Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens
Encyclopedia
The French Confederation of Christian Workers is one of the five major French
confederation
of trade unions, belonging to the social Christian tradition.
It was created in 1919. In 1964, the union split, a majority founding the CFDT secular trade-union.
CFTC is member of International Trade Union Confederation
and European Trade Union Confederation
. Its leader is Jacques Voisin.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
confederation
Confederation
A confederation in modern political terms is a permanent union of political units for common action in relation to other units. Usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution, confederations tend to be established for dealing with critical issues such as defense, foreign...
of trade unions, belonging to the social Christian tradition.
It was created in 1919. In 1964, the union split, a majority founding the CFDT secular trade-union.
CFTC is member of International Trade Union Confederation
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
and European Trade Union Confederation
European Trade Union Confederation
The European Trade Union Confederation is a trade union organization which was established in 1973 to represent workers and their national affiliates at the European level....
. Its leader is Jacques Voisin.
Professional Elections
The CFTC won 8.69% of the vote in the employee's college during the 2008 professional elections. This result, however, is below the CFTC's 9.65% result in 2002, its best showing to date.See also
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