European trade union federation
A European trade union federation is an amalgamation of national trade unions at European level.
Members of the European Trade Union Confederation
The following European trade union federations are members of the (cross-industry) European Trade Union Confederation:
| Association name German / English |
countries | Unions | Members (in 1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
EuroCOP umbrella organization of the European Police Union / European Confederation of Police |
27 | 35 | 500 |
|
Alliance for Arts and Entertainment / European Arts and Entertainment Alliance (EAEA) |
27 | 135 | 300 |
|
European Federation of Building and Wood Workers (EFBWW) / European Federation of Building and Wood Workers (EFBWW) |
34 | 76 | 2,000 |
|
European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) / European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) |
44 | 70 | 320 |
|
European Transport Workers 'Federation (ETF) / European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) |
42 | 230 | 5,000 |
|
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) / European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) |
49 | 270 | 8,000 |
|
European Association of Agricultural, Food and Tourism Trade Unions / European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) |
35 | 120 | 2,600 |
|
European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) / European Trade Union Committee of Education (ETUCE) |
51 | 132 | 11,000 |
| IndustriALL European Trade Union | 38 | 177 | 7,000 |
| UNI-Europa | 50 | 272 | 7,000 |
(As a comparison:
The European Trade Union Confederation represents 89 national (cross-sectoral) trade union confederations from 39 countries and 10 European (sectoral) trade union federations with a total of 45 million members.)
See also
literature
- Hans-Wolfgang Platzer, Torsten Müller (2009): The global and European trade union associations. Handbook and analyzes of transnational trade union policy, Berlin (edition sigma) 2009, 889 pp. (Tables of contents as PDF: Volume 1 , Volume 2 )
- Hans-Wolfgang Platzer, Torsten Müller (2017): The European trade union federations: profiles and power resources - changes and challenges in times of crisis; in: Steffen Lehndorff, Heiner Dribbusch, Thorsten Schulten (Eds.), Rough waters: European trade unions in a time of crises. Brussels (ETUI) 2017 ( 317 pp., PDF ), pp. 289–314
- Bernhard Pfitzner (2018): Materials on the topic of "European trade union work" ( 32 pages, PDF )
Individual evidence
- ↑ European Trade Union Federations (10) (list of members) , ETUC page, accessed on March 17, 2018
- ↑ In particular the number of members can only provide approximate indications. The figures from the federal states and trade unions also differ in some cases from the various sources. For more details see the information in the articles about the individual trade union federations