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Member Mail 4 / 2024
april 24 2024
GATA: 20 Years as Part of SEV, the Largest Transport Workers' Union in Switzerland Dear Colleagues The aviation department “Groundstaff Aviation Technics...

Member Mail 3 / 2024
april 4 2024
13th OASI Pension: Successful Trade Unions Lower Insurance Premiums, Higher Salaries! – Labour Day 2024 and Popular Vote on 9 June New GATA Trusted...

Press Release – Additional Working Hours at Swissport: SEV-GATA Achieves Partial Success and Files Appeal
march 8 2024
In July 2019, the ground staff union SEV-GATA, in cooperation with one of its members, was able to file a lawsuit against Swissport Zurich demanding...

Media release – Record Result at Swiss: SEV-GATA Demands Staff Appreciation
march 7 2024
The ground staff union SEV-GATA is pleased with Swiss' best operating result in history of CHF 718.5 million and congratulates the staff who made this success...

Member Mail 2 / 2024
february 28 2024
Company Bosses Are Leaving You Behind, But Your Union SEV-GATA Has Your Back! Dear Colleagues Swiss CEO Dieter Vranckx takes off his hat after only three...

Press Release – Dieter Vranckx: SEV-GATA draws an ambiguous conclusion and calls for making Switzerland a stronger location for the aviation industry
february 24 2024 | Medienmitteilungen
Yesterday night, Swiss announced that after only three years as the Swiss CEO, Dieter Vranckx will be transferred to the parent company Lufthansa. He will...

Press Release of 23 February 2024
february 24 2024
Departure of Swiss CEO Dieter Vranckx The trade union SEV-GATA draws an ambiguous conclusion and calls for making Switzerland a stronger location for the...

Member Mail 1 / 2024
january 25 2024
2024 – Social Partnerships Put to the Test! Petitions at Swissport ZRH & Swiss Anniversary: Contest and GM Dear Colleagues While aviation is recovering...

Survey at Swiss Technik on Working Hours: a Clear Task for SEV-GATA
december 18 2023
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for participating in our survey concerning working hours. I am happy to inform you about the results. Over 90% of participants...

Member Mail 14 / 2023
december 14 2023
2023 - A Year of Ups and Downs: Let's Fight for Fair Wage Negotiations Together! Dear Colleagues The aviation sector recovered extremely quickly. The labor...

Member Mail 13 / 2023 – Swiss-Special
december 4 2023
Wage Negotiations With Swiss: Update! Dear Colleagues The response from you, the Swiss employees, was impressive. We all share the fair and justified...

Press Release – Hundreds of “Red Cards” Against Swiss’s Wage Policy
november 27 2023
After the Swiss management unilaterally broke off the wage negotiations with the ground staff unions on 9 November, SEV-GATA launched the protest letter "Not...

Member Mail 12 / 2023 - Swiss-Special
november 27 2023
Hundreds of "Red Cards" Against Swiss's Wage Policy! Dear Colleagues Within just a few days, many of you working at Swiss have reacted to the Swiss...

Reminder Member Mail - Swiss Special
november 16 2023
Swiss: Protest Note - Sign for Fair Wage Increases Now! Dear Colleagues Swiss's behaviour during this year's wage negotiations was unacceptable (see Member...

Swiss Employees’ Protest Note: Red Card for Swiss – Fair Wage Increases Now!
november 10 2023
Although the staff made sacrifices with a "crisis CLA", Swiss implemented mass layoffs, passed on the costs and risks of the Covid-19 pandemic onto employees...

Member Mail 11/2023 – Swiss Special
november 10 2023
Record Profits and Barely Any Compensation for Inflation? Red Card for Swiss –  We Want Fair Wage Increases Now! Dear Colleagues Although the staff...

Press Release – Swiss Ground Staff: Record Profits, But Hardly Any Compensation for Inflation?
november 10 2023
Swiss has made an excellent recovery and expects a record result at the end of the year. In spite of that, Swiss management breaks off wage negotiations with...

Happy Birthday SEV-GATA
november 7 2023
In March 2024, the aviation ground staff union will celebrate its 20th anniversary as SEV-GATA.

Member Mail 10 / 2023
november 7 2023
Wage Negotiations in Autumn New Trusted Representative Granola Bar Promotion   Dear...

Member Mail 9 / 2023
october 3 2023
Autumn 2023 Wage Rounds New Trusted Representative New Members Wanted for Executive Committee Dear colleagues Our wage demonstration on 16 September, 2023,...