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.
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 emerged in the early 19th century,but faced punitive laws that sharply limited their activities. They began political activity in the late 19th century and formed an alliance with the Liberal Party in the early 20th century. The grew rapidly 1900 to 1920,lost their legal disabilities,and were well established by the 1920s. Union members largely switched from Liberal to the new Labour Party. Its leader Ramsay MacDonald became prime minister in 1924 briefly,and then again in 1929. In the 1980s Margaret Thatcher's Conservative governments weakened the powers of the unions by making it more difficult to strike legally. 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 most 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).
Leonard Forden was a British trade unionist. He served on both the General Council of the Trades Union Congress and the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party.
Bradford Trades Council brings together trade unionists in and around Bradford,in West Yorkshire in England.
