European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

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CESI

European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants
Founded| 1990
Headquarters| Brussels, Belgium
Location|

* Europe

Members

| 5 million

Key people

| Romain Wolff - President, Klaus Heeger - Secretary General
Affiliations| Independent
Website| www.cesi.org

The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI; French Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants, German Europäische Union der unabhängigen Gewerkschaften, Italian Confederazione Europea Sindacati Indipendenti) is a regional trade union federation representing around 5 million members of independent trade unions in Europe.

CESI represents free and independent trade unions from the private and public sectors that adhere to democratic principles and defend the respect of human rights.

## CESI

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Founded in 1990, CESI advocates for improved employment conditions for workers in Europe and a strong social dimension in the EU. CESI represents workers from both the public and private sectors, with a particular strength in the public sector. Its affiliates are employed in various fields such as administration, security and justice, defense, and transport.

CESI defends trade union pluralism as a core component of freedom and democracy and adheres to ethical principles such as integrity, fairness and transparency. It promotes a European social model based on solidarity and subsidiarity and strives to maintain non-discrimination and gender equality. It works in line with the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

## Composition

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### Governance

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The current President of CESI is Romain Wolff, of the Luxembourgish General Confederation of Civil Servants. Mr Wolff was elected in December 2012 and re-elected at the CESI congress in 2016. The current Secretary General of CESI is Klaus Heeger.[1] Mr Heeger was elected in December 2012 and re-elected in the 2016 CESI Congress.

Congress takes place once every 4 years. During the CESI Congress, the Presidium and Board are elected. The Presidium and the Board govern CESI during its four-year period. The most recent Congress took place in Brussels in December 2016. Congress also gives member organisations the opportunity to put forward motions for CESI to act upon in its 4-year mandate.

CESI is involved in advocacy work as an interest group and in social dialogue as a recognised European social partner, since 2005. In 2013, the CESI Youth was created for CESI’s young affiliates.

CESI is also composed of a Europe Academy, which it is not only its training branch, but also a point of contact for information on certain elements of social dialogue at the EU level. The Board consists of a President, Vice Presidents and 3 ex-officio members (the President of CESI, the Secretary General and the Treasurer).[2]

## Member organisations

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The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions consists of 38 national trade union organisations from 21 European countries and 4 European trade union organisations, with a total of more than 5 million individual members. 2 further trade union organisations enjoy observer status. The largest member organisations come from Germany, France, Spain and Italy.[3]

Affiliate[4] | Abbreviation | Country

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Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination | ATCEUC | International
Autonomous Train Drivers’ Unions of Europe | ALE | International
Christian Trade Union Federation of Germany | CGB | Germany
Connectief | Connectief | Netherlands
Customs Officials Association | TVML | Finland
Dutch Categorial Financial Union | NCF | Netherlands
European Federation of Public Services Employees | EUROFEDOP | International
French Autonomous Public Service Federation | FA-FP | France
French Confederation of Management – General Confederation of Executives | FP CFE-CGC | France
French Free Catholic Education Professional Trade Union Federation | SPELC | France
French Trade Union Confederation of National Education | CSEN | France
General Confederation of Civil Services | CGFP | Luxembourg
General Federation of Local Administration | FGFC | Luxembourg
General Trade Union of the Republic of Lithuania | RJPS | Lithuania
German Armed Forces Association | DBWV | Germany
German Civil Service Federation | DBB | Germany
German Federation of Food Chemists in Public Service | BLC | Germany
Hungarian Civil Servants and Public Employees Trade Union | MKKSz | Hungary
Italian Association of Health and Safety Instructors | ANFOS | Italy
Italian Confederation of Free Workers' Unions | CISAL | Italy
Italian Independent Confederation of Executives, Supervisors and Managers in Public Administrations | CONFEDIR | Italy
Italian Workers' Autonomous Trade Unions Confederation | CONFSAL | Italy
Independent General Federation of Civil Servants | FGAF | France
Latvian Medical and Nursing Staff Workers' Union | LAADA | Latvia
Latvian State Agencies, Municipalities, Businesses and Financial Officers Union | LVIPUFDA | Latvia
Montenegrin Trade Union of Physicians | SDMCG | Montenegro
National Association of Teachers in Spain | ANPE | Spain
National Teachers Association | ANP | Portugal
National Trade Union Confederation – Meridian | CSN Meridian | Romania
National Union of Public Services | UNSP-NUOD | Belgium
Polish Free Trade Union “Forum – Education” | WZZ F-O | Poland
Romanian Free Trade Union in Pre-University Education Iaşi | USLIP Iaşi | Romania
Serbian Trade Union of Doctors and Pharmacists | SLFS | Serbia
Spanish Central Independent and Public Employees’ Trade Union | CSIF | Spain
Spanish Federation of Trade Union Associations | FASGA | Spain
Spanish Nursing Technicians Trade Union | SAE | Spain
Spanish Trade Union of Nursing Professionals | SATSE | Spain
Swiss Central Association of Public Personnel | ZV | Switzerland
Swiss Union of Federal Executives | VKB | Switzerland
Trade Union of Physicians in Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina | SSDMRS | Bosnia and Herzegovina
Union for Unity | U4U | International

## References

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Bibliography

* ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9543811-5-8.

Footnotes

1. ^ Europolitics Interview with Klaus Heeger, 15 May 2013, http://www.europolitics.info/europolitics/we-need-to-put-the-staff-at-the-heart-of-public-service-reforms-art351305-46.html Archived 2013-06-28 at archive.today
2. ^ European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions website, http://www.cesi.org/fields_activities/europe_academy_board.html Archived 2013-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "CESI | Our members". www.cesi.org. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19.
4. ^ "Members". CESI. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

## External links

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* Organized labour portal

* Official website (in French, English, and German)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany