European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI; French Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants, German Europäische Union der unabhängigen Gewerkschaften, Italian Confederazione Europea Sindacati Indipendenti) is a regional trade union federation representing around 5 million members of independent trade unions in Europe.

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CESI
European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions
Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants
Founded1990
HeadquartersBrussels, Belgium
Location
Members
5 million
Key people
Romain Wolff - President, Klaus Heeger - Secretary General
AffiliationsIndependent
Websitewww.cesi.org

CESI represents free and independent trade unions from the private and public sectors that adhere to democratic principles and defend the respect of human rights.

CESI

Founded in 1990, CESI advocates for improved employment conditions for workers in Europe and a strong social dimension in the EU. CESI represents workers from both the public and private sectors, with a particular strength in the public sector. Its affiliates are employed in various fields such as administration, security and justice, defense, and transport.

CESI defends trade union pluralism as a core component of freedom and democracy and adheres to ethical principles such as integrity, fairness and transparency. It promotes a European social model based on solidarity and subsidiarity and strives to maintain non-discrimination and gender equality. It works in line with the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Composition

Governance

The current President of CESI is Romain Wolff, of the Luxemburgish General Confederation of Civil Servants. Mr Wolff was elected in December 2012 and re-elected at the CESI congress in 2016. The current Secretary General of CESI is Klaus Heeger.[1] Mr Heeger was elected in December 2012 and re-elected in the 2016 CESI Congress.

Congress takes place once every 4 years. During the CESI Congress, the Presidium and Board are elected. The Presidium and the Board govern CESI during its four-year period. The most recent Congress took place in Brussels in December 2016. Congress also gives member organisations the opportunity to put forward motions for CESI to act upon in its 4-year mandate.

CESI is involved in advocacy work as an interest group and in social dialogue as a recognised European social partner, since 2005. In 2013, the CESI Youth was created for CESI’s young affiliates.

CESI is also composed of a Europe Academy, which it is not only its training branch, but also a point of contact for information on certain elements of social dialogue at the EU level. The Board consists of a President, Vice Presidents and 3 ex-officio members (the President of CESI, the Secretary General and the Treasurer).[2]

Member organisations

The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions consists of 38 national trade union organisations from 21 European countries and 4 European trade union organisations, with a total of more than 5 million individual members. 2 further trade union organisations enjoy observer status. The largest member organisations come from Germany, France, Spain and Italy.[3]

Affiliate[4]AbbreviationCountry
Air Traffic Controllers European Unions CoordinationATCEUCInternational
Autonomous Train Drivers’ Unions of EuropeALEInternational
Christian Trade Union Federation of GermanyCGBGermany
ConnectiefConnectiefNetherlands
Customs Officials AssociationTVMLFinland
Dutch Categorial Financial UnionNCFNetherlands
European Federation of Public Services EmployeesEUROFEDOPInternational
French Autonomous Public Service FederationFA-FPFrance
French Confederation of Management – General Confederation of ExecutivesFP CFE-CGCFrance
French Free Catholic Education Professional Trade Union FederationSPELCFrance
French Trade Union Confederation of National EducationCSENFrance
General Confederation of Civil ServicesCGFPLuxembourg
General Federation of Local AdministrationFGFCLuxembourg
General Trade Union of the Republic of LithuaniaRJPSLithuania
German Armed Forces AssociationDBWVGermany
German Civil Service FederationDBBGermany
German Federation of Food Chemists in Public ServiceBLCGermany
Hungarian Civil Servants and Public Employees Trade UnionMKKSzHungary
Italian Association of Health and Safety InstructorsANFOSItaly
Italian Confederation of Free Workers' UnionsCISALItaly
Italian Independent Confederation of Executives, Supervisors and Managers in Public AdministrationsCONFEDIRItaly
Italian Workers' Autonomous Trade Unions ConfederationCONFSALItaly
Independent General Federation of Civil ServantsFGAFFrance
Latvian Medical and Nursing Staff Workers' UnionLAADALatvia
Latvian State Agencies, Municipalities, Businesses and Financial Officers UnionLVIPUFDALatvia
Montenegrin Trade Union of PhysiciansSDMCGMontenegro
National Association of Teachers in SpainANPESpain
National Teachers AssociationANPPortugal
National Trade Union Confederation – MeridianCSN MeridianRomania
National Union of Public ServicesUNSP-NUODBelgium
Polish Free Trade Union “Forum – Education”WZZ F-OPoland
Romanian Free Trade Union in Pre-University Education IaşiUSLIP IaşiRomania
Serbian Trade Union of Doctors and PharmacistsSLFSSerbia
Spanish Central Independent and Public Employees’ Trade UnionCSIFSpain
Spanish Federation of Trade Union AssociationsFASGASpain
Spanish Nursing Technicians Trade UnionSAESpain
Spanish Trade Union of Nursing ProfessionalsSATSESpain
Swiss Central Association of Public PersonnelZVSwitzerland
Swiss Union of Federal ExecutivesVKBSwitzerland
Trade Union of Physicians in Srpska in Bosnia and HerzegovinaSSDMRSBosnia and Herzegovina
Union for UnityU4UInternational

References
Bibliography
  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9543811-5-8.
Footnotes
  1. Europolitics Interview with Klaus Heeger, 15 May 2013, http://www.europolitics.info/europolitics/we-need-to-put-the-staff-at-the-heart-of-public-service-reforms-art351305-46.html Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today
  2. European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions website, http://www.cesi.org/fields_activities/europe_academy_board.html Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "CESI | Our members". www.cesi.org. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19.
  4. "Members". CESI. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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