Swiss Trade Union Federation

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

History
The federation was founded in 1880. 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.

Current affiliates
The following unions are affiliated to the SGB:

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 Bratschi
 * 1954: Arthur Steiner
 * 1958: Hermann Leuenberger
 * 1969: Ernst Wüthrich
 * 1973: Ezio Canonica
 * 1978: Richard Müller
 * 1982: Fritz Reimann
 * 1990: Walter Renschler
 * 1994: Christiane Brunner and Vasco Pedrina
 * 1998: Paul Rechsteiner
 * 2019: Pierre-Yves Maillard