Swiss Trade Union Federation

The Swiss Trade Union Federation (German: Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund, SGB; French: Union syndicale suisse; Italian: Unione Sindicale Svizzera, USS) is the largest national trade union center in Switzerland.

The federation was founded in 1880.

[1] 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.

The following unions are affiliated to the SGB: Since 1884, the SGB has had the following 27 presidents, one of which was a woman:[1]