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Swiss Construction And Woodworkers' Union
The Union of Construction and Wood (german: Gewerkschaft Bau und Holz, GBH; french: Syndicat du bâtiment et du bois) was a trade union representing workers in the building and woodworking industries in Switzerland. The union was founded in 1922, when the Swiss Construction Workers' Union merged with the Swiss Woodworkers' Union, to form the Swiss Construction and Woodworkers' Union, with 15,232 members. It affiliated to the Swiss Trade Union Federation, and by 1954 was its second-largest affiliate, with 71,813 members. In 1974, it renamed itself as the GBH, and in 1986 it became the largest union in the country. Unusually, at times, a majority of the member were non-Swiss nationals. By 1990, it had 124,501 members, 90% of whom worked in construction.{{cite book , last1=Ebbinghaus , first1=Bernhard , last2=Visser , first2=Jelle , title=Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 , date=2000 , publisher=Palgrave Macmillan , location=Basingstoke , isbn=0333771125 , page=676–678 ... [...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 Construction Workers' Union
The Swiss Construction Workers' Union (german: Schweizerische Bauarbeiterverband, SBAV) was a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in Switzerland. Although many of the various small unions of building workers in Switzerland were affiliated to the Swiss Trade Union Federation, the stronger unions were concerned about allying with the weaker ones, and they could not agree on the best way to unionise Italian workers in the industry. The SBAV was founded in 1904, but remained very small. In 1920, the SBAV was joined by the Stone and Clay Workers' Union merged with the Central Union of Carvers, the Central Union of Painters and Plasterers, and the Union of Bricklayers and Labourers. Augusto Vuattolo, former leader of the bricklayers, became the president of the SBAV. Two years later, it merged with the Swiss Woodworkers' Union to form the Swiss Construction and Woodworkers' Union The Union of Construction and Wood (german: Gewerkschaft Bau und Holz, GBH; fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Woodworkers' Union
The Swiss Woodworkers' Union (german: Schweizerische Holzarbeiter-Verband, SHAV) was a trade union representing carpenters and those in related trades in Switzerland. The union was founded in 1886, and was an early affiliate of the Swiss Trade Union Federation. In 1902, it was joined by the Romandy Federation of Joiners, Cabinetmakers, Carpenters and Parqueters, and in 1908 by the Glaziers' Union. The union was considered to be the leading force on the left-wing of the Swiss trade union movement, and it led successful strikes in support of a maximum 48-hour working week in 1919. From 1919, the union was led by Johann Halmer.{{cite web , title=Halmer, Johann , url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/de/articles/022987/2007-11-27/ , website=Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz , access-date=14 December 2020 In 1922, it merged with the Swiss Construction Workers' Union, to form the Swiss Construction and Woodworkers' Union The Union of Construction and Wood (german: Gewerkschaft Bau und Holz, GBH; f ... [...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] |
Union Of Textiles, Chemicals And Paper
The Union of Textiles, Chemicals and Paper (german: Gewerkschaft Textil, Chemie, Papier, GTCP; french: Fédération du personnel du textile, de la chimie et du papier) was a trade union representing workers in various industries in Switzerland. In 1903, various local unions of dyers, trimmers, weavers and embroiderers formed a loose federation. In 1908, this was reformed as the more centralised Swiss Textile Workers' Union. It affiliated to the Swiss Trade Union Federation in 1914, although this prompted most of the weavers and embroiderers, not yet working in factories, to leave and form an independent union, rejoining only in 1948. By 1919, the union had 23,991 members, but this fell to 7,626 in 1925 and remained low for the following decades. In 1926, the Union of Paper and Graphical Assistants was dissolved, the paper workers transferring to the Swiss Textile Workers' Union. In 1937, the union renamed itself as the Union of Textile and Factory Workers, reflecting its interes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Construction And Industry
The Union of Construction and Industry (german: Gewerkschaft Bau und Industrie, GBI; french: Syndicat industrie et bâtiment) was a trade union representing workers in various industries in Switzerland. The union was founded on 1 January 1993, when the Union of Construction and Wood merged with the Union of Textiles, Chemicals and Paper. The union was the largest in Switzerland, with an initial 125,000 members, and it affiliated to the Swiss Trade Union Federation. The GBI adopted a more left-wing position than its predecessors, leading industrial action including a major strike of construction workers in 2002. However, many of the areas it covered were in decline, and its membership fell accordingly. By 1998, its membership was down to 99,780, with 90% working in construction, 8% in woodworking, and just 2% in other areas. In 2003, membership had fallen a little further, to 90,983, and the following year, the union merged with the Union for Industry, Trade and Services and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Building And Construction Trade Unions
A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term ''building'' compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the ''outside'' (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Unions Established In 1922
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] |
Trade Unions Disestablished In 1993
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
