The Swiss Trade Union Federation (, SGB; ; , USS) is the largest
national trade union center
Organizers within trade unions have sought to increase the bargaining power of workers in regards to collective bargaining by acting in collaboration with other trade unions. Multi-union organizing can take place on an informal basis, or on ...
in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
History
The federation was founded in 1880.
The SGB has close ties with the
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (, SP; ), also called the Swiss Socialist Party (; , PS), is a List of political parties in Switzerland, political party in Switzerland. The SP has had two representatives on the Federal Council (Switzerl ...
(SPS).
Ruth Dreifuss
Ruth Dreifuss (born 9 January 1940) is a Swiss economist, unionist and politician who served as a member of the Federal Council from 1993 to 2002. She served as Vice President of Switzerland in 1998 and as President of Switzerland in 1999 for t ...
, the former
President of the Confederation, and former member of the
Swiss Federal Council
The Federal Council is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland. Since World War II, the Federal Council is by convention a permanent grand co ...
, was previously an SGB official.
Affiliates
Current affiliates
The following unions are affiliated to the SGB:
Former affiliates
Presidents
Since 1884, the SGB has had the following 27 presidents, one of which was a woman:
[
: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 Hermann Leuenberger (15 July 1901 – 30 December 1975) was a Swiss people, Swiss trade union leader and politician.
Born in Basel, Leuenberger started an apprenticeship as a painter, but became active in the Social Democratic Party of Switzerl ...
: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
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External links
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Trade unions in Switzerland
International Trade Union Confederation
European Trade Union Confederation
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD
1880 establishments in Switzerland
Organisations based in Bern
Trade unions established in 1880
Swiss Climate Alliance