Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
ACV-CSC
Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond
Confédération des syndicats chrétiens
Founded1904
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Location
Members
1.6 million
Key people
Marc Leemans, president
Marie-Hélène Ska, secretary general
AffiliationsITUC, ETUC, TUAC
Websitewww.acv-csc.be


The Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (Dutch: Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond, or ACV; French: Confédération des syndicats chrétiens, CSC) is the largest of Belgium's three trade union federations.

History

The federation was founded in 1904, but can trace its origins to the "Anti-Socialist Cotton Workers' Union" founded in 1886. The organisation took its current name in 1923.

Today the ACV/CSC has 22 regional federation and 16 sectoral unions, with a membership of 1.7 million (almost 16% of the total Belgian population). The president is currently Marc Leemans and the secretary general is Marie-Hélène Ska.

Affiliates

The union's affiliates are:

UnionAbbreviationFounded
Christian Education FederationCOC1993
Christian Teachers' AssociationCOV1893
Construction Industry and EnergyBIE2010
Food and Services UnionVoeding en Diensten1919
MeteaMetea2009
Public ServicesOpenbare Diensten1922
PulsPuls1934
TranscomTranscom2001
Sporta-vsb

Former affiliates

UnionAbbreviationFoundedReason not affiliatedYear[1]Membership (1953)[2]
Christian Union of Belgian MetalworkersCCMB1912Merged into Metea200960,000
Christian Union of Belgian Textile and Clothing WorkersCCTKB1903Merged into Metea2009100,000
Christian Union of Building and Industry1998Merged into BIE2010N/A
Christian Union of Communication and CultureCVCC1919Merged into Transcom200126,800
Christian Union of Diamond WorkersMerged into VD19836,000
Christian Union of Energy, Chemical and Leather IndustriesCCECL1912Merged into CMECL19888,000
Christian Union Federation of TeachersCOV1990Merged into COC199326,125
Christian Union of Mining, Energy, Chemicals and LeatherCMECL1988Merged into BIE2010N/A
Christian Union of Printing and Paper EnterprisesCGP1905Merged into CCDI19887,417
Christian Union of Staff in Free Secondary and Primary EducationCPVD1949Dissolved1990
Christian Union of Staff in Technical CollegesCCOD1919Dissolved19902,650
Christian Union of Staff in Technical Colleges - FlemishCCPTO1990Merged into COC1993N/A
Christian Union of Transport WorkersCCV1906Merged into VD198323,100
Christian Union of Transport and Diamond WorkersVD1983Merged into Transcom2001N/A
Christian Union of Various IndustriesCCDI1988Merged into Building and Industry1998N/A
Christian Union of Woodworkers and Building WorkersCHB1921Merged into Building and Industry1998108,000
Christian Workers' Union in Stone, Cement, Ceramics, and Glass ProductionCSCCG1910Merged into CCDI19881,200
National Union of EmployeesCNE198043,474
National Union of Flemish EmployeesLBC1980
Union of Free MinersCMV1906Merged into CMECL198811,545

Leadership

Presidents

1912: Gustaaf Eylenbosch
1914: Hendrik Heyman
1919: René Debruyne
1921: Evarist Van Quaquebeke
1923: René Debruyne
1932: Henri Pauwels
1946: August Cool
1968: Jef Houthuys
1987: Willy Peirens
1999: Luc Cortebeeck
2012: Marc Leemans

General Secretaries

1912: Georges Rutten
1919: Evarist Van Quaquebeke
1921: Henri Pauwels
1932: August Cool
1946: Louis Dereau
1973: Robert D'Hondt
1991: Josly Piette
2006: Claude Rolin
2014: Marie-Hélène Ska

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 132–135. ISBN 0333771125.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, James P. (1955). Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. pp. 3.13–3.16.
  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

Sources

  • Neuville, Jean (1988). La CSC en l'an 40. La déchirement et la difficile reconstruction de l'unité. Vie ouvrière.

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