MEP of the week

Organisations by sector

Labour & trade unions

Trade unions and their confederations - national, European and international - and the chambers of labour that speak for employees by law. See also the sector analysis page.

Ranked across the 2016–2026 full record for current MEPs. Lobbying spend is the self-declared annual EU lobbying budget in the Transparency Register; “none reported” means the entry carries no figure.

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OrganisationMeetingsMEPs metLobbying spend
Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging2510€10,000/yr
Dansk Metal­arbejder­forbund235€100,000/yr
Tjänstemännens Central­organisation227€300,000/yr
European Confederation of Police2113€50,000/yr
The Swedish Trade Union Confederation1911€300,000/yr
Bundes­arbeits­kammer Österreich177€500,000/yr
Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras1712€25,000/yr
Fødevare­forbundet NNF174€50,000/yr
Akava ry169€100,000/yr
Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond167€50,000/yr
Sveriges Akademikers Central­organisation168€100,000/yr
European Cockpit Association158€400,000/yr
STTK ry157€10,000/yr
Tehy ry157€10,000/yr
Unione Italiana del Lavoro137€50,000/yr
Confédération des Syndicats Chrétiens de Belgique126€100,000/yr
Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique - Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond127€100,000/yr
Unionen128none reported
International Trade Union Confederation118€100,000/yr
Nordic Financial Unions107€300,000/yr
Stichting Mondiaal FNV105none reported
Julkisten ja hyvinvointialojen liitto JHL ry93€100,000/yr
ASJUBI40 - JUBILACIÓN ANTICIPADA SIN PENALIZAR86none reported
Danske Byggefag - Danish Construction Union84€50,000/yr
European Dockworkers Council86€10,000/yr
Gewerkschaft der Polizei73€50,000/yr
International and European Public Services Organisation75€10,000/yr
Union nationale des syndicats autonomes76€100,000/yr
Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori63€600,000/yr
Confédération Générale du Travail Force Ouvrière65€100,000/yr
Sindacato Pensionati Italiani CGIL66€400,000/yr
Ammattiliitto Pro54€50,000/yr
Deutscher Journalisten-Verband e.V. -Gewerkschaft der Journalistinnen und Journalisten54€25,000/yr
European Trade Union Committee for Education55€400,000/yr
Fédération Internationale des Footballeurs Professionnels55€100,000/yr
Insinööri­liitto (Union of Professional Engineers in Finland)54€25,000/yr
Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland (Tekniikan akateemiset)44€10,000/yr
Confederación Española de Policía42€10,000/yr
Irish Congress of Trade Unions44€200,000/yr
Association of Nordic Engineers33€10,000/yr
BDZ Deutsche Zoll- und Finanz­gewerkschaft33€10,000/yr
CEC European Managers - Confédération Européenne des Cadres33€100,000/yr
Central European Trade Union Network33€50,000/yr
Chambre des salariés du Luxembourg33€100,000/yr
European Federation of Employees in Public Services32€100,000/yr
European Organisation of Military Associations and Trade Unions33none reported
Federation of European Train Drivers' Unions33€10,000/yr
Industrie­gewerkschaft Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt32€50,000/yr
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions33€600,000/yr
SINDICATO DE ENFERMERIA SATSE33none reported
Service Union United PAM32none reported
Trade union Vision33€10,000/yr
dbb beamtenbund und tarifunion33€10,000/yr