Syna is a

general union A general union is a trade union (called ''labor union'' in American English) which represents workers from all industries and companies, rather than just one organisation or a particular sector, as in a craft union or industrial union. A gene ...

in Switzerland. The union was founded in 1998, when the Christian Wood and Construction Workers' Association, the Christian Union for Industry, Trade and Commerce and the Swiss Graphic Trade Union merged with the National Association of Free Swiss Employees. The first three unions were in the Catholic tradition, and the last in the liberal tradition. In 1999, the Association of Christian National Personnel of Public Enterprises in Switzerland also merged in. The union affiliated to the

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 union ...

(CNG), and was by far its largest member. On formation, it had 80,355 members, with 39% working in construction, 31% in the metal industry, 7% in woodworking, 5% in printing, and the remainder in a wide variety of industries. In 2002, the CNG 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) and the Confederation of Swiss Employees' Associations (VSA). Through ...

. By 2019, Syna's membership was down to 59,632, although it remained the largest affiliate of the federation.

Presidents

:1998: Peter Allemann :2002: Max Haas :2006: Kurt Regotz :2014: Arno Kerst

References

{{Authority control General unions Trade unions established in 1998 Trade unions in Switzerland