Trade Union International of Building, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries
The Trade Unions International of Building, Wood, Building Materials and Industries, also known as the Trade Unions International of Construction, Wood, Building Materials and Industries, or by its French acronym UITBB (Union internationale des syndicats des travailleurs du bâtiment, du bois et des matériaux de construction) is a Trade Union International affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions.
Organization
The highest organization is the Conference which meets every 4 years. Between conferences, the union is run by an administrative committee. The committee elections the president, vice-presidents, secretary general and secretaries, who constitute the executive bureau. The secretariat is made up of the secretary general and secretaries who ran the day-to-day activities of the organization.[4]
The organizations headquarters has been in Helsinki since at least 1955. Its address that year was reported to be Kainsaniamenk 5 A 14.[5] In 1957 it was reported to be headquartered at 28B Fredrikinkatu, Box 281.[6] By 1978 it was listed at Fredrikinkatu F28B13 Box10281, 00101 Helskini.[7] The address has only been listed as Post-office box 281 Helskini since 1985.[8][9][10]
Membership
In 1978 the UITBB claimed 15 million members in 52 affiliated unions in 42 countries.[11] In 1985 this had grown to 17 million members in 72 unions in 57 countries.[12] However, by 2003 this had fallen to 2 million workers in 50 countries.[13]
Member organizations as of 1978 included:[14]
Austria - Fraktion Gewerkschaftlicher Linksblock in der Gewerkschaft der Bau-und Holzarbeiter Australia - Building Workers Industrial Union of Australia Benin - Syndicat National des Travailleurs du Batiment, du Bois et des Materiaux de Construction Bolivia - Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores en Construcciones Bulgaria - Syndicat des Travailleurs du Batiment et des Materiaux de Construction Bulgaria - Syndicat des Travailleurs Forestiers et l'Industrie du Bois Chile - Federación Industrial Nacional de la Edification, Madera, y Materiales de Construccion (in exile) Colombia - Federación Nacional de Trabojadores de la Industria de la Construccion, Cemento, y Materiales de Construccion Congo - Fédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Batiment et Travaux Publics Costa Rica - Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Construccion, Madera y Materiales de Construccion Cuba - Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de los Construccion Cyprus - Cyprus Building Wood General Workers Trade Union Czechoslovakia - Gewerkschaft der Werktatigen der Bau-und-Baumaterialien Industrie Czechoslovakia - Gewerkschaft der Werktätigen der Holzindustrie, Forst undWasserwirtschaft Ecuador - Fédération de Trabajadores de la Construccion del Guayas Finland - Construction Trade Union France - National Federation of Construction Workers France - Fédération nationale des Travailleurs du Bois et des Parties Similaries East Germany - Industrial Union of Construction and Wood Guadeloupe - Syndicat CGTG des Travailleurs du Batiment, des Travaux Publics et Activities Annexes Hungary - Construction, Wood and Building Materials Industries Workers Union India - Mysore Cements Employees Association India - Central PWD Workers Union India - Public Works Department (Union), Mazdoor Sabah of Uttar Pradesh Iraq - General Union of Building and Construction Workers Italy - Italian Federation of Wood, Building and Industry Workers Jordan - General Syndicate of Building, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries (in exile) Japan - All Japan Dayworkers Union Japan - All Construction Ministry Workers Union North Korea - Construction and Forestry Workers Union Lebanon - Union Interproffessionnelle des Travailleurs du Batiment du Bois et des Materiaux du Construction Madagascar - Syndicat de la Metallurgie, du Bois et du Batiment Mali - Syndicat National de l'Industrie du Batiment et des Materiaux du Construction Martinique - Syndicat des Ouviers du Batiment Mongolia - Syndicat des Travailleurs de l'Industrie et du Batiment Nigeria - Public Work Construction Technical and General Workers Union Panama - Fédération Nacional de Trabajadores de la Construccion, Madera, Materiales de la Construction y Ramas Afines Peru - Fédération de Trabajadores en Construccion Civil Poland - Syndicat des Travailleurs de la Construction Poland - Syndicat des Travailleurs de l'Industrie Forestiere et du Bois Romania - Union des Syndicat du Batiment de l'Industrie des Materiaux du Construction Romania - Union des Syndicat des Enterprises de l'Economie Forestiere Sierra Leone - General Construction Workers Union Soviet Union - Syndicat des Travailleurs du Batiment et des Materiaux du Construction Soviet Union - Syndicat des Travailleurs Forestieres de l'Industrie du Papier et du Bois Sri Lanka - Industrial and General Workers Union Workers Union Sri Lanka - Mercantile and Local Industries Employees Union Syria - Professional Federation of Building, and Wood Workers Trade Union Togo - Syndicat du Batiment et des Travaux Publics Prives Uruguay - Sindicato Unico Nacional de Trabajadores de la Construccion y Anexos Vietnam - Syndicat National des Travailleurs du Batiment South Yemen - General Union for the Workers of Building, Services and Light Industries
Publications
The union published Information Bulletin quarterly in English, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Swedish and Finnish.[15] According to one source it also published a "brief information circulars" five or six times a year.[16] Another sources says it published "new briefs on a fortnightly basis.[17]
Leadership
General Secretaries
- 1949: Yrjö Murto
- 1952: Aarne Saarinen
- 1955: Erkki Salomaa
- 1960: Veikko Porkkala
- 1983: Mauri Perä
- 1992: Jose Dinis
- 2010s: Michalis Papanikolaou
Presidents
- Joseph Kobel
- 1957: Walter Tille
- 1960: Lothar Lindner
- 1990:
References
- About us
- Coldrick, A. Percy and Jones, Philip. The international directory of the trade union movement New York : Facts on File, [1978] p.175
- The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985. Prague; Published by the WTFU in cooperation with PRACE Czechoslovak Trade Unions 1989 p.151
- Coldrick and Jones p.175
- Directory of World Federation of Trade Unions Washington Office of International Labor Affairs, June 1955 p.48
- Facts about international Communist front organisations p. 31
- Coldrick and Jones p.176
- The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.151
- Europa World Year Book London; Taylor & Francis, 2003 p.322
- Contact
- Coldrick and Jones p.176
- The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.151
- Europa World Year Book London; Taylor & Francis, 2003 p.322
- Coldrick and Jones p.177
- Coldrick and Jones p.176
- Coldrick and Jones p.176
- The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.152