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- ↑ "Zur Mitgliederentwicklung der Gewerkschaften im Jahr 2005" (PDF). SGB. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "353'647 Mitglieder Ende 2017: zur Mitgliederentwicklung des SGB im vergangenen Jahr". SGB. Retrieved 15 December 2020.