Dave Spooner - A Starter Kit for International Trade Unionists
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international summer school starter kit
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The “Global Unions”
• The Global Union Federations (GUFs)• The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
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Global Union Federations• Based on industry/sector• Paid for by union subscriptions
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The Global Union Federations
• Building & Woodworkers’ International (BWI)
• Education International (EI)
• IndustriALL
2012 merger of:ICEM (Chemicals, Energy, Mining)IMF (Metal/ Engineering)ITGLWF (Textiles/Garments)
• International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
• International Transportworkers’ Federation (ITF)
• International Union of Foodworkers (IUF)
• Public Services International (PSI)
• Union Network International (UNI)
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Or … the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco
and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)
• Founded in 1920• 336 trade unions in 120 countries• Membership - 12 million workers • Based in Geneva, Switzerland
IUF Uniting Food, Farm and Hotel Workers World-Wide
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• Based in London• Organises seafarers,
dockworkers, civil aviation, railways, road transport, urban transport, fisheries, tourism…
• 681 unions representing 4,500,000 workers in 148 countries
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Building & Wood Workers International (BWI)
• Based in Geneva• Organises in building, building materials,
wood, and forestry industries• 350 unions representing 12,000,000
members in 135 countries
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• Based in Ferney, France
• Organises in social services, health care, municipal and community services, central government, and public utilities such as water and electricity.
• 20 million workers, represented by 669 unions in 154 countries.
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What do the GUFs do?
• Support international organising – particularly in TNCs
• Co-ordinate solidarity actions• TU Development and Education• UN and employer assoc representation• Campaigning • Research• Information exchange
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International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Founded 2006 – merger of ICFTU and WCL
• Based in Brussels• Represents national
‘trade union centres’ – the global “TUC of TUCs”
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Where did ITUC come from?
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Formed 1949
Social-democratic / democratic socialist
World Confederation of
Labour
Formed 1920
Christian (Catholic) in origin
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What is the ITUC for?
• Represents trade union interests at international governmental bodies, particularly at the ILO
• Campaigns for workers’ rights
• Co-ordinates solidarity actions against trade union repression
• Research and union development
• DECENT WORK
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World Federation of Trade Unions
Communist Party dominated
Formed 1945
Previously based in Prague
… now Athens
Roots in 1922 Profintern
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Resurgence of WFTU?
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Global Unions: Regional Structures
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CORE LABOUR STANDARDS
Freedom of Association
Right to Collective Bargaining
Elimination of forced labour
Effective abolition of child labour
Freedom from discrimination
… decent work
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The political agenda for the international movement
Some agenda items for discussion
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“New” Capitalism
Financialisation of modern global corporations
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The problem with Europe…
The demise of ‘Social Europe’
European Trade Union Confederation &
European Industrial Committees – EFFATT,
ETF, EFBWW …
Unions & the European Commission
€…..
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Climate Change, Energy and the trade union movement
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Anti-Capitalism
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The future of public services
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The rise of precarious work
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and informal work….
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Rebuilding unions
from below
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The International Organising Agenda
1970s • World Company Councils
• International Shop Steward Committees
1980s• Networking on the Internet
• International collective bargaining?
1990s• International Framework
Agreements
2000s• Global organising strategies
• Global Organising Alliance
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Where are the politics?
Crisis in social-democracy
Onward march of Neo-Liberalism and austerity
Resurgence of WFTU?
Do we have a democratic socialist alternative?
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“We are not only losing collective bargaining rights, we are now in a labour war effectively acrossEurope, the U.S., emerging democracies. Why? Because the old stakeholders who drove theneo-liberal economic policies that would seem to be foul policies, the Washington consensus if you’d like, are back in control. We thought the global financial crisis showed them this was a failed economic model. We were wrong. We have now a situation where we are largely engaged in what I can only describe as a labour war”.
Sharan BurrowITUC