The German Trade Union Confederation is an umbrella organisation for eight German trade unions, in total representing more than 6 million people. It was founded in Munich, 12 October 1949.
Eduard Imhof was a professor of cartography at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, from 1925 to 1965. His fame, which extends far beyond the Institute of Technology, stems from his relief shading work on school maps and atlases. Between 1922 and 1973 Imhof worked on many school maps. He drew and shaded maps of Switzerland as well her various cantons and the Austrian province of Vorarlberg.
The General German Trade Union Federation was a confederation of German trade unions in Germany founded during the Weimar Republic. It was founded in 1919 and was initially powerful enough to organize a general strike in 1920 against a right-wing coup d'état. After the 1929 Wall Street crash, the ensuing global financial crisis caused widespread unemployment. The ADGB suffered a dramatic loss of membership, both from unemployment and political squabbles. By the time the Nazis seized control of the government, the ADGB's leadership had distanced itself from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and was openly cooperating with Nazis in an attempt to keep the organization alive. Nonetheless, on May 2, 1933, the SA and SS stormed the offices of the ADGB and its member trade unions, seized their assets and arrested their leaders, crushing the organization.
Margarethe Faas-Hardegger was a Swiss women's rights activist, trade unionist and the leading figure of the Swiss women workers' movement at the beginning of the 20th century. Her leadership saw the Swiss women workers' movement gain a political and feminist profile. Faas-Hardegger made women's suffrage part of the Swiss trade unions' platform, as well as maternity insurance and the idea of paid housework.
The Schweizerische Ausstellung für Frauenarbeit was an exhibition that took place in Bern in 1928 and in Zürich in 1958. SAFFA was organized by the Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine, the Swiss Catholic Women's League (SKF), and 28 other Swiss women's associations, to highlight the precarious situation of working women in the postwar years.
The Swiss Typographers' Union was a trade union representing printers, based in Switzerland.
The Swiss Lithographers' Union was a trade union representing printers in Switzerland.
The Swiss Bookbinders' and Carton' Makers' Union was a trade union representing bookbinders, stationers and box makers in Switzerland.
The Swiss Clothing, Leather and Equipment Workers' Union was a trade union representing workers in the clothing and leather industries.
The Union of Swiss Postal, Telegraph and Telephone Personnel was a trade union representing communication workers in Switzerland.
The Union of Swiss Postal Employees was a trade union representing office staff of Swiss Post.
The Swiss Union of Public Service Personnel is a trade union representing public sector workers in Switzerland.
The Confederation of Swiss Employees' Associations was a national trade union federation bringing together unions representing non-manual workers in Switzerland.
The Christian National Union Confederation was a trade union federation bringing together Christian democratic trade unions in Switzerland.
The Swiss Musicians' Union is a trade union representing musicians in Switzerland.
AvenirSocial is a trade union representing social workers in Switzerland.
Verena Conzett was a Swiss magazine publisher, labor activist, and women's rights activist. She became the first president of the Swiss Women Workers' Union in 1890. Her own experience as a child factory worker led to her lifelong advocacy for insurance protection and shorter working hours. Following the death of her husband in 1897, Conzett took over his print shop, narrowly escaping bankruptcy. A decade later, she acquired a Linotype typesetting machine and expanded the business into the Conzett & Huber publishing house. In 1908, Conzett launched the illustrated magazine In freien Stunden, and established herself as a successful entrepreneur. Subscriptions to the magazine included accident insurance, which had not yet been mandated by law in Switzerland. Her autobiography, Erstrebtes und Erlebtes, was first published in 1929. Now in its third edition, it has been called "the longest and most literate" of the autobiographies of late 19th-century working-class women written in German. Verena-Conzett-Strasse in Zürich is named after her.
Paul Rechsteiner is a Swiss attorney, union leader and former politician. He served as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) from 1986 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2022 as a member of the Council of States (Switzerland) for the Social Democratic Party for the St. Gallen constituency. Between 1998 and 2018 he was the president of the Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB). He was among the most influential Swiss politicians.
