European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Brochure

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) was founded in 1973 to represent and promote workers’ interests at European level. It is made up of 85 national trade union federations in 36 countries, plus 10 European trade union federations. The European Union, the Council of Europe and the European Free Trade Association all recognise the ETUC as the only cross-sectoral trade union organisation representing workers at European level. This official status is enshrined in the Treaty of Maastricht (1992).