The Trade Union International of Building, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries, also known as the Trade Union International of Construction, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries, more commonly known by its French acronym UITBB (Union internationale des syndicats des travailleurs du bâtiment, du bois et des matériaux de construction) is a trade union international affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions.

History

The UITBB was founded at a conference in Milan in 14–16 July 1949. About us Coldrick, A. Percy and Jones, Philip. The international directory of the trade union movement New York : Facts on File, p.175The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985. Prague; Published by the WTFU in cooperation with PRACE Czechoslovak Trade Unions 1989 p.151

Organization

The highest organization is the Conference which meets every 4 years. Between conferences, the union is run by an administrative committee. The committee elections the president, vice-presidents, secretary general and secretaries, who constitute the executive bureau. The secretariat is made up of the secretary general and secretaries who ran the day-to-day activities of the organization.Coldrick and Jones p.175

The organisation's headquarters was in Helsinki from at least 1955. Its address that year was reported to be Kainsaniamenk 5 A 14.Directory of World Federation of Trade Unions Washington Office of International Labor Affairs, June 1955 p.48 In 1957 it was reported to be headquartered at 28B Fredrikinkatu, Box 281.Facts about international Communist front organisations p. 31 By 1978 it was listed at Fredrikinkatu F28B13 Box10281, 00101 Helskini.Coldrick and Jones p.176 From 1985, the address was only listed as Post-office box 281 Helskini.The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.151Europa World Year Book London; Taylor & Francis, 2003 p.322Contact The headquarters have since moved to Nicosia in Cyprus.

Membership

In 1978 the UITBB claimed 15 million members in 52 affiliated unions in 42 countries.Coldrick and Jones p.176 In 1985 this had grown to 17 million members in 72 unions in 57 countries.The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.151 By 2003, this had fallen to 2 million workers in 50 countries,Europa World Year Book London; Taylor & Francis, 2003 p.322 growing again by 2020 to 2.5 million workers in 60 countries.

Member organizations as of 1978 included:Coldrick and Jones p.177

- Left Bloc of the Union of Construction and Woodworkers - Syndicat National des Travailleurs du Batiment, du Bois et des Materiaux de Construction - Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores en Construcciones - Federación Industrial Nacional de la Edification, Madera, y Materiales de Construccion (in exile) - Federación Nacional de Trabojadores de la Industria de la Construccion, Cemento, y Materiales de Construccion - Fédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Batiment et Travaux Publics - Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Construccion, Madera y Materiales de Construccion - Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de los Construccion - Cyprus Building Wood General Workers Trade Union PEO - Fédération de Trabajadores de la Construccion del Guayas - Construction Trade Union - National Federation of Construction Workers - Fédération nationale des Travailleurs du Bois et des Parties Similaires - Syndicat CGTG des Travailleurs du Batiment, des Travaux Publics et Activities Annexes - Construction, Wood and Building Materials Industries Workers Union - Mysore Cements Employees Association - Central PWD Workers Union - Public Works Department (Union), Mazdoor Sabah of Uttar Pradesh - General Union of Building and Construction Workers - Italian Federation of Wood, Building and Industry Workers - General Syndicate of Building, Wood, Building Materials and Allied Industries (in exile) - All Japan Dayworkers Union - All Construction Ministry Workers Union - KENKOUROU - KOKKOROSSO - Construction and Forestry Workers Union - Union Interproffessionnelle des Travailleurs du Batiment du Bois et des Materiaux du Construction - Syndicat de la Metallurgie, du Bois et du Batiment - Syndicat National de l'Industrie du Batiment et des Materiaux du Construction - Syndicat des Ouviers du Batiment - Syndicat des Travailleurs de l'Industrie et du Batiment - Public Work Construction Technical and General Workers Union - Fédération Nacional de Trabajadores de la Construccion, Madera, Materiales de la Construction y Ramas Afines - Fédération de Trabajadores en Construccion Civil - Federação Portuguesa Sindicatos Da Constr. Cerâmica E Vidro - FEVICCOM - Union des Syndicat du Batiment de l'Industrie des Materiaux du Construction - Union des Syndicat des Enterprises de l'Economie Forestiere - General Construction Workers Union - Industrial and General Workers Union Workers Union - Mercantile and Local Industries Employees Union - Professional Federation of Building, and Wood Workers Trade Union - Syndicat du Batiment et des Travaux Publics Prives - Sindicato Unico Nacional de Trabajadores de la Construccion y Anexos - Vietnam National Union of Building Workers - General Union for the Workers of Building, Services and Light Industries

Publications

The union published Information Bulletin quarterly in English, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Swedish and Finnish.Coldrick and Jones p.176 According to one source it also published a "brief information circulars" five or six times a year.Coldrick and Jones p.176 Another sources says it published "new briefs on a fortnightly basis.The World Federation of Trade Unions, 1945-1985 p.152

Leadership General Secretaries 1949: Yrjö Murto 1952: Aarne Saarinen 1955: Erkki Salomaa 1960: Veikko Porkkala 1983: Mauri Perä (Finland) 1992: Jose Dinis (Portugal) 2012-2016: Debanjan Chakrabarti (India) 2016-Present Day: Michalis Papanikolaou (Cyprus)

Presidents Joseph Kobel 1957: Walter Tille 1960: Lothar Lindner 1990: Robert Brun 2020-2025: Daniel Diverio (SUNCA-Uruguay) 2025-Present Day: Javier Diaz (SUNCA-Uruguay)

References

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