International Federation of Trade Unions of Transport Workers

The International Federation of Trade Unions of Transport Workers (French: Fédération Internationale des Organisations Syndicales du Personnel des Transports, FIOST) was an International Trade Federation affiliated to the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).

International Federation of Trade Unions of Transport Workers
Native nameFédération Internationale des Organisations Syndicales du Personnel des Transports
Founded1921
Date dissolved2006
AffiliationWorld Confederation of Labour
Office location31 rue de Treves, Brussels
CountryInternational

History

The federation was established in 1921 at a conference in Lucerne, as the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Railway, Tramway and Other Transport Workers. In 1955, it renamed itself as the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Transport Workers, and then in 1970 it dropped "Christian", to assume its final name.[1]

In 2006, the WCL merged into the new International Trade Union Confederation, and FIOST dissolved, its former affiliates mostly joining the International Transport Workers' Federation.[1][2]

The federation had four sections, covering aviation, railways, waterways, and road transport.[3]

Leadership

General Secretaries
1921: H. F. Timmermans
1940s: Vaassen
Jan van der Elst
1980s: Alfred Gosselin
Freddy Pools

Presidents
1921: F. L. D. Nivard
1940s: de Clerq
1950s: A. Meeuwissen
Benoit de Smet
1980s: John Janssens
Michel Bovy

References
  1. "Fédération internationale des organisations syndicales du personnel des transports (FIOST)". Open Yearbook. Union of International Associations. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "Congress Daily News Archive". International Transport Workers' Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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