International Federation of Trade Unions of Transport Workers
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The International Federation of Trade Unions of Transport Workers (French: Fédération Internationale des Organisations Syndicales du Personnel des Transports, FIOST) was an International Trade Federation affiliated to the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).
| Fédération Internationale des Organisations Syndicales du Personnel des Transports | |
| Founded | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2006 |
| Headquarters | 31 rue de Treves, Brussels |
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| Affiliations | World Confederation of Labour |
History
The federation was established in 1921 at a conference in Lucerne, as the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Railway, Tramway and Other Transport Workers. In 1955, it renamed itself as the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions of Transport Workers, and then in 1970 it dropped "Christian", to assume its final name.[1]
In 2006, the WCL merged into the new International Trade Union Confederation, and FIOST dissolved, its former affiliates mostly joining the International Transport Workers' Federation.[1][2]
The federation had four sections, covering aviation, railways, waterways, and road transport.[3]
Affiliates
In 1979, the federation claimed 50 affiliates, of which 21 were indirectly affiliated through the Latin American Federation of Transport Workers. The other affiliates were:[4]
| Union | Country |
|---|---|
| Christian Fraction of the Commerce and Transport Union | Austria |
| Christian Fraction of the Railway Workers' Union | Austria |
| Christian Union of Communication | Belgium |
| Christian Union of Transport Workers | Belgium |
| Public Services | Belgium |
| General Federation of Transport | France |
| National Federation of Housing, Equipment and Transport | France |
| Railway Workers' Federation | France |
| Seafarers' Federation | France |
| Christian Union of German Railway Workers | West Germany |
| Federation of Christian Transport Workers | Luxembourg |
| Dutch Catholic Union of Transport Personnel | Netherlands |
| Transport Union | Netherlands |
| Christian Union of Transport, Military and Customs | Switzerland |
Leadership
General Secretaries
- 1921: H. F. Timmermans
- 1940s: Vaassen
- Jan van der Elst
- 1980s: Alfred Gosselin
- Freddy Pools
Presidents
- 1921: F. L. D. Nivard
- 1940s: de Clerq
- 1950s: A. Meeuwissen
- Antoine de Barbara
- Benoit de Smet
- 1980s: John Janssens
- Michel Bovy