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United States American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) Change to Win Federation (CTW) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 9,000,000+ (AFL) 6,000,000 (CTW) 2,000 (IWW) AFL CTW IWW Venezuela Confederación de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CTV) Unión Nacional de Trabajadores (UNT) CTV UNT Western Sahara
The idea to form an international federation of educational associations for workers was conceived during World War II, at the annual conference of the United Kingdom Workers' Educational Association. In 1945 a conference for members of workers' educational organisations from a number of countries was held in London, where it was resolved to ...
The International Workingmen's Association (IWA) in the United States of America took the form of a loose network of about 35 frequently discordant local "sections," each professing allegiance to the London-based IWA, commonly known as the "First International." These sections were divided geographically and by the language spoken by their ...
In 2019, the IUF was composed of 422 member organisations in 127 countries, representing more than 10 million workers. The organization represents workers employed in agriculture, the preparation and manufacture of food and beverages, hotels, restaurants and catering services and in tobacco processing.
CWA Public, Healthcare and Education Workers represents more than 140,000 workers including social workers, educators, and health care providers, including state workers across New Jersey. [23] Printing, Publishing and Media Workers Sector (PPMWS-CWA) was formed from the merger of the International Typographical Union printers. [24]
It affiliated to the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA). It was initially named the United Association of South Africa, and while its membership was focused in mining, it accepted workers in all industries. This allowed it to absorb the Hairdressers' and Cosmetologists' Trade Unions in 2000, followed by the South African Diamond ...
Tertiary Education National Union of South Africa: TENUSA: 2005: United Association of South Africa: UASA: 1998: 74,138 United National Public Servants Association of South Africa and Allied Workers Union: UNIPSAWU: 1998: United National Transport Union: UNTU: 2012: N/A
Insurance workers alone included 40,000 people, of whom 90% were insurance agents. [6] Members included Vicki Garvin (1915-2007), a champion of African American and women's rights who served as UOPWA's research director and was also a member of the National Negro Congress (1945) and of the Communist Party USA (1947). [11]