largest union confederation in Europe is the German Confederation of Trade Unions. Usually there are at least two national union confederations, one for academically...
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UNITY Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland (AKAVA) Finnish Confederation of...
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Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called union dues. The union representatives in...
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Global Union List of federations of trade unions in Europe Confederation of Trade Unions (Albania) United Independent Albanian Trade Unions General Union of...
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European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is the major trade union organisation representing workers at the European level. In its role as a European...
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The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Norwegian: Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably...
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International Federation of Trade Unions as a single structure for trade unions world-wide, following the World Trade Union Conference in London, United Kingdom...
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Trade Unions (Dutch: Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging, FNV) is a national trade union centre in the Netherlands. The FNV is a significant player in the...
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Trade unions in India are registered and file annual returns under the Trade Union Act (1926). Statistics on trade unions are collected annually by the...
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Netherlands Trade unions in Belgium Trade unions in France Trade unions in Germany Trade unions in the United Kingdom Trade unions in Europe "FNV Vakcentrale"...
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three national trade union centers in Denmark) for 18 Danish trade unions. At the end of 2018, it merged into the new Danish Trade Union Confederation...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s. The Wagner Act, in particular, legally protected the right of unions to organize. Unions from this point developed...
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Trade unions in the Soviet Union, headed by the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions (VTsSPS or ACCTU in English), had a complex relationship with...
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labor unions and the right to strike is enshrined in Armenia’s constitution. In Armenia, the first trade unions were formed between 1905-1907 in Yerevan...
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Trade unions in the United Kingdom emerged in the early 19th century, but faced punitive laws that sharply limited their activities. They began political...
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Economy of Sweden (redirect from Trade unions in Sweden)
Jeremy Waddington & Torsten Mueller & Kurt Vandaele (eds.) Trade unions in the European Union. Picking up the pieces of the neoliberal challenge. Brussels:...
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Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions...
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May 1909, in Arnhem as a federation of several Christian unions. It was founded in reaction to the socialist Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV), which...
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the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of...
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to as LO ([ˈɛ̂lːuː] ), is a national trade union centre, an umbrella organisation for fourteen Swedish trade unions that organise mainly "blue-collar" workers...
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A European Union trade mark or EU trade mark (abbreviated EUTM; named Community Trade Mark (CTM) until 23 March 2016) is a trade mark which is pending...
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The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is a carbon emission trading scheme (or cap and trade scheme) that began in 2005 and is intended to...
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A list of national trade union centers in Italy include: The following three confederal trade unions are considered and recognised by the Italian Republic...
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fastest growing trade unions. Membership rose under and following the leadership of Bob Crow, increasing from 57,000 in 2002 to almost 81,500 in 2019. The RMT...
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integration, trade blocs can be classified as preferential trading areas, free-trade areas, customs unions, common markets, or economic and monetary unions. Historic...
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all goods entering the union. The European Commission negotiates for and on behalf of the Union as a whole in international trade deals, rather than each...
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The history of trade unions in Poland began with the formation of the Trade Union of Mechanical Engineers and Metal Workers in 1869. By 1906, there were...
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Austrian Trade Union Federation or Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (de: Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund, abbreviated OeGB or ÖGB) is a labour union of...
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Trade unions in Switzerland have their origins in the 19th century when the country began to industrialise. Workers' associations first formed in the...
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The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein...
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