Union of Communal and Craft Workers

Last updated

The Union of Communal and Craft Workers (Serbo-Croatian : Sindikat komunalnih i zanatskih radnika was a trade union representing workers in the utilities sector, personal services, small-scale crafts, and professional occupations, in Yugoslavia.

The union was founded in 1955, when the Communal Enterprise Workers' Union merged with the Craft Workers' Union. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the Confederation of Trade Unions of Yugoslavia. [1] On formation, it claimed 131,986 members, and was led by Ratko Kuruzović. [2]

In 1959, it merged with the Union of Workers in Trade, Catering and Tourism, to form the Union of Service Workers. [1]

Related Research Articles

The Judicial and Administrative Institutions Employees Union of Yugoslavia was a trade union in Yugoslavia, which organized employees at the courts, the ministries of Justice, Interior and Foreign Affairs, the AVNOJ bureau and similar institutions. The union was founded in Belgrade in January 1945. In the autumn of 1946, the union merged with the Economic-Administrative and Technical Institutions Employees Union, forming the State Administrative and Judicial Institutions Employees Union.

Fremmedarbejderbladet was a journal for foreign workers in Denmark that was published monthly from 1971 through 1977. The paper was published in Danish, Turkish and Serbo-Croatian for its entire duration, in Arabic from 1971-1972, in Urdu from 1971-1972 and 1973-1977, and in English from 1972-1973. Ole Hammer served as editor-in-chief. The paper catered especially to foreign workers who arrived in Denmark from the 1960s through 1973 from Turkey, Yugoslavia, Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa, and provided information about housing, work permits, collective bargaining, taxes, health and safety at work, and Danish culture more generally.

The Union of Service Workers (Serbo-Croatian: Sindikat radnika uslužnih djelatnosti was a trade union representing hospitality workers, municipal workers, and workers in local industries, in Yugoslavia.

The Union of Public Service Workers was a trade union representing civil servants and workers in the education and arts sectors, in Yugoslavia.

The Union of Industrial and Mining Workers was a trade union representing workers in various industries in Yugoslavia.

The Union of Construction Workers of Yugoslavia was a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in Yugoslavia.

The Union of Transport and Communications Workers of Yugoslavia was a trade union representing workers in the transportation and communications sectors in Yugoslavia.

The Union of Agricultural, Food Processing and Tobacco Workers of Yugoslavia was a trade union representing workers in several related industries in Yugoslavia.

The Union of State Administration Employees was a trade union representing civil servants in Yugoslavia.

The Union of Mining, Metallurgical and Chemical Workers was a trade union representing workers in various related industries in Yugoslavia.

The Union of Agricultural Workers and Employees was a trade union representing workers in the agricultural and forestry sectors in Yugoslavia.

The Union of Metal Workers was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry in Yugoslavia.

The Metal Production and Manufacturing Workers' Union was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry in Yugoslavia.

The Public Utilities and Handicraft Workers' Union was a trade union which represented workers in two distinct sectors, in Yugoslavia.

The Forestry and Wood Industry Workers' Union was a trade union which represented workers in two related industries, in Yugoslavia.

The Printing, Newspaper, Publishing and Information Workers' Union was a trade union representing workers in printing and related industries in Yugoslavia.

The Education, Science and Culture Workers' Union was a trade union representing workers in education, research and entertainment in Yugoslavia.

The Textile, Leather and Footwear Workers' Union was a trade union representing workers in several related industries in Yugoslavia.

The Union of Workers in Trade, Catering and Tourism was a trade union representing workers in the retail and hospitality industries in Yugoslavia.

The Association of Graphic Workers of Yugoslavia was a trade union representing workers in the printing industry in Yugoslavia.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sindikat komunalno-zanatskih radnika Jugoslavije. Republički odbor za Hrvatsku". Arhivsko gradivo. Croatian National Archives. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. 2. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1955. p. 30.130.11.