Confederation of Christian Trade Unions


The Confederation of Christian Trade Unions is the largest of Belgium's three trade union federations.

History

The federation was founded in 1904, but can trace its origins to the "Anti-Socialist Cotton Workers' Union" founded in 1886. The organisation took its current name in 1923.
Today the ACV/CSC has 22 regional federation and 16 sectoral unions, with a membership of 1.7 million. The president is currently and the secretary general is Marie-Hélène Ska.

Affiliates

The union's affiliates are:
UnionAbbreviationFounded
Christian Education FederationCOC1993
Christian Teachers' AssociationCOV1893
Construction Industry and EnergyBIE2010
Food and Services UnionVoeding en Diensten1919
MeteaMetea2009
Public ServicesOpenbare Diensten1922
PulsPuls1934
TranscomTranscom2001
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