Persatuan Buruh Kereta Api
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Persatuan Buruh Kereta Api ('Railway Workers Union', abbreviated PBKA) was a trade union
of railway workers in Indonesia
. It was affiliated with the Kongres Buruh Seluruh Indonesia
(KBSI) trade union centre. PBKA was one of the key unions of KBSI. As of March 1958, PBKA claimed a membership of 32,000. PBKA was led by Dr. Kusna.
PBKA was one of few unions in Indonesia at the time with a functioning check-off system to collective membership fees. As a result, PBKA (unlike most other unions) were able to employ a sizeable full-time staff. Moreover, through the membership fees PBKA was able to provide some health and accident insurance to its members.
By 1960 PBKA had become the dominant railway workers union in West Java
.
PBKA and the railroad administration managed a joint Railway Workers Social Welfare Department, which gave support to forming cooperatives.
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...
of railway workers in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It was affiliated with the Kongres Buruh Seluruh Indonesia
Kongres Buruh Seluruh Indonesia
Kongres Buruh Seluruh Indonesia was a trade union centre in Indonesia. It was politically linked to the Socialist Party of Indonesia . KBSI was founded in 1952, in an attempt from the socialists to counter the influence of the PKI-led SOBSI trade union centre.KBSI was banned in 1960....
(KBSI) trade union centre. PBKA was one of the key unions of KBSI. As of March 1958, PBKA claimed a membership of 32,000. PBKA was led by Dr. Kusna.
PBKA was one of few unions in Indonesia at the time with a functioning check-off system to collective membership fees. As a result, PBKA (unlike most other unions) were able to employ a sizeable full-time staff. Moreover, through the membership fees PBKA was able to provide some health and accident insurance to its members.
By 1960 PBKA had become the dominant railway workers union in West Java
West Java
West Java , with a population of over 43 million, is the most populous and most densely populated province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, it is slightly smaller in area than densely populated Taiwan, but with nearly double the population...
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PBKA and the railroad administration managed a joint Railway Workers Social Welfare Department, which gave support to forming cooperatives.