Russia: new federation of manufacturing unions

The FNPR, a sectoral and social partnership union. Heir to soviet unionism, with its 27 million members – i.e. a great majority of the 46% of union members in the country – the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) has, in spite of a slight decline, gone through all sorts of storms. With a leader who regularly attends the government’s public meetings, it is a responsible partner for the State and entrepreneurs. Its base organizations represent trades with potentially conflicting interests, from blue-collar workers to executives… from which union representatives often come.
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: justify;”>The FNPR, a sectoral and social partnership union. Heir to soviet unionism, with its 27 million members – i.e. a great majority of the 46% of union members in the country – the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) has, in spite of a slight decline, gone through all sorts of storms. With a leader who regularly attends the government’s public meetings, it is a responsible partner for the State and entrepreneurs. Its base organizations represent trades with potential

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