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| Founded | 14 December 2002 |
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| Headquarters | Berne, Switzerland |
| Location | |
Members | 140,000 |
Key people | Adrian Wüthrich, president
Josiane Aubert, vice-president Meinrado Robbiani, vice-president Kurt Regotz, vice-president |
| Affiliations | ETUC |
| Website | www.travailsuisse.ch |
Travail.Suisse is a trade union federation in Switzerland.
History
The federation was formed in December 2002 by the merger of the Christian National Union Confederation (CNG) and the Confederation of Swiss Employees' Associations (VSA).[1] Through the CNG, Travail.Suisse traces into roots back to 1907. Initially, the federation represented around 170,000 workers.
Affiliates
Current affiliates
| Union | Abbreviation | Founded | Membership (2019)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Hungarian Christian Workers in Switzerland | VUCAS | 48 | |
| Association of Personnel Representatives of the Swiss Electricity Industry | VPE | 1,010 | |
| Christian Social Organisation of Ticino | OCST | 41,677 | |
| Employees ABB | AVABB | 1,491 | |
| Hotel & Gastro Union | HGU | 1886 | 18,372 |
| Interprofessional Christian Unions of Valais | SCIV | 10,777 | |
| Swiss Pharmacists' Association | SDV | 1898 | 151 |
| Syna | Syna | 1998 | 59,632 |
| transfair | 2000 | 10,263 | |
| Union of University Lecturers in Switzerland | FH-CH | 922 |
Former affiliates
| Union | Abbreviation | Affiliated | Left | Reason not affiliated | Membership (2002)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Christian Czech and Slovak Workers in Switzerland | VCTSA | 2002 | 2003 | Dissolved | 112 |
| Association of Documentary Information Assistants | AAID | 2002 | 2010 | Resigned | 32 |
| Fedpol Staff Association | PVfedpol | 2007 | 2013 | Resigned | N/A |
| Romandy Association of Qualified Speech Therapists | ARLD | 2008 | N/A | ||
| Swiss Association of Insurance Inspectors and Agents | SVVIA | 2002 | 2004 | Resigned | 227 |
| Swiss Employees | AS | 2006 | 2012 | Resigned | N/A |
| Swiss Laboratory Staff Association | SLV | 2002 | 2004 | Merged into VSAC | 1,003 |
| United Swiss Staff Associations in the Chemical Industry | VSAC | 2002 | 2006 | Merged into AS | 5,130 |
| United Swiss Staff Associations in the Machine and Electrical Industries | VSAM | 2002 | 2006 | Merged into AS | 17,569 |
References
- ↑ "Travail.Suisse". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ "Anzahl der Mitglieder bei Travail.Suisse nach Gewerkschaften im Jahr 2019". Statista. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ↑ "Zur Mitgliederentwicklung der Gewerkschaften im Jahr 2009" (PDF). SGB. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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