European Trade Union Committee for Education and Science

The European Trade Union Committee for Education and Science , EGBW (European Trade Union Committee of Education ETUCE) is a European trade union federation based in Brussels . It represents 132 unions in the education sector in 51 countries with a total membership of around 11 million members. The ETUCE is the European regional structure of the Bildungsinternational . The trade union committee is a member of the European Trade Union Confederation .

development

The EGBW was founded in 1977.

The last regional congress took place on June 6-8. December 2016 in Belgrade . Christine Blower (NUT / UK union) was elected President of ETUCE, Andreas Keller from GEW is one of the vice-presidents .

European Director is Susan Flocken.

Member unions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

Affiliates are

from Germany: the Education and Science Union (GEW), the Education and Training Association (VBE) and the Federal Association of Teachers at Vocational Schools (BLBS).
from Austria: the public service union - ARGE Lehrer (GÖD) . With around 230,000 members, it is the second largest trade union of the seven trade unions of the ÖGB.
from Switzerland: the Swiss Association of Public Service Personnel (VPOD), the Union of the Swiss Confederation of Trade Unions (SGB), the umbrella association for teachers in Switzerland and the Syndicat des enseignants romands.

literature

Hans-Wolfgang Platzer, Torsten Müller, The global and European trade union federations: Handbook and analyzes of transnational trade union politics, Berlin (Ed. Sigma) 2009, half volume. 2, 479 p. Table of contents , there in particular p. 691–740 (together with three other European trade union federations: EJF , EAEA , EuroCOP )

Web links

Homepage of the EGBW (English), accessed on March 20, 2018
Articles of Association , accessed on March 28, 2018 (PDF)

Individual evidence

↑ About the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) , accessed March 20, 2018
↑ About the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) , accessed March 28, 2018
^ Education trade unions in Europe kick off ambitious priorities for quality education and elect new leadership , press release of December 8, 2016, accessed on March 21, 2018
^ Page "Search Member" of BI , accessed on March 2, 2018

[1] About the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) , accessed March 20, 2018

[2] About the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) , accessed March 28, 2018

[3] Education trade unions in Europe kick off ambitious priorities for quality education and elect new leadership , press release of December 8, 2016, accessed on March 21, 2018

[4] Page "Search Member" of BI , accessed on March 2, 2018