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Swiss Clothing, Leather And Equipment Workers' Union
The Swiss Clothing, Leather and Equipment Workers' Union (german: Verband der Bekleidungs-, Leder- und Ausrüstungs-Arbeitnehmer der Schweiz, VBLA; french: Fédération suisse des ouvriers du vêtement, du cuir et de l'équipement) was a trade union representing workers in the clothing and leather industries. The Clothing and Leather Workers' Union was expelled from the Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB) in 1930, after the Communist Party of Switzerland assumed its leadership. The SGB founded the Union of Clothing and Equipment Industry Workers as a replacement, and in 1938, it became the VBLA. In 1942, it was joined by the Swiss Hairdressers' Union, and the Homeworkers' Union of the Clothing and Laundry Industry, and in 1947 by the Swiss Hat and Cap Workers' Union. The union's peak membership was 13,004 in 1947, but by 1963 it had fallen to only 6,861, and by 1991 to only 1,974. The following year, it merged into the Swiss Metalworkers' and Watchmakers' Union The Swiss Metalwor ... [...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 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 Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Party Of Switzerland
The Communist Party of Switzerland (german: Kommunistische Partei der Schweiz; KPS) or Swiss Communist Party (french: Parti communiste suisse; it, Partito Comunista Svizzero; PCS) was a communist party in Switzerland between 1921 and 1944. It was the Swiss section of the Communist International (Comintern). History The Communist Party of Switzerland was founded in March 1921, in Zürich, by dissidents from the left wing of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland and a communist group formed in the aftermath of World War I. Fritz Platten was a central leader in the new party. The party drew most of its support from urban areas in German-speaking Switzerland, most notably the cities of Basel, Schaffhausen and Zürich. It counted six thousand members upon its foundation, of which 15% were women. Through subsidiary organizations, the party gathered support from various groups, such as the unemployed, women and intellectuals. From the late 1920s to early 1930s, the Communist Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Metalworkers' And Watchmakers' Union
The Swiss Metalworkers' and Watchmakers' Union (german: Schweizerischer Metall- und Uhrenarbeiter Verband, SMUV; french: Fédération suisse des travailleurs de la métallurgie et de l'horlogerie) was a trade union representing workers in the metal and watchmaking industries in Switzerland. The union was founded in 1915, when the Swiss Metalworkers' Union merged with the Federation of Watch Industry Workers, which was in debt, following an unsuccessful strike. It affiliated to the Swiss Trade Union Federation. The union grew rapidly during World War I, membership peaking at 85,000 in 1919, but then falling to just 43,000 in 1925. This was a difficult period for the union, which lost its collective agreements, renounced strikes, and expelled its communist members, but was able to expand unemployment insurance. Under the long-term leadership of Konrad Ilg, the union began growing again, rapidly after World War II. Membership reached a new peak of 145,000 in 1972, then fell again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Textile And Clothing Trade Unions
{{Unreferenced, date=June 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) Textile and clothing trade unions are labor unions that represent workers in the textile industry and garment industry. A partial list is as follows. International *IndustriALL Global Union (Switzerland) * International Trade Union Confederation (Belgium) Africa * Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (South Africa) Asia *All India Jute Textile Workers' Federation (India) *Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Federation (India) *Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union (India) *Bengal Jute Mill Workers' Union (India) *Bengal Provincial Chatkal Mazdoor Union (India) * Bunkar Mahasabha (India) *Coimbatore District Textile Workers Union (India) *Federation of Chatkal Mazdoor Unions (India) * National Committee of the Chinese Financial, Commercial, Light Industry, Textile and Tobacco Workers' Union (People's Republic of China) *National Union of Jute Workers (India) *Pondicherry Textile Labour Union (India) *Powerloom Workers Union (India) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Unions Established In 1930
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 produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
