Swiss Trade Union Federation

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SGB/USS
Swiss Trade Union Federation
Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund
Union Syndicale Suisse
Unione Sindacale Svizzera
Founded1880
Headquarters Bern
Location
Members315,790 (2023)
Key people
Pierre-Yves Maillard, president
Affiliations ITUC, ETUC, TUAC
Website www.sgb.ch

The Swiss Trade Union Federation (German : Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund, SGB; French : Union syndicale suisse; Italian : Unione Sindicale Svizzera, USS) is the largest national trade union center in Switzerland.

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History

The federation was founded in 1880. [1] The SGB has close ties with the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SPS). Ruth Dreifuss, the former President of the Confederation, and former member of the Swiss Federal Council, was previously an SGB official.

Affiliates

Current affiliates

The following unions are affiliated to the SGB:

UnionAbbreviationFoundedMembership (2023) [2]
AvenirSocial AvenirSocial20053,785
Federal Staff Association PVB19127,378
Garanto Garanto20012,614
KapersKapers19712,842
Nautilus International Nautilus2011530
New WoodNew Wood199823
Swiss Bank Employees' Union SBPV19185,691
Swiss Musicians' Union SMV19141,687
Swiss Music Pedagogic Association SMPV18932,476
Swiss Union of Mass Media SSM19742,666
Swiss Union of Public Service Personnel VPOD190532,037
Syndicom Syndicom201029,034
Unia Unia2004174,540
Union of Transport Workers SEV191936,916

Former affiliates

UnionAbbreviationFoundedLeftReason not affiliatedMembership (1954) [3] Membership (2001) [4]
Association of Swiss Air Traffic Control PersonnelVSFP19881999Merged into GEKON/AN/A
Comedia Comedia19982010Merged into SyndicomN/A16,597
Staff Association of the Embroidery Industry1944Merged into GTCPN/AN/A
Swiss Bookbinders' and Carton Makers' Union SBKV18891980Merged into GDP4,465N/A
Swiss Choir and Ballet UnionN/AN/A
Swiss Clothing and Leather Workers' Union18911930DisaffiliatedN/AN/A
Swiss Clothing, Leather and Equipment Workers' Union VBLA19301992Merged into SMUV8,248N/A
Swiss Customs Employees' Union VSZP19062001Merged into Garanto3,464N/A
Swiss Dental Technicians' Union1918N/AN/A
Swiss Hat and Cap Workers' UnionSHMV19041947Merged into VBLAN/AN/A
Swiss Lithographers' Union SLB18881998Merged into Comedia3,059N/A
Swiss Metalworkers' and Watchmakers' Union SMUV19152004Merged into Unia115,94489,907
Swiss Professional Association of Social WorkSBS19462005Merged into AvenirSocialN/AN/A
Swiss Textile Homeworkers' Union19141948Merged into GTCPN/AN/A
Swiss Typographers' Union STB18581980Merged into GDP10,560N/A
Swiss Union of Silk Bolting Cloth Mill WorkersSVSW18902008Dissolved [5] 596256
Swiss Women Workers' Union [6] SAV18901917Dissolved2,250 (1917)
Union Movement for Labour and JusticeGEWAG2005DissolvedN/A521
Union of Commerce, Transport and Food VHTL19152004Merged into Unia39,75016,329
Union of Communication GEKO19982010Merged into SyndicomN/A38,375
Union of Construction and Industry GBI19932004Merged into UniaN/A91,276
Union of Construction and Wood GBH19221993Merged into GBI71,813N/A
Union of Paper and Graphic Assistants of Switzerland19031934N/AN/A
Union of Printing and Paper GDP19801998Merged into ComediaN/AN/A
Union of Swiss Postal Employees VSPB18931998Merged into GEKO5,501N/A
Union of Swiss Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Personnel PTT-Union18911998Merged into GEKO16,191N/A
Union of Swiss Telegraph and Telephone Supervisors VSTTB18741998Merged into GEKO2,528N/A
Union of Textiles, Chemicals and Paper GTCP19081993Merged into GBI26,532N/A

Presidents

Since 1884, the SGB has had the following 27 presidents, one of which was a woman: [1]

1884: Ludwig Witt
1886: Johann Kappes
1886: Ludwig Witt
1888: Albert Spiess
1888: Georg Preiss
1890: Rudolf Morf
1891: Conrad Conzett
1893: Eduard Hungerbühler
1894: Eduard Keel
1896: Lienhard Boksberger
1898: Alois Kessler
1900: Heinrich Schnetzler
1902: Niklaus Bill
1903: Karl Zingg
1909: Emile Ryser
1912: Oskar Schneeberger
1934: Robert Bratschi
1954: Arthur Steiner
1958: Hermann Leuenberger
1969: Ernst Wüthrich
1973: Ezio Canonica
1978: Richard Müller
1982: Fritz Reimann
1990: Walter Renschler
1994: Christiane Brunner and Vasco Pedrina
1998: Paul Rechsteiner
2019: Pierre-Yves Maillard

References

  1. 1 2 Swiss Trade Union Federation in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
  2. ↑ "Mehr Mitglieder bei den SGB-Gewerkschaften". SGB. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, James P. (1955). Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. pp. 28.16 –28.24.
  4. ↑ Gass, Stefan (2002). Fusionen und Übernahmen von Gewerkschaften in der Schweiz. Zurich: Universität Zürich. p. 28. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Zur Mitgliederentwicklung der Gewerkschaften im Jahr 2008". SGB. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Union suisse des ouvrières in German , French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland .
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