Confederation of Christian Trade Unions

The Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (Dutch: Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond, or ACV; French: Confédération des syndicats chrétiens, CSC) is the largest of Belgium's three trade union federations.

Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
ACV-CSC

Confederation of Christian Trade Unions
Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond Confédération des syndicats chrétiens
Founded	1904
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium
Location	Belgium
Members	1.6 million
Key people	Ann Vermorgen [nl], president Marie-Hélène Ska [nl], secretary general
Affiliations	ITUC, ETUC, TUAC
Website	www.acv-csc.be

History

The federation was founded in 1904, but can trace its origins to the "Anti-Socialist Cotton Workers' Union" founded in 1886. The organisation took its current name in 1923.

Today the ACV/CSC has 22 regional federation and 16 sectoral unions, with a membership of 1.7 million (almost 16% of the total Belgian population). The president is currently Ann Vermorgen [nl] and the secretary general is Marie-Hélène Ska.

Affiliates

The union's affiliates are:

Union	Abbreviation	Founded
Christian Education Federation	COC	1993
Christian Teachers' Association	COV	1893
Construction Industry and Energy	BIE	2010
Food and Services Union	Voeding en Diensten	1919
Metea	Metea	2009
Public Services	Openbare Diensten	1922
Puls	Puls	1934
Transcom	Transcom	2001
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Former affiliates

Union	Abbreviation	Founded	Reason not affiliated	Year[1]	Membership (1953)[2]
Christian Union of Belgian Metalworkers	CCMB	1912	Merged into Metea	2009	60,000
Christian Union of Belgian Textile and Clothing Workers	CCTKB	1903	Merged into Metea	2009	100,000
Christian Union of Building and Industry		1998	Merged into BIE	2010	N/A
Christian Union of Communication and Culture	CVCC	1919	Merged into Transcom	2001	26,800
Christian Union of Diamond Workers			Merged into VD	1983	6,000
Christian Union of Energy, Chemical and Leather Industries	CCECL	1912	Merged into CMECL	1988	8,000
Christian Union Federation of Teachers	COV	1990	Merged into COC	1993	26,125
Christian Union of Mining, Energy, Chemicals and Leather	CMECL	1988	Merged into BIE	2010	N/A
Christian Union of Printing and Paper Enterprises	CGP	1905	Merged into CCDI	1988	7,417
Christian Union of Staff in Free Secondary and Primary Education	CPVD	1949	Dissolved	1990
Christian Union of Staff in Technical Colleges	CCOD	1919	Dissolved	1990	2,650
Christian Union of Staff in Technical Colleges - Flemish	CCPTO	1990	Merged into COC	1993	N/A
Christian Union of Transport Workers	CCV	1906	Merged into VD	1983	23,100
Christian Union of Transport and Diamond Workers	VD	1983	Merged into Transcom	2001	N/A
Christian Union of Various Industries	CCDI	1988	Merged into Building and Industry	1998	N/A
Christian Union of Woodworkers and Building Workers	CHB	1921	Merged into Building and Industry	1998	108,000
Christian Workers' Union in Stone, Cement, Ceramics, and Glass Production	CSCCG	1910	Merged into CCDI	1988	1,200
National Union of Employees	CNE	1980			43,474
National Union of Flemish Employees	LBC	1980
Union of Free Miners	CMV	1906	Merged into CMECL	1988	11,545

Leadership

Presidents

1912: Gustaaf Eylenbosch

1914: Hendrik Heyman

1919: René Debruyne

1921: Evarist Van Quaquebeke

1923: René Debruyne

1932: Henri Pauwels

1946: August Cool

1968: Jef Houthuys

1987: Willy Peirens

1999: Luc Cortebeeck [nl]

2012: Marc Leemans [nl]

2023: Ann Vermorgen

General Secretaries

1912: Georges Rutten

1919: Evarist Van Quaquebeke

1921: Henri Pauwels

1932: August Cool

1946: Louis Dereau

1973: Robert D'Hondt

1991: Josly Piette

2006: Claude Rolin

2014: Marie-Hélène Ska

See also

• Organized labour portal

• Het Volk (newspaper)