AEEU | Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (UK) |
AG | Aktiengesellschaft (Public Liability Company) (D) |
AMPS | Association of Managerial and Professional Staffs (UK) |
ASAP | Associazione Sindacale Aziende Petrolchimiche (Association of Petrochemical Enterprises) (I) |
BAVC | Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie (Federal Chemical Employers Association) (D) |
BDA | Bundesvereinigung der deutschen Arbeitgeberverbnde (Federal Association of German Employer Organisations) (D) |
CBI | Confederation of British Industry (UK) |
CEFIC | European Chemical Employers Association |
CFDT | Confdration Franaise Dmocratique de Travail (Democratic French Confederation of Labour) (F) |
CFTC | Confdration Franaise des Travailleurs Chretiens (Christian French Confederation of Labour) (F) |
CGC | Confederation Generate des Cadres (General Confederation of Managers) (F) |
CGIL | Confederazione Generale Italiania del Lavoro (General Italian Confederation of Labour) (I) |
CGT | Confdration Gnrale de Travail (General Confederation of Labour) (F) |
CIA | Chemical Industries Association (UK) |
CISNAL | Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Nazionali Lavoratori (National Italian Union Confederation of Workers) (I) |
CISL | Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori (Union Confederation of Italian Workers) (I) |
COBA | Comitato di Base (Grass roots committee) (I) |
CONFINDUSTRIA | Confederazione Generale dellIndustria Italiana (Confederation of Italian Industry) (I) |
DGB | Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (German Trade Union Federation) (D) |
ECJ | European Court of Justice |
EEA | European Economic Area |
EEC | European Economic Community |
EEF | Engineering Employers Federation (UK) |
EESA | Electrical and Engineering Staff Association (UK) |
EMCEF | European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers Federation |
EMF | European Metalworkers Federation |
EMU | Economic and Monetary Union |
ETUC | European Trade Union Confederation |
ETUI | European Trade Union Institute |
EU | European Union |
EWC | European Works Council |
FGMM | Fdration Gnrale des Mines et de la Mtallurgie (General Federation of Mining and Metallurgy) (F) |
FILCEA | Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Chimici e Affini (Federation of Chemical and Refinery Workers) (I) |
FIM | Federazione Italiana Metalmeccanici (Federation of Italian Engineering Workers) (I) |
FIOM | Federazione Impiegati Operai Metalmeccanici (Federation of Engineering Staff and Operatives) (I) |
FLERICA | Federazione Lavoratori Energia Risorse Chimica e Affini (Federation of Workers in Energy, Resources and Refining) (I) |
FNV | Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (Dutch Trade Union Confederation) (NL) |
FO | Force Ouvrire (Workers Force) (F) |
FULC | Federazione Unitaria Lavoratori Chimici (United Federation of Chemical Workers) (I) |
FUC-CFDT | Fdration de la Chimie Confdration Franaise Dmocratique de Travail (Chemical Workers Federation CFDT) (F) |
GMB | General and Municipal Union (UK) |
IG CPK/IG BCE | Industriegewerkschaft Chemie Papier Keramik (German chemical workers union) (D) since renamed Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau Chemie Energie. |
ILO | International Labour Organisation |
INTERSIND | Intersindicale (I) |
IRRU | Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick University |
MSF | Manufacturing, Science, Finance (UK) |
plc | Public Limited Company (UK) |
RSU | Rappresentanza Sindacale Unitaria (Unified Union Representation) (I) |
SA | Societe Anonyme (Limited Company) (F) |
SEA | Single European Act |
SNB | Special Negotiating Body |
TEU | Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty) |
TUC | Trades Union Congress (UK) |
TGI | Tribunal de Grande Instance (District Court) (F) |
TGWU | Transport and General Workers Union (UK) |
UIL | Unione Italiana del Lavoro (Italian Union of Labour) (I) |
UILCER | Unione Italiana del Lavoro Chimica Energia Risorse (I) |
UIMM | Union des Industries Mtallurgiques et Minire (Employers Association in Metalworking and Mining) (F) |