The Union of Firsts

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first trade union to organize couples’ education programs, enabling members to participate together with their spouses.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to hold Family Assemblies for its members, their spouses, and their children, fostering family unity within the labor movement.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to send shop-floor workers abroad for training together with their spouses, combining professional development with family inclusion.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to organize training programs and conventions for its members with disabilities, promoting equal participation and inclusiveness in trade union life.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to open foreign language and computer courses across all regions for its members, supporting their continuous personal and professional growth.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to hold Young Workers’ Assemblies for its younger members, encouraging leadership, engagement, and awareness among the new generation of metalworkers.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to organize and institutionalize Grand Women Workers’ Convention for its female members, making them a proud tradition of the organization.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to hold leadership seminars for its women members, empowering female workers to take active roles in trade union life.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to establish Children’s Assemblies under the name “Metal Children’s Friends Club,” dedicated to the children of its members.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to send the children of its members to international children’s camps abroad through the project “Workers’ Children on a World Tour.”

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first and only union to organize Student Congresses bringing together students from the Departments of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations at universities.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to establish social facilities for its members both in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to build workers’ guesthouses for its members.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to open student dormitories for university students.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to support education by building primary schools for the benefit of society.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to provide scholarships to thousands of university students who are the children of its members.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first and only union to grant educational assistance worth millions of Turkish Lira to all its members, reaffirming its commitment to education and social welfare.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to conduct a comprehensive survey involving hundreds of thousands of members, through professional research services, to reflect members’ expectations and demands in the Group Collective Bargaining Agreement draft.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to organize social rehabilitation programs during the pandemic period, aimed at protecting the psychological well-being and motivation of its members and their families.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the founding organization of the International Eurasian Metalworkers’ Federation (IEMF), which represents over 10 million metalworkers across numerous countries.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the organizer of the Permanent Conference of Metal Industry Unions of Europe and the Mediterranean, which brings together many unions from European and Balkan countries to strengthen regional cooperation and solidarity.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to organize the Friends of Labour Award Ceremonies, presenting “Friend of Labour Awards” to journalists and academics who highlight trade union activities and workers’ struggles in the media and academia.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to organize rallies and campaigns in support of domestic production, promoting national industry and employment.

The Turkish Metalworkers’ Union is the first union to host symposiums that bring together representatives from the business world, legal experts, and academia to discuss current legislative changes and issues affecting working life, contributing to informed dialogue and policy development.