40. La déchirement et la difficile reconstruction de l'unité. Vie ouvrière.
External links
Media related to ACV-CSC at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Confederation of Christian Trade Unions in ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Archives of Confederation of Christian Trade Unions in ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures Archived 2016-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
Media related to ACV-CSC at Wikimedia Commons