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Confederation Of Swiss Employees' Associations
The Confederation of Swiss Employees' Associations (german: Vereinigung Schweizerischer Angestelltenverbände, VSA; french: Fédération des Sociétés suisses d'Employés) was a national trade union federation bringing together unions representing non-manual workers in Switzerland. History The federation was established in 1918 by most of the country's trade unions for non-manual workers. These included the Swiss Craftsmen's Association, the Union Helvetia, and the Swiss Association of Technicians, but more than half the membership came from the Swiss Commercial Association. The new federation remained riven with disputes, with many of the smaller affiliates wanting to merge into a single union, but the large affiliates preferring to retain their independence. The Technicians resigned in 1922, and in 1935 a dispute over co-operation between the VSA and the Swiss Trade Union Federation led the Association of Swiss Employees' Associations of the Machine Industry to resign. Despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Trade Union Federation
A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such as the Nordic countries, different centers exist on a sectoral basis, for example for blue collar workers and professionals. Among the larger national centers in the world are the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Change to Win Federation in the USA; the Canadian Labour Congress; the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Britain; the Irish Congress of Trade Unions; the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU); the Congress of South African Trade Unions; the Dutch FNV; the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish LO; the German DGB; the French CGT and CFDT; the Indian BMS, INTUC, AITUC and HMS; the Italian CISL, CGIL and UIL; the Spanish CCOO, CNT, CGT and USO; the Czech ÄŒMKOS; the Japan Trade Union C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (such as holiday, health care, and retirement), improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting the integrity of their trade through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Commercial Association
The Swiss Commercial Association (german: Kaufmännischer Verband Schweiz, KV Schweiz; french: Société suisse des employés de commerce) is a trade union representing white collar private sector workers in Switzerland. The union was founded in 1873, with the merger of several local unions of shopkeepers. Initially abbreviated as the SKV, by 1900, it had 6,392 members. Initially, it focused on training members and maintaining professional standards, but from World War I onwards, it took more interest in preserving pay and conditions during downturns. In 1918, the union played a leading role in founding the Confederation of Swiss Employees' Associations The Confederation of Swiss Employees' Associations (german: Vereinigung Schweizerischer Angestelltenverbände, VSA; french: Fédération des Sociétés suisses d'Employés) was a national trade union federation bringing together unions representing ... (VSA), and for many years provided more than half the federation's membership ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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: 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 Brat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian National Union Confederation
The Christian National Union Confederation (german: Christlichnationaler Gewerkschaftsbund der Schweiz, CNG; french: Confédération des syndicats chrétiens de Suisse) was a trade union federation bringing together Christian democratic trade unions in Switzerland. History The federation was founded in 1907, as the Christian Social Union Federation of Switzerland, with about 4,500 members. After almost collapsing, it began co-operating with the Swiss Trade Union Federation during World War I, but withdrew this in 1918 due to it opposition to the possibility of a general strike. It spread into Romandy from 1916, and Ticino from 1918. In 1921, it renamed itself as the CNG, and grew steadily, reaching 36,000 members by 1941, 84,000 in 1961, and peaking at 116,000 in 1990. While the federation was open to all Christians, the vast majority of members were Catholics, with some Protestants instead forming the Swiss Association of Protestant Workers. During the 1990s, the federation' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travail
Travail may refer to: * Travail (band), an American Christian nu-metal band, and the title of its 1999 album * ''Travail'' (film), a 2002 Japanese film * ''Travail'', a 1901 novel by Émile Zola * ''Labour/Le Travail ''Labour/Le Travail'' is an academic journal which publishes articles on the labour movement in Canada, sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social inte ...'', a Canadian academic journal, published since 1976 * ''Le Travail''-''Le Droit du Peuple'', two French language newspapers in Switzerland, published from 1917 to 1940 * Le Travail Movement, an anti-colonialism movement in Vietnam from September 1936 to April 1937 {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Bank Employees' Union
The Swiss Bank Employees' Union (german: Schweizerische Bankpersonalverband, SBPV; french: Association suisse des employés de banque) is a trade union representing workers in the banking industry in Switzerland. The union was founded in April 1918, by eight local organisations which had split from the Swiss Commercial Association. It initially had 3,500 members, but grew steadily, reaching 5,304 members in 1920, 10,700 in 1950, and 26,306 in 1975. In 1920, the union concluded its first collective agreement, with the Association of Zurich Credit Institutions, and it also created an employment agency for members. In 1931, it started an unemployment fund, followed in 1940 by a general aid fund. From its foundation, it was affiliated to the Confederation of Swiss Employees' Associations, but it left in 1943. It remained independent until 2001, when it became an associate member of the Swiss Trade Union Federation The Swiss Trade Union Federation (, SGB; ; , USS) is the largest n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Musicians' Union
The Swiss Musicians' Union (german: Schweizerischer Musikerverband, SMV; french: Union Suisse des Artistes Musiciens) is a trade union representing musicians in Switzerland. The union was founded on 1 October 1914 as a split from the General German Musicians' Union. It affiliated to the Confederation of Swiss Employees' Associations (VSA) in 1929, and by 1954, it had 1,104 members. In the 1990s, it transferred 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 ..., and by 2017, its membership had grown slightly, to 1,690. External links * References {{Reflist Musicians' trade unions Trade unions established in 1914 Trade unions in Switzerland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Helvetia
The Hotel & Gastro Union (HGU) is a trade union representing workers in the hospitality industry in Switzerland. The union was founded in 1886 in Lucerne, as the Winkelried Association. The following year, it became the Union Helvetia. The largest Swiss hospitality union, it had 1,364 members by 1898, and was strongest among waiters, cooks and hotel staff. It represented only Swiss nationals, and set up overseas branches for those working abroad. In 1909, it set the SHL Schweizerische Hotelfachschule Luzern hotel management school. In 1918, the union was a founding affiliate of the Confederation of Swiss Employees' Associations (VSA). Its membership grew, reaching 9,047 in 1950, and 17,728 in 1997. In 2000, it renamed itself as the "Hotel & Gastro Union". In 2002, the VSA merged into Travail.Suisse 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) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Unions In Switzerland
Trade unions in Switzerland have their origins in the 19th Century when the country began to industrialise. Workers' associations first formed in the 1860s which assumed union functions, mutual insurance activities, sponsored candidates for election and campaigned in referendums. In 1873 a number of the associations in the German-speaking areas formed the Workers' Federation (), which represented around 5,000 by the late 1870s and campaigned for legislative reform. In 1880, the Workers' Federation dissolved itself into two separate wings; the Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB/USS) and the Social Democratic Party. For the most of the latter half of the 20th century, trade unions enjoyed relatively stable and secure positions within the country's consensus-oriented industrial relations system. However, following the recession of the early 1990s, trade unions came under increasing pressure from employers and the government which promoted the deregulation of labour markets, less bin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Unions Established In 1918
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services, i.e. trading things without the use of money. Modern traders generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and letter of credit, paper money, and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade. Trade between two traders is called bilateral trade, while trade involving more than two traders is called multilateral trade. In one modern view, trade exists due to specialization and the division of labour, a predominant form of economic activity in which individuals and groups concentrate on a small aspect of production, but use their output in trades for other products an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
