The Luxembourg Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger Chrëschtleche Gewerkschaftsbond, French: Confédération Luxembourgeoise des Syndicats Chrétiens), abbreviated to LCGB, is a Luxembourgish trade union. As the LCGB abides by the principles of Christian social teachings. This is also illustrated by the trade union's motto: Man at the Center of our action.
History
editThe organisation was established in 1921 as a federation of trade unions. Its affiliates have since merged into the LCGB, making it a single trade union with various sectoral bodies.[1]
Organisation
editBy membership, the LCGB is the second-largest trade union in the country, with a little over 40,000 members. The LCGB has its headquarters not far from the central train station in Luxembourg City.
On the international scale, the LCGB is affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
On the regional scale ("Grande Région"), the LCGB is a member of the IGR Saar-Lor-Lux/Trier-Westpfalz, the IRS 3 Frontières and the Plateforme syndicale de la Grande Région (PSGR). As such, two EURES-councillors are working at LCGB.
Former affiliates
edit| Union | Membership (1963)[2] |
|---|---|
| Christian Federation of Craftsmen | 1,583 |
| Christian Federation of Pensioners | 1,543 |
| Federation of Christian Construction and Quarry Workers | 1,262 |
| Federation of Christian Factory and Leather Workers | 3,930 |
| Federation of Christian Metal Workers | 6,040 |
| Federation of Christian Miners | 625 |
| Federation of Christian Officials and Employees | 1,286 |
| Federation of Christian Public Service Workers | 1,278 |
Presidents
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- Patrick Dury (2011-)
- Robert Weber (1996–2011)
- Marcel Glesener (1980–1996)
- Jean Spautz (1967–1980)
- Pierre Schockmel (1967)
- Léon Wagner (1951–1966)
- Jean-Baptiste Rock (1938–1951)
- Mathias Dossing (1924–1938)
- Michel Wolff (1921–1924)
Footnotes
edit- ^ Trade Unions of the World (6 ed.). London: John Harper Publishing. 2005. pp. 204–205. ISBN 0954381157.
- ^ Wirtz, W. Willard (1965). Directory of Labour Organizations: Europe. Vol. 2. United States Department of Labor. pp. 18.3–18.6.
External links
edit- (in French and German) Official website
- (in French and German) Official LCGB Blog
- (in French and German) LCGB Youtube Channel
