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The Vaud health director, Pierre-Yves Maillard, is considered the favorite of the presidency of the presidium of the SGB trade union confederation. But feminists and the CSG Women's Commission finally demand a woman at the top.
"The Confederation must show the example and put a woman at the head of the largest association of workers," said Michela Bovolenta, vice president of VPOD Romandie. Bovolenta is part of the Presidium of the Women's Commission of the Swiss Confederation of Trade Unions (SGB). This process calls for the unconditional election of a woman to the highest union office. "It would be an important sign for our society."
"Yes, it's time to appoint a president of the SGB," says Apells. The Commission for the Status of Women does not criticize candidate Pierre-Yves Maillard for his position, but "it is a man and we wish that a woman is president of the Confederation of Trade Unions". Partly because unions are the main political force on the issue of equality.
On Saturday, delegates will succeed President Paul Rechsteiner. In addition to Pierre-Yves Maillard, there is also a woman to vote for: St. Gallen National Councilor and Vice President of the SP, Barbara Gysi.
Clarify the issue of women in advance
Pierre-Yves Maillard shows in the interview with the "Rundschau" the understanding of the discussion about gender. It was precisely for this reason that he had examined a candidacy with great attention and had conducted many discussions about it when he had been solicited.
He asked the research committee questionnaire if the choice was open for a man. "The answer was unanimous Yes. Then I entered my application. He had been told that the issue was not in the foreground. Because women are well represented in the direction of the big unions.
In fact, Maillard has many lawyers in the unions. The largest union Unia and those of the SEV traffic staff have appointed him. And the union Syndicom assured him of his support. Maillard finds that it is late enough for the discussion of the women's issue to be in full swing on the eve of the elections – it should have been discussed before.
Feminists warn
The demand of a woman at the head of the unions continues to attract wider circles. Just before the elections, the voice of feminists becomes stronger. For 2019, union and feminist circles are considering a second women's strike.
"A man at the head of the unions is now a totally false sign," said Manuela Honegger Heller, a member of the women's rights organization Romandie. "Politics in Switzerland is always such that all defend themselves and fight for the needs and rights that concern them." Therefore, a woman must be at the top of the GBS.
Maillard resolutely defends himself against this accusation. He is very supportive of women – and has shown it repeatedly in his political and union activities. If we exclude men now, we simply eliminate the field of those who oppose social inequality. "I've never heard that just because I'm a man, I can not do anything for gender equality."
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