Vasutasok Szakszervezete

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Vasutasok Szakszervezete

• Trade Union of Hungarian Railwaymen

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The establishment

• The Hungarian railwaymen decided for the first
  time on 20 of September 1896 they make own
  organization.

In the name of General Railway Workers
Association.
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The way to legal organization

• After ten years struggle for legal trade union
  the Minister of Commercial signed the first
  Constitutions of our organization on 6 of April
  1906.

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• The historical storms of the 19th and 20th
  century strengthened the organization. The
  history of our organization speaks about strikes
  and people who gave their freedom and life for
  the movement.

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• The Trade Union of Hungarian Railwaymen was born
  as the first Hungarian railway workers
  organization of interest protection and today is
  the biggest Trade Union in the railway sector.

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Today

• In these days the organization provides
  protection for more than 25000 members
  interests.
• Our members are working in the Hungarian Railway
  Company and in its subsidiaries (cargo, public
  transport, maintenance, traction, offices,
  institutes, health organization and many other
  companies in the railway sector.
• And many retired people are our members who
  worked in these workplaces.

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Kongresszus (148 fo)
PEB, FEB

• Alapítványok
• Nyugdíjas
• Reuma
• Kulturális
• Fiatalokért

Diagram of structure of Trade Union of Hungarian
Railwaymen
Választmány (1120 fo)
Magyar Vasutas
Elnökség (max. 21 fo)
MÁV ÉB GT ÉB
Elnök
GT Érdekvédelmi alelnök
Szervezetpolitikai alelnök
Vasúti Érdekvédelmi alelnök
Munkaszervezet Érdekvédelmi csoport Szervezetpo
litikaicsoport Pénzügyi ésellátási oszt.
Jármuj.Kft-k IB
VasútEÜ IB
Gazdaságitársaságok
ONYSZ Noi Tagozat Ifj Tagozat
Budapest TK Miskolc TK Debrecen TK Záhony
TK Szeged TK Pécs TK Szombathely TK
Forgalmi SZK SZESZA SZK Cargo SZK PMLI SZK TEB
SZK Gépészeti IB KHI SZK
T A G O Z A T O K
Alapszervezetek
Alapszervezetek
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Structure of the organization

• The unions highest decision-maker organization
  is the Congress. Between two Congresses the
  Executive Council is responsible for the
  organization and the Presidency makes the
  operative decisions.
• There are at least 3000 officials working in the
  226 local branches.

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The Headquarters

• The headquarters of VSZ moved to a new
  independent building in autumn of 2002.
• The address of the headquarter
• H-1023 Budapest, Ürömi u. 8.

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Regional representation

• Seven regional offices are coordinating and
  helping the work of local branches.

• Budapest
• Miskolc
• Záhony
• Debrecen
• Szeged
• Pécs
• Szombathely

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Interest Protection

• Two vice-presidents are looking after the
  protection of the interest of the Trade Union.
  One of the vice-presidents controls the
  collective bargaining of Railway Companies and
  the other supervises the subsidiaries, the health
  institution and the offices interest protection
  activities.
• We have nine Professional Organizations.

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Special sector organizations

• The Trade Union of Hungarian Railwaymen has
  sector organizations show and protect the special
  interests
• - Organization of Retired members,
• - Department of Women,
• - Department of Youth.

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Our national and international confederations

• Our Trade Union is the founder member of the
  Hungarian Trade Unions Confederation (MSZOSZ),
• and a member of the European Transport-workers
  Federation (ETF).

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National Demonstration on 18th April 2009 in
Budapest
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ETUC demonstration in Prague 16th May 2009
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Education

• One of most our important task is the education
  of representatives.

In our course take part more than 250
shop-stewards and more than 120 retired
representatives per year, which we hold in our
Hotel near the lake Balaton.
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• The Trade Union of Hungarian Railwaymen publishes
  15500 copies per month. The name of the newspaper
  is Hungarian Railwaymen. It was established in
  1904.

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www.vsz.hu, e-mail vsz_at_t-online.hu
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Sport and cultural activities

• We organize championships several kind of sport,
  cultural programs, and many community activities.

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Honourable mention

• The VSZ founded some honours for representatives
  work.
• The Presidency gives three Laudatory Awards per
  year to local organizations.
• And 15 Gold-medals to the best representatives
  per year.

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Servicies

• From 2003 our members have had new
  membership-cards. They can use these for many
  advantages, for example discount buying, cheaper
  mobile phones, internet, and insurance.

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Endowments

• For help its members and departments the Trade
  Union of Hungarian Railwaymen established four
  endowments for
• - retired members,
• - cultural activities,
• - youth and
• - reumatic conditions.

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Vasutasok Szakszervezete

• Trade Union of Hungarian Railwaymen