Caldish Trade Union Confederation
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Cónaidhm Ceardchumann na Glaíteann (CCnG) | |
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| Motto | Le chéile! Together! |
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| Formation | 5 August 1897 |
| Headquarters | Spálgleann, Caldia |
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Membership | 1.43 million |
Key people | Eeada Nic Cuinneacháin, president |
| Website | www |
The Caldish Trade Union Confederation (Caldish: Cónaidhm Ceardchumann na Glaíteann; litrally "Caldish Confederation of Trade Unions"), commonly referred to as CCnG, is a national trade union center in Caldia. It is the largest umbrella organization for organized labour in the country. The Confederation has 16 affiliated trade unions who primary organize blue-collar workers. The organization claims over 1.4 million members out of Caldia's population of approximately 9.8 million. The Confederation maintains close ties with the Caldish Social Democratic Party, with which it is affiliated.
History
The Confederation was established on 5 August 1897. At the time of its establishment, it had 26 affiliate unions. Initially, trade unionists organized in support of the Caldish Section of the Workers' International. After a splinter with the councilists, the CCnG's leaders founded the Social Democratic Party. The PSD served as the Confederation's political arm and was focused primarily on labour reforms. The CCnG grew in influence in the decades following the Great War. It reached the peak of its power during the 1960s.
Following economic crisis and the implementation of neoliberal economic reform in the 1990s, the Confederation saw its membership and influence decline. Changes made to the unemployment system in the wake of the 2005 Global Financial Crisis considerably raised fees to unemployment funds, followed by a substantial decline in union density and density of unemployment funds occurred. Tensions emerged between the CCnG and its affiliates and the PSD during the 2017 election. Following the election of Stiofán Mac Suibhne in 2019, the CCnG saw its outlook improve. Mac Suibhne, who was a former leader of Confederation affiliate COIM, has pursued a number of pro-union policies.
Affiliates
| Union | Abbreviation | Founded | Members |
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| Association of Ironworkers and Miners | COIM | 1989 | 186,752 |
| Shipbuilders' Union | ATL | 1932 | 14,487 |
| Municipal Workers' Association | CnOB | 1914 | 405,138 |
| State and Civil Service Workers' Union | AOSS | 1981 | 105,891 |
| Caldish Food Workers' Union | AOBG | 1925 | 22,119 |
| Caldish Education Association | COnG | 1956 | 227,241 |
| Caldish Hospital Workers' Union | AOOG | 1965 | 89,408 |
| Building and Allied Trades Union | Foirgníochta | 1949 | 96,893 |
| Transport Workers' Association | Iompair | 1895 | 39,040 |
| Association of Commercial Employees | AFT | 1910 | 99,392 |
| Caldish Communication Workers' Association | COCG | 1972 | 51,126 |
| Electric Workers' Union | AnOL | 1907 | 16,512 |
| Caldish Painters' Association | CPG | 1888 | 10,095 |
| Caldish Printers' Union | APG | 1920 | 12,992 |
| Hospitality Employees' Union | AFF | 1919 | 19,834 |
| AG | AG | 2012 | 37,429 |