SNESUP

What SNESUP does

SNESUP (Syndicat national de l'enseignement supérieur), operating as SNESUP-FSU, is a French national trade union founded in March 1956 that represents higher education and research workers. Headquartered at 78 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis, 75010 Paris, the union is affiliated with the FSU (Fédération Syndicale Unitaire) since 1993 and is described on its own materials as the first union for teacher-researchers and higher education teachers in France. Its governance is led by co-general secretaries Anne Roger and Christophe Voilliot, and it is structured as a non-profit entity with no private equity or venture capital ownership.

The union's primary "products" are publications and institutional advocacy rather than commercial offerings. These include the monthly magazine Le SNESUP, the quarterly academic journal VRS, the teacher training journal FDE, the Lettre FDE newsletter, the Lettre aux Retraité·e·s newsletter, thematic Dossiers, press Rapports, and the gender equality publication Pour Elles FSU. Distribution occurs through the website snesup.fr, email newsletters (Lettre flash), social media (LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, plus X/Bluesky), and a network of local sections at universities and research institutions across France. No proprietary technology, APIs, software products, or AI capabilities are disclosed.

Revenue is generated exclusively through membership dues (cotisations) paid by teacher-researchers, secondary school teachers in higher education (PRAG/PRCE), contract workers, doctoral students, ATERs, post-docs, retirees, and civil service employees; dues are typically deducted via payroll. No pricing is publicly disclosed, revenue figures are not reported, and the organization conducts no commercial sales. The union provides collective bargaining, legal support, and mobilizations (strikes, press campaigns) on issues including academic freedom, working conditions, precarious employment, university funding, and gender equality.

Name

SNESUP

Legal name

Syndicat national de l'enseignement supérieur

Website

https://snesup.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SNESUP-FSU is a French national trade union, founded in 1956 and affiliated with FSU, representing teacher-researchers, secondary teachers in higher education, contract staff, PhD students, and retirees across French universities through advocacy, collective bargaining, and publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: SNESUP operates as a trade union representing higher education workers. Revenue is generated through membership fees (cotisations) paid by teacher-researchers, secondary school teachers in higher education, contract workers, PhD students, and other categories.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SNESUP is a national trade union representing teacher-researchers, higher education teachers, contract workers, PhD students, and retirees in French higher education and research. It provides labor representation, collective bargaining, legal advice, advocacy on higher education policy, and distributes periodicals, newsletters, and thematic dossiers to its members.

Product overview

SNESUP-FSU is a national teachers' union for higher education and research in France. Its primary offering is a digital information and publication platform rather than a traditional software product. The union publishes multiple periodicals and newsletters (Le SNESUP/Mensuel, VRS, FDE), research reports, and thematic dossiers. These publications cover topics including higher education policy, teacher training (FDE), academic freedom, gender equality, research funding, and working conditions in universities. The platform also provides news feeds, press releases, and union communications through its website at snesup.fr.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SNESUP-FSU Union Membership Voluntary union membership for individual teacher-researchers, higher education teachers, contract workers, PhD students, ATER, post-docs, and retirees in France, providing representation, legal support, publications, and collective bargaining services.
• Le SNESUP (Mensuel)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FSU (Fédération Syndicale Unitaire)coreOthers · 1 January 1993SNESUP is affiliated to the Fédération Syndicale Unitaire (FSU), one of France's major trade union confederations. FSU was created in April 1993 and brings together public service trade unions. SNESUP participates in FSU's collective actions, congresses, and inter-union coordination.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• UNEF: France's main student union, frequently coordinating with SNESUP on higher education funding, academic freedom, and access policy. Overlapping constituency and shared policy goals make it a closely related comparator.
• SNES (Syndicat National des Enseignements de Second degré): Largest FSU-affiliated union representing secondary school teachers, with close policy and organizational ties to SNESUP given the segment of secondary teachers working in higher education that SNESUP also represents and serves.
• SNCS-FSU (Syndicat National des Chercheurs Scientifiques): Sister union that split from SNESR alongside SNESUP in 1956, representing researchers rather than teacher-researchers. Both are FSU affiliates with overlapping French higher education and research constituencies and a comparable membership/advocacy model.

Regional players

• FAEN (Fédération Autonome de l'Éducation Nationale): Autonomous French education federation with secondary and higher-education-adjacent representation, occasionally engaging SNESUP on overlapping policy and labor issues in French academia.

Emerging players

• SGEN-CFDT: CFDT affiliate representing education and research workers, including in higher education. Competes with SNESUP for the same teacher-researcher and education personnel constituency under a different federation banner.
• SUD Éducation: Smaller, more activist French union federation with members in education and higher education, often coordinating or competing with SNESUP on mobilizations, strikes, and policy positions.

Broad incumbents

• FSU (Fédération Syndicale Unitaire): Parent federation and primary coordination body for SNESUP and other member unions. Operates broadly across the French public sector, with SNESUP as one of its largest member unions and a core affiliation partner since 1993.
• FO (Force Ouvrière): Historic French trade union confederation with public-sector affiliates active in higher education, competing with SNESUP/FSU for civil service representation in French universities and research bodies.
• CFDT (Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail): Major French union confederation with higher-education affiliates (e.g., SGEN-CFDT) that operate alongside SNESUP in French universities and research institutions, competing on representation rights and policy positions.
• CGT (Confédération Générale du Travail): One of France's largest trade union confederations, with affiliates active in higher education and research that compete with SNESUP for influence, members, and policy leverage in French academia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@snesup-fsu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/snesup
• Instagraminstagram.com/snesupfsu

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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