The Belgian Typographical Federation (French: Fédération typographique belge, FTB; Dutch: Belgische Typografische Federatie, BTF), also known as the Belgian Book Printers' Union, was a trade union representing printers in Belgium.
By establishing strong branches in other towns, it succeeded in this, and the relative shortage of printers in Brussels enabled it to raise wages.
When the Brussels branch went on strike, in 1931 for higher wages and better conditions, the national union provided no support.
[2] In 1936, the union took part in the general strike, as a result of which it obtained six days annual paid leave, and another wage increase.
It was banned by the Nazi occupiers at the end of 1941, although its leadership managed to retain control of its pension fund.