General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium

The General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (ACLVB or CGSLB) is the smallest of Belgium's three major trade union federations.

ACLVB/CGSLB

General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium
Algemene Centrale der Liberale Vakbonden van België Centrale générale des syndicats libéraux de Belgique
Founded	20th century
Headquarters	Ghent, Belgium
Location	Belgium
Members	295,600 (2016)[1]
Key people	Mario Coppens, president
Affiliations	TUAC, ETUC, ITUC
Website	www.aclvb.be and www.cgslb.be

Unlike the other socialist and catholic federations, the ideology of the ACLVB-CGSLB is explicitly liberal. The federation traces its origins to 1891 and its membership numbered 295,600 in 2016.^[1]

Most trade unionists belong directly to the federation, but it has one affiliate, the Free Syndicate of the Public Services. This represents all public sector workers.^[2]

Presidents

• 1920–1942: Paul Lamborelle
• 1944–1959: Adolphe Van Glabbeke
• 1959–1989: Armand Colle
• 1989–1994: Willy Waldack
• 1994–2006: Guy Haaze
• 2006–2015: Jan Vercamst
• 2015–present: Mario Coppens

References

1. "La structure et les chiffres clés de la CGSLB". CGSLB. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
2. Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 130, 135. ISBN 0333771125.

Bibliography

• ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
• Faniel, Jean; Vandaele, Kurt (2011). "Histoire de la Centrale générale des syndicats libéraux de Belgique (CGSLB)". Courrier Hebdomadaire du CRISP. 21232124 (38): 1–53. doi:10.3917/cris.2123.0005.
• Miroir, André (1982). "Le syndicalisme libéral (1894-1961). Contribution à l'étude des familles politiques" (PDF). BTNG. 13 (1): 59–82.

External links

• Organized labour portal

• Official site