Trade Unions International of Public and Allied Employees
The Trade Unions International of Public and Allied Employees is a section of the World Federation of Trade Unions representing public sector workers.
History
The union was founded at a conference in East Berlin on October 29, 1949 as the International Union of Trade Unions of Postal, Telephone and Telegraph Workers. The name was changed in 1955 during a conference in Vienna, when it broadened its scope to include workers in the health, finance and public administration areas.[1][2]
Organization
The TUI-PAE had a three level structure with the Congress being the highest organ, a directive committee meeting between congress and day-to-day activities led by the executive bureau and secretariat based in East Berlin. There were five branch commission for the different sectors of the labor movement the union represented: posts and telecommunications, bank employees, local public servants and public administration.[3]
In 1957 the headquarters for the organization were reported to be at 0.17 Fritz-Heckertstasse 70, East Berlin. In 1978 its address was reported as 47 Französisch Strasse, Postfach 1322 DDR 108, East Berlin.[4] It was reported at the same address in 1985.[5] Its current address is at SRTVS – Quadra 701 – Bloco O – Sala 1512 – Ed. Multiempresarial, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil.[6]
Congresses
Members
In 1955 TUI-PAE claimed 6.8 million members were represented at its Vienna congress. In 1977 it claimed 24.1 million members in 104 member organizations.[8] In 1985 this had grown to 29 million in 104 affiliates in 44 countries.[9]
In 1978 the following groups were known to be affiliated with the Trade Unions International of Public and Allied Employees:[10]
Angola - National Union of Employee of Angola
Bangladesh - Bangladesh Electricity Workers Federation- Bangladesh - Bangladesh Water Development Workers Federation
Benin - National Union of Finance Employees of Dahomey- Benin - National Union of Health Service Workers
- Benin - National Federation of Civil Servants
- Benin - National Union of Employees of Products Conditioning
- Benin - Custom Employees Union of Dahomey
- Benin - National Union of Municipal Workers
Chile - National Association of Municipal Employees- Chile - National Association of Civil Servants
Congo - Federation Syndicale des Travailleurs de l'Administration Generale et des Municipalites
Cyprus - Pancyprian Government and Military Workers Union
Czechoslovakia - State Administration, Finance, and Foreign Trade Employees Union
Ecuador - National Federation of Municipal Employees of Ecuador
France - National Federation of Employees of Commerce, Credit Institutions, Insurance Establishments, Social Insurance and Allied Branches- France - Union of Public and Health Service Workers
- France - General Federation of Civil Servants
East Germany - Union of State Authorities and Local Economy Workers
Ghana - Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union of Trade Union Congress of Ghana
Hungary - Public Employees Union
India - All India P&T Casual Workers Union- India - All India Bank Employees Association
- India - Calcutta Corporation Mazdoor Union
Iraq - General Union of Public and Social Service Workers
Italy - Italian Federation of Postal and Telecommunications Workers- Italy - Federation of Local Government and Hospital Workers
Jordan - General Syndicate of the Public and Allied Employees of Jordan
Madagascar - Syndicat des Medecins Diplome de l'Ecole des Medecins de Tananarive
Nigeria - Internal Revenue Staff Association
Peru - Bank Employees Federation of Peru
Poland - Union of Local Economy Workers
Romania - Union of State Administration and Peoples' Council Employees
Soviet Union - States Institutions Workers Union- Soviet Union - Medical Workers Union
Sri Lanka - All Ceylon Government Clerks Union- Sri Lanka - Public Service Workers Trade Union Federation
- Sri Lanka - Local Government and Municipal Employees' Union
Syria - Professional Federation of Health Service Workers Union- Syria - Professional Federation of Public Sector Unions
Uruguay - Federation of Health Service Employees- Uruguay - Confederation of Civil Servants
- Uruguay - Federation of Sewerage and Water Supply Workers
- Uruguay - Association of Municipal Employees and Workers
South Yemen - Public Employees Union
Publications
The TUI-PAE published a quarterly Public Services in English, French, Spanish and German. It also published Information Bulletin in English, French, Spanish, Russian and German.[11]
References
- ↑ The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985. Prague; Published by the WTFU in cooperation with PRACE Czechoslovak Trade Unions 1985 p.152
- ↑ Coldrick, A. Percy and Jones, Philip. The international directory of the trade union movement New York : Facts on File, [1978] pp.195-6
- ↑ Coldrick and Jones p.196
- ↑ Coldrick and Jones p.197
- ↑ The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.153
- ↑ Trade Union Internationals
- ↑ The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.153
- ↑ Coldrick and Jones p.196
- ↑ The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.153
- ↑ Coldrick and Jones pp.197-8
- ↑ Coldrick and Jones p.197
