The Swiss Customs Employees' Union (german: Verbandes des Schweizerischen Zollpersonals, VSZP) was a
trade union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (s ...
representing customs officials in Switzerland.
The union was founded in 1906, as the Union of Swiss Customs Workers, and it affiliated to the
Swiss Trade Union Federation
The Swiss Trade Union Federation (, SGB; ; , USS) is the largest national trade union center in Switzerland.
History
The federation was founded in 1880 and represents 361,000 members in its affiliated unions (2015).
The SGB has close ties with ...
. It was the largest organisation of customs staff in the country, with 3,464 by 1954. In 2001, it merged with its smaller rival, the Union of Swiss Customs Officials, to form
Garanto.
[{{cite book , last1=Mitchell , first1=James P. , title=Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe , date=1955 , publisher=United States Department of Labor , location=Washington DC , pages=28.16–28.24]
References
Customs officials
Trade unions established in 1906
Trade unions disestablished in 2001
Trade unions in Switzerland