Vassiliadis in 2019

Michael Zissis Vassiliadis (born 13 March 1964) is President[1] of the Mining, Chemical and Energy Workers' Union (IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie, IG BCE) in Germany and President[2] of the European Confederation of Industrial Trade Unions IndustriAll Europe.

Born in Essen, Vassiliadis began working in 1980, as a laboratory technician for Bayer. He joined the Chemical, Paper and Ceramic Union, and in 1986 began working full-time for the union, as secretary of its Leverkusen office. He held various posts before, in 1997, the union became part of IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IGB CE), and he became secretary of its board in Hannover.[3][4]

In 2009, Vassiliadis was elected as president of the IGBCE, and in 2011 he additionally became president of the European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers' Federation. In 2012, this became part of the new IndustriALL – European Trade Union, and Vassiliadis continued as president.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Vassiliadis". igbce.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ↑ "Elected Officials". industriAll Europe. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. 1 2 "Michael Vassiliadis". Munzinger. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Michael Vassiliadis". IGBCE. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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