European Federation of Building and Woodworkers
The European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) is a European trade union federation.
In 1958, several European unions founded an informal group, the Joint European Committee for the Building and Woodworking Sector. In 1974, this was refounded on a formal basis, as the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers in the European Economic Community. It was renamed as the EFBWW in 1983, and the following year, it was recognised by the European Trade Union Confederation.[1] By 1999, it had 51 affiliates, with a total of 3.1 million members.[2]
The federation works closely with the Nordic Federation of Building and Woodworkers, which brings together unions in Northern Europe.[1]
Leadership
[edit]General Secretaries
[edit]- 1974: Juan Fernandez
- 1981: Enrico Kirschen
- 1989: Jan Cremers
- 2000: Harrie Bijen
- 2007: Sam Hägglund
- 2019: Tom Deleu
Presidents
[edit]- 1974: Emiel Janssens
- 1976: André Vanden Broucke
- 1983: Juan Fernandez
- 1987: Albert Williams
- 1991: Bruno Köbele
- 1995: Ove Bengtsberg
- 2002: Ernst-Ludwig Laux
- 2003: Arne Johansen
- 2007: Domenico Pesenti
- 2015: Dietmar Schäfers
- 2019: Johan Lindholm
- 2024: Bruno Bothua
- 2026: Claus von Elling
References
[edit]- 1 2 European Trade Union Organisations (PDF). Bonn: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2003. ISBN 3898921670. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ Visser, J. (2017). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781349655113.