Swiss Trade Union Federation

SGB/USS

Swiss Trade Union Confederation
Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund Union Syndicale Suisse Unione Sindacale Svizzera
Founded	1880
Members	385,000
Affiliations	ITUC, ETUC, TUAC

The Swiss Trade Union Confederation (SGB) is the largest national trade union center in Switzerland. It was founded in 1880 and represents 385,000 members in its affiliated unions.

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.

The SGB is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the European Trade Union Confederation. It is also a member of the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD.

References

• ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |editor= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

External links

• USS official site (in French)
• SGB official site (in German)