General Union of Public Services
The General Union of Public Services (Dutch: Algemene Centrale der Openbare Diensten, ACOD; French: Centrale Générale des Services Publics, CGSP) is a trade union representing public sector workers in Belgium.
The union's origins lie in four unions active before
The union soon became one of the most important in the ABVV, with membership growing from 70,000 in 1945, to 250,000 in 1997. In 1968, the small Belgian Union of Tramway and Municipal Transport Workers merged in. All public service employees are eligible to join the union, and by 1995, 40% of its members worked in administration, 20% in health, with the remainder divided between the railways, communication, utilities, and other minor sectors. It has generally been associated with the left-wing of the union movement.[1][2]
Presidents
- 1945: Joseph Bracops
- 1946: Henri Janssen
- 1957: Georges Debunne
- 1968: Edmond Hamont
- 1982: Roger Piton
- 1993: Jacques Lorez
- 2000: Henri Dujardin
- 2003: Guy Biamont
- 2006: Karel Stessens
- 2014: Michel Meyer
References
- ^ a b "ALGEMENE CENTRALE DER OPENBARE DIENSTEN / CENTRALE GÉNÉRALE DES SERVICES PUBLICS (1945-HEDEN)". ODIS. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ISBN 0333771125.