General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium
The General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (ACLVB or CGSLB) is the smallest of Belgium's three major trade union federations.
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| Full name | General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium |
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| Native name | Algemene Centrale der Liberale Vakbonden van België Centrale Générale des Syndicats Libéraux de Belgique |
| Founded | 20th century |
| Members | 295,600 (2016)[1] |
| Affiliation | TUAC, ETUC, ITUC |
| Key people | Mario Coppens, president |
| Office location | Ghent, Belgium |
| Country | Belgium |
| Website | www.aclvb.be and www.cgslb.be |
Unlike the other socialist and catholic federations, the ideology of the ACLVB-CGSLB is explicitly liberal. The federation traces its origins to 1891 and its membership numbered 295,600 in 2016.[1]
Most trade unionists belong directly to the federation, but it has one affiliate, the Free Syndicate of the Public Services. This represents all public sector workers.[2]
Presidents
- 1920–1942: Paul Lamborelle
- 1944–1959: Adolphe Van Glabbeke
- 1959–1989: Armand Colle
- 1989–1994: Willy Waldack
- 1994–2006: Guy Haaze
- 2006–2015: Jan Vercamst
- 2015–present: Mario Coppens
References
- "La structure et les chiffres clés de la CGSLB". CGSLB. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 130, 135. ISBN 0333771125.
Bibliography
- ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- Faniel, Jean; Vandaele, Kurt (2011). "Histoire de la Centrale générale des syndicats libéraux de Belgique (CGSLB)". Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP (38).
- Miroir, André (1982). "Le syndicalisme libéral (1894-1961). Contribution à l'étude des familles politiques" (PDF). BTNG. 13 (1): 59–82.
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