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From 1935 to 1955 in the United States, there were two [[Labor federation competition in the United States|competing national trade union federations]]: the [[American Federation of Labor]] (AFL) and the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO). The AFL comprised primarily [[craft union]]s and was oriented towards the moderate and conservative end of the labour movement, while the CIO primarily comprised [[industrial union]]s which tended to be more radical. Prior to their reunification into the [[AFL-CIO]] in 1955, the two federations competed with each other for affiliates and influence. Even following their amalgamation, the AFL-CIO faced a split again in 2005 by the [[Change to Win Federation]].<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=AFL-CIO |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannic |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/AFL-CIO |date=2024-11-23 |language=en}}</ref>
From 1935 to 1955 in the United States, there were two [[Labor federation competition in the United States|competing national trade union federations]]: the [[American Federation of Labor]] (AFL) and the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]] (CIO). The AFL comprised primarily [[craft union]]s and was oriented towards the moderate and conservative end of the labour movement, while the CIO primarily comprised [[industrial union]]s which tended to be more radical. Prior to their reunification into the [[AFL-CIO]] in 1955, the two federations competed with each other for affiliates and influence. Even following their amalgamation, the AFL-CIO faced a split again in 2005 by the [[Change to Win Federation]].<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=AFL-CIO |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannic |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/AFL-CIO |date=2024-11-23 |language=en}}</ref>
In some regions, such as the [[Nordic countries]], different federations exist on a sectoral basis, for example, for [[blue collar]] workers and [[professional]]s.{{Elaborate|reason=What is meant by this? what specific federations are examples?|date=December 2024}}{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}


As well as national federations, trade unions may establish international federations, either along industry lines as with [[global union federation]]s such as the [[UITBB]] and the [[International Transport Workers' Federation]], or across multiple industries, as with the [[International Trade Union Confederation]] (ITUC) and the [[World Federation of Trade Unions]] (WFTU).<ref name=":0">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=World Confederation of Labour |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/World-Confederation-of-Labour |language=en}}</ref> One of the ITUC's predecessors, the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]] (ICFTU), was founded as an [[anti-communist]] splinter of the WFTU.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Carew |first=Anthony |date=1996 |title=Conflict Within the ICFTU: Anti-Communism and Anti-Colonialism in the 1950s |journal=International Review of Social History |language=en |volume=41 |issue=2 |pages=147–181 |doi=10.1017/S0020859000113859 |issn=1469-512X |doi-access=free}}</ref>
As well as national federations, trade unions may establish international federations, either along industry lines as with [[global union federation]]s such as the [[UITBB]] and the [[International Transport Workers' Federation]], or across multiple industries, as with the [[International Trade Union Confederation]] (ITUC) and the [[World Federation of Trade Unions]] (WFTU).<ref name=":0">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=World Confederation of Labour |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/World-Confederation-of-Labour |language=en}}</ref> One of the ITUC's predecessors, the [[International Confederation of Free Trade Unions]] (ICFTU), was founded as an [[anti-communist]] splinter of the WFTU.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Carew |first=Anthony |date=1996 |title=Conflict Within the ICFTU: Anti-Communism and Anti-Colonialism in the 1950s |journal=International Review of Social History |language=en |volume=41 |issue=2 |pages=147–181 |doi=10.1017/S0020859000113859 |issn=1469-512X |doi-access=free}}</ref>


Some federations may be founded as cross sections of workers organization and religious attitudes present, such as present within the Christian socialist or [[Christian democratic]] traditions, such as the [[French Confederation of Christian Workers]] (CFTC) and the [[Christian Trade Union Federation of Germany]] (CGB). A federation may also be founded on explicitly secular grounds such as the [[French Democratic Confederation of Labour]] (CFDT).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://enseignants.lumni.fr/fiche-media/00000000858/la-creation-de-la-cfdt.html |title=La création de la CFDT |language=fr |publisher=[[Institut national de l'audiovisuel|INA]] |access-date=2024-12-26 |via=Lumni Enseignement}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Duriez |first=Bruno |title=Chrétiens et ouvriers en France, 1937-1970 |date=2001 |publisher=Atelier : Ouvrières |isbn=978-2-7082-3561-8 |location=Paris |pages=195–196 |language=fr}}</ref> Historically, the [[International Federation of Christian Trade Unions]] existed as an international federation of Christian trade unions, and later as the World Confederation of Labour, as it expanded to include Muslim and Buddhist trade unions as well.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="iisg">{{Cite web |title=World Confederation of Labour Archives |url=http://www.iisg.nl/archives/en/files/w/10776752.php |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713112049/http://www.iisg.nl/archives/en/files/w/10776752.php |archive-date=2007-07-13 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=International Institute of Social History}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.cmt-wcl.org/cmt/ewcm.nsf/_/ADE7EA5D9CAB04DAC1256E13004F24DF?OpenDocument |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928164016/http://www.cmt-wcl.org/cmt/ewcm.nsf/_/ADE7EA5D9CAB04DAC1256E13004F24DF?OpenDocument |archive-date=2007-09-28 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.cmt-wcl.org |publisher=World Confederation of Labour}}</ref> It was the smallest of the 3 major international federations during the cold war,<ref name="iisg" /> and ended up merging with the ICTFU to form the ITUC.
Some federations may be founded as cross sections of workers organization and religious attitudes present, such as present within the Christian socialist or [[Christian democratic]] traditions, such as the [[French Confederation of Christian Workers]] (CFTC) and the [[Christian Trade Union Federation of Germany]] (CGB). A federation may also be founded on explicitly secular grounds such as the [[French Democratic Confederation of Labour]] (CFDT).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://enseignants.lumni.fr/fiche-media/00000000858/la-creation-de-la-cfdt.html |title=La création de la CFDT |language=fr |publisher=[[Institut national de l'audiovisuel|INA]] |access-date=2024-12-26 |via=Lumni Enseignement}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Duriez |first=Bruno |title=Chrétiens et ouvriers en France, 1937-1970 |date=2001 |publisher=Atelier : Ouvrières |isbn=978-2-7082-3561-8 |location=Paris |pages=195–196 |language=fr}}</ref> Historically, the [[International Federation of Christian Trade Unions]] existed as an international federation of Christian trade unions, and later as the World Confederation of Labour, as it expanded to include Muslim and Buddhist trade unions as well.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="iisg">{{Cite web |title=World Confederation of Labour Archives |url=http://www.iisg.nl/archives/en/files/w/10776752.php |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713112049/http://www.iisg.nl/archives/en/files/w/10776752.php |archive-date=2007-07-13 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=International Institute of Social History}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.cmt-wcl.org/cmt/ewcm.nsf/_/ADE7EA5D9CAB04DAC1256E13004F24DF?OpenDocument |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928164016/http://www.cmt-wcl.org/cmt/ewcm.nsf/_/ADE7EA5D9CAB04DAC1256E13004F24DF?OpenDocument |archive-date=2007-09-28 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.cmt-wcl.org |publisher=World Confederation of Labour}}</ref> It was the smallest of the 3 major international federations during the cold war,<ref name="iisg" /> and ended up merging with the ICTFU to form the ITUC.
== History ==
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The origins of trade union federations are intertwined with the development of [[trade unions]] themselves.


