Swiss Trade Union Federation

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.

SGB/USS
Swiss Trade Union Federation
Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund
Union Syndicale Suisse
Unione Sindacale Svizzera
Founded1880
HeadquartersBern
Location
Members (2015)
361,000
Key people
Pierre-Yves Maillard, president
AffiliationsITUC, ETUC, TUAC
Websitewww.sgb.ch

History

The federation was founded in 1880 and represents 361,000 members in its affiliated unions (2015).[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 (2017)[2]
AvenirSocialAvenirSocial20053,418
Federal Staff AssociationPVB19128,867
GarantoGaranto20013,316
KapersKapers19712,827
Nautilus InternationalNautilus2011695
New WoodNew Wood199817[3]
Swiss Bank Employees' UnionSBPV19187,919
Swiss Musicians' UnionSMV19141,690
Swiss Music Pedagogic AssociationSMPV18933,341
Swiss Union of Mass MediaSSM19743,000
Swiss Union of Public Service PersonnelVPOD190534,252
SyndicomSyndicom201032,737
UniaUnia2004200,236
Union of Transport WorkersSEV191940,723

Former affiliates
UnionAbbreviationFoundedLeftReason not affiliatedMembership (1954)[4]Membership (2001)[5]
Association of Swiss Air Traffic Control PersonnelVSFP19881999Merged into GEKON/AN/A
ComediaComedia19982010Merged into SyndicomN/A16,597
Staff Association of the Embroidery Industry1944Merged into GTCPN/AN/A
Swiss Bookbinders' and Carton Makers' UnionSBKV18891980Merged 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' UnionVBLA19301992Merged into SMUV8,248N/A
Swiss Customs Employees' UnionVSZP19062001Merged into Garanto3,464N/A
Swiss Dental Technicians' Union1918N/AN/A
Swiss Hat and Cap Workers' UnionSHMV19041947Merged into VBLAN/AN/A
Swiss Lithographers' UnionSLB18881998Merged into Comedia3,059N/A
Swiss Metalworkers' and Watchmakers' UnionSMUV19152004Merged into Unia115,94489,907
Swiss Professional Association of Social WorkSBS19462005Merged into AvenirSocialN/AN/A
Swiss Textile Homeworkers' Union19141948Merged into GTCPN/AN/A
Swiss Typographers' UnionSTB18581980Merged into GDP10,560N/A
Swiss Union of Silk Bolting Cloth Mill WorkersSVSW18902008Dissolved[6]596256
Union Movement for Labour and JusticeGEWAG2005DissolvedN/A521
Union of Commerce, Transport and FoodVHTL19152004Merged into Unia39,75016,329
Union of CommunicationGEKO19982010Merged into SyndicomN/A38,375
Union of Construction and IndustryGBI19932004Merged into UniaN/A91,276
Union of Construction and WoodGBH19221993Merged into GBI71,813N/A
Union of Paper and Graphic Assistants of Switzerland19031934N/AN/A
Union of Printing and PaperGDP19801998Merged into ComediaN/AN/A
Union of Swiss Postal EmployeesVSPB18931998Merged into GEKO5,501N/A
Union of Swiss Postal, Telegraph and Telephone PersonnelPTT-Union18911998Merged into GEKO16,191N/A
Union of Swiss Telegraph and Telephone SupervisorsVSTTB18741998Merged into GEKO2,528N/A
Union of Textiles, Chemicals and PaperGTCP19081993Merged 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. Swiss Trade Union Federation in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  2. "353'647 Mitglieder Ende 2017: zur Mitgliederentwicklung des SGB im vergangenen Jahr". SGB. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. Figure is for 2014. "Évolution des effectifs des syndicats en 2014" (PDF). SGB.
  4. Mitchell, James P. (1955). Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. pp. 28.16–28.24.
  5. Gass, Stefan (2002). Fusionen und Übernahmen von Gewerkschaften in der Schweiz. Zurich: Universität Zürich. p. 28. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. "Zur Mitgliederentwicklung der Gewerkschaften im Jahr 2008". SGB. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
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