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The Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation (
The union grew over time, absorbing the Association of Professional Drivers, and the Federation of Printing Workers of Luxembourg. It is open to all workers and pensioners, and is based in Esch-Alzette. It was divided into 15 professional trade unions, according to the different employee groups. In 2020, the National Federation of Railway Workers, Transport Workers, Civil Servants and Employees of Luxembourg agreed to join, as its sixteenth sectoral union.
The OGBL publishes the members' magazine ''Aktuell'' in multiple languages.''Aktuell''
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Unions of Luxembourg
(Governmental primer)
OGBL website
(French and German)
Luxembourgish
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: ''Onofhängege Gewerkschaftsbond Lëtzebuerg'', German
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general union
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History
The union was established in 1979, when the Luxembourg Workers' Union merged with the General Federation of Teachers of Luxembourg. They hoped that the country's other unions would join the merger, but only the leadership of the Luxembourg Association of Banking and Insurance Employees, the Federation of Private Employees, and the Neutral Craftsmen Union did so. The new union affiliated to theGeneral Confederation of Labour of Luxembourg The General Confederation of Labour of Luxembourg (, CGT-L) is a trade union federation in Luxembourg.
The federation was established in 1927, on the initiative of unions representing railway and metal workers in Luxembourg. By the 1970s, its larg ...
and, given its size, it has since been the dominant force in the federation.
The union grew over time, absorbing the Association of Professional Drivers, and the Federation of Printing Workers of Luxembourg. It is open to all workers and pensioners, and is based in Esch-Alzette. It was divided into 15 professional trade unions, according to the different employee groups. In 2020, the National Federation of Railway Workers, Transport Workers, Civil Servants and Employees of Luxembourg agreed to join, as its sixteenth sectoral union.
The OGBL publishes the members' magazine ''Aktuell'' in multiple languages./ref>
Presidents
* 1979: John Castegnaro * 2004: Jean-Claude Reding * 2014: André Roeltgen * 2019: Nora BackFurther reading
* ''Den Solidaritätsgedanken nicht zerstören.'' Gespräch mit Jean-Claude Reding, Präsident des OGBL. ''Forum für Politik, Gesellschaft und Kultur'', No. 296, May 2010.External links
Unions of Luxembourg
(Governmental primer)
OGBL website
(French and German)
References
{{Authority control Trade unions in Luxembourg General unions Trade unions established in 1979