Fédération Syndicale Unitaire
Encyclopedia
The Fédération syndicale unitaire is the main trade union
in the education
sector in France
and the largest trade union in the public sector
. It has 162,000 members, of whom 88% are teachers.
It is organised on the same lines as its predecessor, the Fédération de l'éducation nationale.
The general secretary is Bernadette Groison.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
in the education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
sector in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the largest trade union in the public sector
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
. It has 162,000 members, of whom 88% are teachers.
It is organised on the same lines as its predecessor, the Fédération de l'éducation nationale.
The general secretary is Bernadette Groison.