Apub Saude

What Apub Saude does

APUB Sindicato (legal name: Sindicato dos Professores das Instituições Federais de Ensino Superior da Bahia) is a non-profit labor union founded in 1968 and reactivated in 1978, representing professors at federal higher education institutions in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Its membership covers faculty from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), the Federal Institute of Bahia (IFBA), the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), and other federal institutions, including a dedicated segment for retired professors (aposentados). The union is headquartered at Rua Prof. Aristides Novis, 44, Federação, Salvador, Bahia, and operates Monday through Friday from 8h to 17h.

The organization's core services are non-commercial and organized around member representation rather than product delivery. These include legal assistance (Assessoria Jurídica with scheduling, case consultation, and legal bulletins), collective bargaining with government entities and the Ministry of Education, salary table publishing, career progression and probationary stage support, and broader advocacy on working conditions, pensions, and public education funding. Communications are distributed through a multi-channel mix including the official website (apub.org.br), Jornal da Apub newspaper, the APUB Podcast, participation in Rádio Metrópole's Programa do Trabalhador, and active presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and WhatsApp, complemented by in-person assemblies, marches, and grassroots events.

APUB is affiliated with PROIFES-Federação (national federation of federal higher education professor unions) and CUT Bahia (Central Única dos Trabalhadores), and also participates in MOSAP for retiree advocacy and the Fórum das Entidades Sindicais dos SPFs da Bahia. The union is governed by an elected board; the current mandate (Nova Gestão 2024-2026) was elected in December 2024 with Raquel Nery as President. The organization is member-funded through dues, with no publicly disclosed financial figures, and has no technology products, applications, or APIs. Its competitive position rests entirely on its statutory monopoly over collective representation for this segment rather than on product, technology, or service differentiation.

Name

Apub Saude

Legal name

SINDICATO DOS PROFESSORES DAS INSTITUIÇÕES FEDERAIS DE ENSINO SUPERIOR DA BAHIA

Website

https://apub.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

APUB Sindicato is a non-profit labor union founded in 1968 representing professors at federal higher education institutions in Bahia, Brazil (UFBA, IFBA, UFRB), providing collective bargaining, legal assistance, and professional advocacy funded by membership dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

APUB Sindicato is a non-profit labor union representing professors at federal higher education institutions in Bahia, Brazil (UFBA, IFBA, UFRB, and other federal institutions). The union delivers collective bargaining with the Ministry of Education and federal government, legal assistance and process consultation, salary table negotiation, career progression and promotion support, and advocacy services including anti-racism campaigns and retirement rights defense.

Product overview

APUB Sindicato is a labor union organization (Sindicato dos Professores das Instituições Federais de Ensino Superior da Bahia) representing university professors at federal institutions in Bahia, Brazil. The organization provides union services including legal assistance, salary information, member services, collective agreements, and communication/news. It is not a technology product company.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Assistance Service (Jurídico)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PROIFES-FederaçãocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPUB is a base union affiliated with PROIFES-Federação, the national federation representing professors from federal higher education institutions. Through this affiliation, APUB participates in national negotiations with the Ministry of Education and Government regarding salary campaigns, career restructuring, and policies affecting the teaching category. PROIFES coordinates collective bargaining efforts across affiliated unions.
• CUT Bahia (Central Única dos Trabalhadores)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPUB is affiliated with CUT Bahia, the state chapter of Brazil's largest labor confederation. Through this partnership, APUB participates in unified labor campaigns, public service defense actions, and broader social movements including the 2 de Julho celebrations, Plebiscito Popular, and anti-reform protests.
• MOSAP (Movimento Nacional dos Servidores Públicos Aposentados e Pensionistas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPUB participates in MOSAP activities representing retired federal workers. The partnership focuses on advocacy for ending pension contributions for retirees, defending retirement rights, and collective action against legislative measures affecting public servants' pensions.
• AssufbaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPUB collaborates with Assufba (Association of Federal University of Bahia Workers) on joint activities including the Camarote Universitário during Carnival, joint assemblies, and unified labor actions.
• DCE (Diretório Central dos Estudantes da UFBA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPUB works with the UFBA Student Central on joint activities including the November Negro campaign, Democracy Day celebrations, and public university defense initiatives.
• Fórum das Entidades Sindicais dos SPFs da BahiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPUB participates in this Forum with other federal public servant unions in Bahia to coordinate unified salary campaigns, shared demonstrations, and collective bargaining strategies across sectors.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SINASEFE (Sindicato Nacional dos Servidores Federais da Educação Básica, Profissional e Tecnológica): National union representing federal technical/administrative education workers. Sister union within the federal-education ecosystem, with shared employer (federal government) and overlapping bargaining agenda.
• CUT Brasil (Central Única dos Trabalhadores): Brazil's largest labor central confederation. APUB is affiliated via CUT Bahia; CUT coordinates cross-sector labor campaigns relevant to APUB's advocacy work.
• CNTE (Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educação): National confederation for public-sector education workers (K-12 and higher-ed). Broader membership scope than APUB but operates in the same public-education labor-representation space.
• PROIFES-Federação: National federation representing professors at federal higher-education institutions. Direct strategic partner and parent-level umbrella of APUB; the most directly comparable national-level organization.

Emerging players

• MOSAP (Movimento Nacional dos Servidores Públicos Aposentados e Pensionistas): National movement of retired and pensioned public servants. Direct partner of APUB for retired-professor advocacy; comparable mission around pension rights for federal public servants.

Direct peers

• ADUFG (Associação dos Docentes da UFG): Sister professors' association at the Federal University of Goiás. Same member persona (federal higher-education professors), same bargaining counterpart (Ministry of Education).
• ANDES-SN (Sindicato Nacional dos Docentes das Instituições de Ensino Superior): Competing national federation for higher-education professors. Represents the same member archetype (federal university faculty) and engages in parallel national salary negotiations, making it the closest direct competitor.
• ADUNB (Associação dos Docentes da UnB): Sister professors' association at the University of Brasília. Comparable federal higher-education faculty association with analogous services, advocacy, and national-federation alignment.
• ADUFRJ (Associação dos Docentes da UFRJ): Sister professors' association at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Comparable member base of federal university professors with similar services and bargaining dynamics.

Regional players

• ASSUFBA (Associação dos Servidores da UFBA): Adjacent regional union representing administrative staff (not professors) at UFBA. Direct partner on joint activities and analogous operating geography, but different member category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/apubsindicato
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ApubSindicato
• Facebookfacebook.com/apub.sindicato
• Instagraminstagram.com/apubsindicato
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apub-saude

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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