International Federation of Free Teachers' Unions

The International Federation of Free Teachers' Unions (IFFTU) was a global union federation of trade unions representing teachers.

History

The International Federation of Teachers' Trade Unions was founded after World War II, and affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). When the large majority of Western trade unions left the WFTU, the teachers' trade secretariat was the only one to remain affiliated to the WFTU. To fill this gap, the new International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) held a meeting in Paris in 1951 to found a rival international secretariat, the "International Federation of Free Teachers' Unions".[1]

By 1960, the secretariat had 12 affiliates in 11 countries, with a total of 229,500 members, and continued to grow rapidly.[1] At the end of 1992, it merged with the World Confederation of Organisations of the Teaching Profession, to form Education International.[2]

Affiliates

In 1960, the following unions were affiliated to the federation:[1]

UnionCountryAffiliated membership
American Federation of TeachersUnited States55,000
Federation of Civil ServantsBelgium19,000
International Centre of Free Trade Unionists in ExileN/AUnknown
National Federation of EducationFrance5,000
National Federation of TeachersTunisia2,500
National Union of Elementary SchoolsItaly119,000
National Union of TeachersIsrael14,500
Spanish Federation of TeachersSpain1,000
Trinidad and Tobago Teachers' UnionBritish West Indies Federation4,000
Union of Public Services PersonnelSwitzerland850

Leadership

General Secretaries
1951: Maurice van de Moortel
1965: Andre Braconier
1981: Fred van Leeuwen

Presidents
1951: Irvin Kuenzli
1956: Pierre Reymond-Sauvin
1965: Heinrich Roden
1972: Erich Frister
1981: Albert Shanker

References
  1. Goldberg, Arthur (1960). Directory of International Trade Union Organizations. Washington DC: United States Department of Labour. pp. 16.1–16.9.
  2. Potts, Patricia (1995). Equality and Diversity in Education. Psychology Press. ISBN 0415119987.
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