General Federation of Belgian Labour
Encyclopedia
The General Federation of Belgian Labour (ABVV/FGTB) is a socialist national trade union
federation in Belgium
. It was founded in 1898 and took its present name in 1937. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
and has a membership of almost 1.2 million.
was also a national leader of the General Federation of Belgian Labour. This whole process will be named Renardism
.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
federation in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It was founded in 1898 and took its present name in 1937. It is affiliated with the 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 has a membership of almost 1.2 million.
Walloon movement
Through the foundation of the Mouvement populaire wallon during the Great Strike that took place in the Winter 1960-1961, the Walloon working class now also demanded federalism as well as structural reforms. The leader of the Strike, André RenardAndré Renard
André Renard , was the leader of an important tendency in the Walloon tradeunionism-Resistance and a new faction in the Syndicalism:...
was also a national leader of the General Federation of Belgian Labour. This whole process will be named Renardism
Renardism
Renardism is a theory specific to the socialism based on the thought of André Renard, combining Syndicalism and Walloon militancy.In a speech on November 17, 1960 at Charleroi, in front of a large gathering of syndicalists, André Renard partly explained the tactical aspects of his theory as...
.
External links
- www.abvv.be Official site.
- FGTB wallonne (French)