The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the national trade union centre in Scotland. With 40 affiliated unions as of 2020,the STUC represents over 540,000 trade unionists.
In British politics,an affiliated trade union is one that is linked to the Labour Party. The party was created by the trade unions and socialist societies in 1900 as the Labour Representation Committee and the unions have retained close institutional links with it.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU),originally the Australasian Council of Trade Unions,is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions and eight trades and labour councils. The ACTU is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation.
A national trade union center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center,and many have more than one. In some regions,such as the Nordic countries,different centers exist on a sectoral basis,for example,for blue collar workers and professionals.
The National Union of Rail,Maritime and Transport Workers is a British trade union covering the transport sector. Its current President is Alex Gordon and its current General Secretary is Mick Lynch.
Hendricus Josephus Franciscus Marie Sneevliet,known as Henk Sneevliet or by the pseudonym "Maring",was a Dutch communist politician who was active in both the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. As a functionary of the Communist International,Sneevliet guided the formation of both the Communist Party of Indonesia in 1914,and the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. In his native country,he was the founder,chairman,and only Representative for the Revolutionary Socialist (Workers') Party (RSP/RSAP). He took part in the Communist resistance against the occupation of the Netherlands during World War II by Nazi Germany,for which he was executed by the Germans in April 1942.
The Canadian Labour Congress,or CLC is a national trade union centre,the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated.
A labour council,trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area. Most commonly,they represent unions in a given geographical area,whether at the district,city,region,or provincial or state level. They may also be based on a particular industry rather than geographical area,as for example,in the Maritime Council of Australia which co-ordinated the waterfront and maritime unions involved in the 1890 Australian Maritime Dispute.
The Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU) was a trade union representing workers,initially mainly labourers,in Ireland.
Trade unions in the United Kingdom were first decriminalised under the recommendation of a Royal commission in 1867,which agreed that the establishment of the organisations was to the advantage of both employers and employees. Legalised in 1871,the Trade Union Movement sought to reform socio-economic conditions for working men in British industries,and the trade unions' search for this led to the creation of a Labour Representation Committee which effectively formed the basis for today's Labour Party,which still has extensive links with the Trade Union Movement in Britain. Margaret Thatcher's governments weakened the powers of the unions in the 1980s,in particular by making it more difficult to strike legally,and some within the British trades union movement criticised Tony Blair's Labour government for not reversing some of Thatcher's changes. Most British unions are members of the TUC,the Trades Union Congress,or where appropriate,the Scottish Trades Union Congress or the Irish Congress of Trade Unions,which are the country's principal national trade union centres.
The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada was a Canada-wide central federation of trade unions from 1886 to 1956. It was founded at the initiative of the Toronto Trades and Labour Council and the Knights of Labor. It was the third attempt at a national labour federation to be formed in Canada:it succeeded the Canadian Labour Union which existed from 1873 to 1877 and the Canadian Labour Congress which held only one conference in 1881.
The Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions was a Dutch social-democratic trade union.
The Sheffield Trades and Labour Council,usually known as the Sheffield Trades Council,is a labour organisation uniting trade unionists in Sheffield.
The Irish Trades Union Congress (ITUC) was a union federation covering the island of Ireland.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre,a federation of trade unions that collectively represent the majority of unionised workers in England and Wales. There are 48 affiliated unions with a total of about 5.5 million members. Paul Nowak is the TUC's current General Secretary,serving from January 2023.
The London Trades Council was an early labour organisation,uniting London's trade unionists. Its modern successor organisation is the Greater London Association of Trades (Union) Councils
Glasgow Trades Council is an association of trade union branches in Glasgow in Scotland.
The South African Trades Union Congress (TUC) was a national trade union federation in South Africa.
The General Council of the Trades Union Congress is an elected body which is responsible for carrying out the policies agreed at the annual British Trade Union Congresses (TUC).
Bradford Trades Council brings together trade unionists in and around Bradford,in West Yorkshire in England.
