international unions hall of fame

international labour organization

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-related issues.

international trade union confederation

It has been the historic role of trade unionism, and remains its mission, to better the conditions of work and life of working women and men and their families, and to strive for human rights, social justice, gender equality, peace, freedom and democracy. More than ever in its history, confronted by unbridled capitalist globalisation, effective internationalism is essential to the future strength of trade unionism and its capacity to realise that mission.

global unions

Global Unions are international trade union organisations working together with a shared commitment to the ideals and principles of the trade union movement. They share a common determination to organize, to defend human rights and labour standards and to promote the growth of trade unions for the benefit of all.

european federation of public service unions

EPSU is the European Federation of Public Service Unions. It is the largest federation of the ETUC and comprises 8 million public service workers from over 250 trade unions; EPSU organises workers in the energy, water and waste sectors, health and social services and local and national administration, in all European countries including in the EU’s Eastern Neighborhood.

public service international org

PSI is the global union federation for public sector trade unions. PSI represents some 650 affiliated trade unions in 150 countries. Together, these unions organise more than 20 million public sector workers, providing services in central government, health and social care, municipal and community services, and public utilities.

amalgamated transit union

The ATU is the largest labor organization representing transit workers in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1892, the ATU is comprised of over 190,000 members in 264 local unions. Composed of bus drivers, light rail operators, maintenance and clerical personnel and other transit and municipal employees, the ATU works to promote transit issues.

international association of public transport

The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) is the international network for public transport authorities and operators, policy decision-makers, scientific institutes and the public transport supply and service industry.We cover all modes of public transport: metro, bus, light rail, regional and suburban rail, and waterborne transport.

teamsters brotherhood

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is led by General President Jim Hoffa, General Secretary-Treasurer and the union's member General Executive Board. Teamsters is North America's most powerful union. International Union are divided between the Office of the General President and the Office of the General Secretary-Treasurer.

union of rail, maritime and transport workers

RMT is a progressive, democratic and highly professional trade union, a fast growing union with more than 80,000 members from almost every sector of the transport industry - from the mainline and underground railways, shipping and offshore, buses and road freight. Protecting and bettering our members' pay and conditions is the key RMT objective.

european transport workers' federation

Specific ETF activities on urban public passenger transport started in 2000 with the European Commission's proposal for a Regulation on Public Service Obligations in Passenger Transport, which introduced obligatory competitive tendering of all public passenger transport services which were publicly funded or benefit from exclusive rights. The ETF Sections involved - road and rail - concluded the following principles, which have laid the framework for ETF work ever since: Public authorities must be able to decide independently on how to organise public passenger transport; Where public passenger transport is subject to competitive tender, the authorities have to apply quality criteria including social criteria: Public transport workers must be fully protected in the case of change of transport operator.

international transport workers' federation

The ITF Urban Transport Committee is a joint activity of the Railway Workers' Section and the Road Transport Workers' Section on urban public passenger transport. The committee is accountable to both sections and works closely with Public Services International (PSI) which includes in its membership a number of municipal workers' unions which organise urban transport workers.

transport workers union of america

Local 100 is a local (or chapter) of the Transport Workers Union of America, a union which represents transportation workers in bus and subway lines, and several airlines nationwide. The Local primarily represents workers in the New York City public transportation system and at some private bus lines serving the New York City metropolitan area.

public transport

Public transport comprises passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public, as opposed to modes for private use such as automobiles or vehicles for hire. Public transport services are usually funded by fares charged to each passenger, with varying levels of subsidy from local or national tax revenue; fully-subsidised, zero-fare services operate in some towns and cities.