Swiss Trade Union Federation


The Swiss Trade Union Federation is the largest national trade union center in Switzerland.

History

The federation was founded in 1880 and represents 385,000 members in its affiliated unions.
The SGB has close ties with the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. Ruth Dreifuss, the former President of the Confederation, and former member of the Swiss Federal Council, was previously an SGB official.

Affiliates

The following unions are affiliated to the SGB:
Since 1884, the SGB has had the following 27 presidents, one of which was a woman: