National Trade Union Bloc

BNS
National Trade Union Bloc
Blocul National Sindical
Founded1991
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
Location
Members375,000
Key people
Dumitru Costin, president
Matei Bratianu, secretary general
AffiliationsITUC, ETUC
Websitewww.bns.ro


The National Trade Union Bloc (BNS) is the second largest national trade union center in Romania. It was founded in 1991 and has a membership of 375,000.

Plans for a BNS merger with CNSLR-Fratia were announced in 1994, however this has not taken place.

BNS is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation.

References

  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
  • BNS official site.