Trade union confederation

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Union confederation is a collective term for

a cross-professional association (trade union umbrella organization) of trade unions at the national level. These include:
- German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB), Germany
- Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (ÖGB), Austria
- Swiss Federation of Trade Unions (SGB), Switzerland
- Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro (CGIL), Italy
- Country organizations i Danmark , Denmark
- Landsorganisasjonen i Norge , Norway
- Country organizations in Sverige , Sweden
- Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)
- Českomoravská konfederace odborových svazů (ČMKOS), Czech Republic
- Solidarność , Poland
- Uniunea Generală a Sindicatelor din România (UGSR), Romania
- in France:
  - Confédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT)
  - Confédération générale du travail (CGT)
- in Namibia:
  - Namibia National Labor Organization (NANLO)
  - National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW)
  - Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA)
- In the United Kingdom:
  - Trades Union Congress (TUC)
  - General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU)

a cross-border association of national trade union confederations. These include:
- European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
- International Trade Union Confederation (1901–1945) (ITUC)

an amalgamation of trade unions in the same branch on a transnational or international level. These include:
- European Metalworkers Federation (EMF)
- European Federation of Construction and Woodworkers (EFBWW)
- Construction and Woodworkers International (BWI)
- International Food Workers Union (IUF)
- Education International (BI)
- International Metalworkers Federation (IMF)
- IndustriALL

a political compromise between social democratic , Christian social and other trade union directions.