SCIV-Le Syndicat

What SCIV-Le Syndicat does

SCIV-Le Syndicat (Syndicat Chrétien Interprofessionnel du Valais) is a Swiss regional trade union headquartered in Sierre, operating in the French-speaking Valais romand and Chablais regions. It represents over 20,000 workers across multiple professional sectors and is affiliated with the national Travail.Suisse federation. The union maintains five regional offices — Sierre (headquarters), Sion, Martigny, Monthey, and Aigle — providing physical proximity to a geographically dispersed membership.

The union's core services include individual member defense (legal assistance, employment contract review), collective bargaining across multiple sectoral CCTs, and member benefits delivered through the OCS unemployment insurance fund, the InfoMétiers portal covering 44+ professions, training programs, and commercial partner discounts. Leadership consists of Marcel Bayard (President) and Bernard Tissiès (Secretary General). The organization partners with Syna for inter-union social dialogue coordination.

SCIV's revenue model is based on recurring annual membership dues (cotisations syndicales) supplemented by OCS fund management income, commercial partnership commissions, and training-related fees. The union's competitive position is built on regional brand recognition, physical office distribution across Valais, and institutional standing as a recognized social partner in the Swiss tripartite labor system.

Name

SCIV-Le Syndicat

Legal name

SCIV - Le Syndicat

Website

https://sciv.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SCIV-Le Syndicat is a regional Swiss trade union headquartered in Sierre, representing 20,000+ workers across Valais romand and Chablais through five regional offices, affiliated with Travail.Suisse.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sierre

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Cotisations syndicales): Union membership fees collected from 20,000+ members. Fees fund union services including legal protection, collective bargaining support, unemployment insurance administration, and member benefits programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SCIV-Le Syndicat is a regional trade union in French-speaking Valais and Chablais, Switzerland, representing approximately 20,000 worker members across multiple sectors. Its core activity is representing and defending workers' rights through collective bargaining, legal protection in labor disputes, and the administration of an affiliated unemployment insurance fund (OCS). The union also provides a profession information portal (InfoMétiers), member premium rebates, commercial partner discounts, and guidance on salaries, insurance, retirement, and professional training.

Product overview

SCIV-Le Syndicat is the principal trade union of French-speaking Valais and Chablais, Switzerland, representing approximately 20,000 members. The organization operates as a union with interconnected services rather than a software product. Its core offerings include InfoMétiers (profession-specific labor information portal), the OCS unemployment insurance fund, union representation and legal support services, member premium programs, commercial partnership benefits, and information services covering salaries, insurance, retirement, and professional training. The union is affiliated with Travail.Suisse and partnered with Syna, participating in social dialogue to improve working conditions across various sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OCS (Caisse de chômage): Unemployment insurance fund operated by SCIV for its members and open to all workers.

Products and services

• InfoMétiers Online portal providing access to collective labor agreements (CCT), minimum wages, and professional rights for over 44 professions in Valais, Switzerland. Allows members to search by profession and access detailed employment condition information.
• Caisse de chômage OCS (OCS Unemployment Fund) Unemployment insurance fund affiliated with SCIV and open to all workers regardless of profession. The OCS determines benefit eligibility, pays unemployment benefits, provides advice on labor law and administration matters, and collaborates closely with regional employment offices (ORP).
• Prestations syndicales (Union Services) Core union services including protection and defense of worker rights, legal support in labor disputes, advocacy for improved working conditions, and collective bargaining representation on behalf of members.
• Primes aux membres (Member Premiums) Financial benefits and rebates offered exclusively to union members, including reimbursements on professional contributions.
• Avantages commerciaux (Commercial Advantages) Partnership program offering members discounted access to third-party services including Inlingua language courses, Formation ARC training, Toutuncanton.ch directory, CAP legal protection, BCV Valais banking, Reka travel, CSS insurance, HotelCard hotel discounts, and Duplirex/Amiguet/Kramer legal services.
• Formation (Training) Continuing education and professional development resources for members, including CRS health auxiliary training referrals.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Travail.SuissecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational affiliation providing umbrella union coordination and resources at Swiss federal level
• SynacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership prioritizing constructive social dialogue approach in labor negotiations
• OCS (Office Cantonal de Chômage)coreOthersAffiliated unemployment insurance fund managed by SCIV, open to all workers regardless of profession
• InlinguaminorOthersCommercial benefit partner offering language training discounts to members
• RekaminorOthersCommercial benefit partner providing travel and leisure offers to members
• CSS AssuranceminorOthersCommercial benefit partner offering health insurance options to members
• BCV ValaisminorOthersCommercial benefit partner offering banking services to members
• HotelCardminorOthersCommercial benefit partner offering hotel discounts ('half-price for hotels') to members
• Regional offices (ORP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose collaboration with regional employment offices (Offices régionaux de placement) to support job seekers
• Formation ARCminorOthersCommercial benefit partner offering ARC formation to members
• Toutuncanton.chminorOthersCommercial benefit partner offering local deals to members
• CAP Protection juridiqueminorOthersCommercial benefit partner offering legal protection services to members
• Duplirex – Amiguet Martin – Kramer KriegminorOthersCommercial benefit partner offering legal services to members

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Travail.Suisse: Swiss trade union federation to which SCIV is affiliated. Provides umbrella coordination, federal-level advocacy, and shared resources — a parent-federation peer rather than a direct competitor.
• SGB / USS (Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund): Largest Swiss trade union confederation, covering a national network of unions including Unia. Operates as an umbrella body competing with Travail.Suisse for federation allegiance of regional unions like SCIV.

Direct peers

• Unia: The largest trade union in Switzerland, representing workers across multiple sectors and cantons. Directly competes with SCIV for members in Valais and offers broader multi-cantonal coverage and collective bargaining capacity.
• Syna: National Swiss trade union and current strategic partner of SCIV. Operates with similar member services and CCT involvement, and competes for the same regional worker base in parts of Valais.
• VPOD / SSP (Syndicat des services publics): Swiss public services union with regional offices, CCT involvement, and member benefit programs. Directly comparable in operational model and competes for service-sector and public employee members in Valais.
• SIT (Syndicat interprofessionnel de travailleuses et travailleurs): Regional Swiss trade union based in Geneva with a structurally similar model: regional offices, CCT involvement, member services, and unemployment/insurance support. Closest analog in terms of organizational shape and scope.

Others

• OCS — Office Cantonal de Chômage: Affiliated unemployment insurance fund operated by SCIV itself. While not an independent peer, included as a comparable regional cantonal unemployment fund structure operated alongside a union elsewhere in Switzerland.

Emerging players

• SEV (Gewerkschaft des Verkehrspersonals): Swiss transport workers' union with a regional branch model and member service offerings. Comparable in being a sector- or territory-specific union with localized representation rather than a national federation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sciv.ch
• Instagraminstagram.com/sciv_syndicat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sciv-le-syndicat

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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