Christian trade union for industry, commerce and trade

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The Christian trade union for industry, trade and commerce ( CMV ) was known until 1990 under the name Christian Metalworkers' Association of Switzerland , Fédération chrétienne des ouvriers sur métaux de la Suisse (FCOM) , Federazione cristiana degli operai metallurgici della Svizzera (FCOM) and belonged to it the larger trade unions of the Christian National Trade Union Confederation of Switzerland (CNG). In the 1970s it had more than 30,000 members. In 1998 the CMV merged with the Syna union , which came under the umbrella of the CNG.

history

The CMV was founded in 1905 as a counter-movement to the socialist-oriented trade unions. For the same reason, the Christian Wood and Construction Workers Association (CHB) was formed in 1899 . In 1907 the CMV joined the Christian National Trade Union Confederation (CNG) . He was mainly active in eastern Switzerland and from 1916 was able to gain a foothold in central and upper Valais . The 100 to 140 sections had an average of 200 members each. In 1986 40 people were employed as local secretaries and in the central secretariat.

In 1992 the Christian Transport, Trade and Food Personnel Association (CTHL ) joined the CMV , in 1993 the Swiss Association of Protestant Workers (SVEA) (founded in 1920 ) and in 1994 the Christian Chemical, Textile, Clothing and Paper Association (CTB) . In 1998, CHB, CMV, the National Association of Free Swiss Workers (LFSA) and the Swiss Graphic Trade Union (SGG) merged to form the Syna union .

Purpose of the association

According to its statutes, the CMV united women and men who wanted to work for a just and democratic social and economic order. He was committed to Christian social thinking and based his trade union activities on his declaration of principle, which stated the priority of work over capital. The association wanted to campaign for an active and qualitative employment policy and fight for fair wages, working and living conditions. Collective employment agreements should be concluded in the interests of the employees. They should be represented and supported in collective disputes. The CMV campaigned for employee- and family-friendly social and economic legislation and the co-determination rights of the workforce. He promoted vocational, social and economic education and ran a legal protection service. He informed the members through the union press and CMV publications and the workforce through the press and the mass media. He was religiously and politically independent.

literature

  • Robert Fluder et al. a .: Trade unions and employee associations in the Swiss private sector , Zurich 1991
  • Peter Allemann: 75 years of CMV. Presentation at the anniversary celebration of the assembly of delegates of the Christian Metalworkers Association of Switzerland on September 6, 1980 , Winterthur 1980.
  • Johann Heil: Half a century of CMV, 50 years of CMV , 1955.
  • The way of the Christian trade unions. Commemoration for Johann Heil on his 70th birthday , Winterthur 1954

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ [1] Swiss Social Archives: CMV