Comedia was a

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 ...

representing print and media workers in Switzerland. The union was founded in December 1998, when the Union of Printing and Paper merged with the Swiss Lithographers' Union, the Employees' Union of the Swiss Book Trade, and the Swiss Union of Journalists. It affiliated to the Swiss Trade Union Federation, and initially had about 17,000 members. Originally, the union was divided into six sectors, but in 2005, it restructured its members into four sectors: graphics, books and media, press and culture, and graphical communication. On 3 December 2010, Comedia merged with the

Union of Communication The Union of Communication (german: Gewerkschaft Kommunikation, GEKO; french: Syndicat de la communication) was a trade union representing workers in the communication sector in Switzerland. The union was founded on 26 October 1998, when the Unio ...

, to form

Syndicom Syndicom is a trade union representing communication, IT and media workers in Switzerland. The union was founded on 3 December 2010, when the Union of Communication merged with Comedia. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the Swiss Trad ...

Presidents

:1998: Christian Tirefort :2005: Roland Kreuzer and Danièle Lenzin

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.comedia.ch Printing trade unions Trade unions in Switzerland Trade unions established in 1998 Trade unions disestablished in 2010