== Examples ==
== Examples ==
{{Main|List of federations of trade unions}}
{{Main|List of federations of trade unions}}
Some examples of trade union federations include:
Some examples of trade union federations include:
* Argentina: [[General Confederation of Labour (Argentina)|General Confederation of Labour]] (CGT) and [[Argentine Workers' Central Union]] (CTA)
* Argentina: [[General Confederation of Labour (Argentina)|General Confederation of Labour]] (CGT) and [[Argentine Workers' Central Union]] (CTA)
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* France: [[French Democratic Confederation of Labour]] (CFDT) and [[General Confederation of Labour (France)|General Confederation of Labour]] (CGT)
* France: [[French Democratic Confederation of Labour]] (CFDT) and [[General Confederation of Labour (France)|General Confederation of Labour]] (CGT)
* Germany: [[German Trade Union Confederation]] (DGB)
* Germany: [[German Trade Union Confederation]] (DGB)
* India: [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] (INTUC), [[All India Trade Union Congress]] (AITUC), [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh]] (BMS) and [[Hind Mazdoor Sabha]] (HMS)
* Hungary: [[National Confederation of Hungarian Trade Unions]] (MSzOSz)
* India: [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] (INTUC), [[All India Trade Union Congress]] (AITUC) and [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh]] (BMS)
* Ireland: [[Irish Congress of Trade Unions]] (ICTU)
* Ireland: [[Irish Congress of Trade Unions]] (ICTU)
* Italy: [[Italian General Confederation of Labour]] (CGIL), [[Italian Confederation of Trades Unions]] (CSIL) and [[Italian Labour Union]] (UIL)
* Italy: [[Italian General Confederation of Labour]] (CGIL), [[Italian Confederation of Trades Unions]] (CSIL) and [[Italian Labour Union]] (UIL)

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Organizers within trade unions have sought to increase the bargaining power of workers in regards to collective bargaining by acting in collaboration with other trade unions. Multi-union organizing can take place on an informal basis, or on a more formal basis via an umbrella organization comprising multiple trade unions. Such umbrella organizations may be referred to as a trade union federation, trade union confederation, or trade union centre.[1]

Background

A prominent example of trade union federations is the national trade union federation—Template:Aka national trade union confederation or centre—which are composed of trade unions within a particular country.[2] Most countries have a national trade union federation, with many countries having more than one.

The largest national trade union federation is the All-China Federation of Trade Unions with a total membership of 302 million as of 2017.[3]

From 1935 to 1955 in the United States, there were two competing national trade union federations: the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). The AFL comprised primarily craft unions and was oriented towards the moderate and conservative end of the labour movement, while the CIO primarily comprised industrial unions which tended to be more radical. Prior to their reunification into the AFL-CIO in 1955, the two federations competed with each other for affiliates and influence. Even following their amalgamation, the AFL-CIO faced a split again in 2005 by the Change to Win Federation.[4]

As well as national federations, trade unions may establish international federations, either along industry lines as with global union federations such as the UITBB and the International Transport Workers' Federation, or across multiple industries, as with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).[5] One of the ITUC's predecessors, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), was founded as an anti-communist splinter of the WFTU.[6]

Some federations may be founded as cross sections of workers organization and religious attitudes present, such as present within the Christian socialist or Christian democratic traditions, such as the French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC) and the Christian Trade Union Federation of Germany (CGB). A federation may also be founded on explicitly secular grounds such as the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT).[7][8] Historically, the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions existed as an international federation of Christian trade unions, and later as the World Confederation of Labour, as it expanded to include Muslim and Buddhist trade unions as well.[5][9][10] It was the smallest of the 3 major international federations during the cold war,[9] and ended up merging with the ICTFU to form the ITUC.

Examples

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Some examples of trade union federations include:

See also

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