The General Confederation of Civil Servants (, CGFP) is a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing public sector workers in

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

. The union was established in 1967, by the Professional Union of the Public Force, the National Union of Teachers, the Entente des Cadres and the Professional Association of the Public Service. The four associations had recently split from the General Association of Civil Servants in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (AGF). The AGF dissolved in 1970, and most of its remaining members then joined the CGFP. Initially, the new union focused on organising middle managers, but it expanded across all areas of the government, including schoolteachers, by prioritising protecting the salaries and working conditions of its members. As of 1990, it had 15,000 members. In 1990, the union was a founder of the

European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (''CESI''; French ''Confédération Européenne des Syndicats Indépendants'', German ''Europäische Union der unabhängigen Gewerkschaften'', Italian ''Confederazione Europea Sindacati Ind ...

. It worked closely with the General Federation of the Municipal Administration. By 2015, the CGFP was able to win 21 out of 27 seats in the Chamber of Civil Servants and Public Employees.

External links

*{{official website, https://www.cgfp.lu/

References

Civil service trade unions Trade unions established in 1967 Trade unions in Luxembourg