Global union federation

A global union federation (GUF) is an international federation of national trade unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups. A GUF used to be known as an international trade secretariat (ITS).

Many unions are members of one or more global union federations, relevant to the sectors where they have their members. Individual unions may also be affiliated to a national trade union center, which in turn can be affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) or the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).

List of global union federations

• Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI)
• Education International (EI)
• International Federation of online Journalists (IFOJ)
• IndustriALL Global Union (the GUF formed following the merger of the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF), the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) and the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation (ITGLWF) in June 2012)
• International Arts and Entertainment Alliance (IAEA)
• International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
• International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
• International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association (IUF)
• Public Services International (PSI)
• UNI global union (UNI)

See also

• Global Unions