snes

What snes does

SNES-FSU (Syndicat National des Enseignements de Second degré) is the dominant labor union representing secondary education personnel in the French public school system. It is affiliated with the FSU (Fédération Syndicale Unitaire), the largest public sector union federation in France, and represents certified teachers (certifiés), agrégation-holding teachers (agrégés), senior school counselors (CPE), national education psychologists (Psy-EN), educational assistants (AED), and assistants for students with disabilities (AESH) working in the country's colleges and lycées. The union holds 43% of elected representative positions in the Education Nationale for secondary education, making it the leading union in the second-degree sector with a network of academic sections present in nearly all secondary schools across France.

The union's core offering is membership-based representation and advisory services, including legal defense, career management support, representation in paritary commissions (CAPA, CSA) that decide on careers, mutations, and working conditions, collective bargaining for salary and status improvements, a strike fund, and training resources. Its product surface consists of the national website (www.snes.edu), a member portal (adherent.snes.edu), the weekly L'US publication, the Adapt publishing division, FAQ services, the L'Émission du SNES-FSU broadcast series, and thematic blogs covering international affairs, retiree issues, rights and liberties, culture, and professional practices. The organization uses standard web infrastructure with no proprietary AI or technology platform.

SNES-FSU operates as a nonprofit under French law, funded almost entirely through annual membership dues (cotisations syndicales) paid by individual teachers and education staff. Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Recruitment is driven through the academic section network, grassroots engagement in schools, professional elections, and event-driven mobilization (strikes, demonstrations, days of action). The union is headquartered in Paris at 46 Avenue d'Ivry, led by Secretary General Sophie Vénétitay, with Cédric Gerland serving as National Treasurer and Data Protection Officer for the 2024-2027 term.

Name

snes

Legal name

SNES-FSU Syndicat National des Enseignements de Second degré

Website

https://snes.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SNES-FSU is the dominant French labor union representing secondary education personnel — including teachers, counselors, psychologists, and education assistants — in the country's public colleges and lycées, funded by member dues and providing career, legal, and representation services.

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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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues / Cotisations syndicales: SNES-FSU generates revenue primarily through membership dues (cotisations) paid by teachers and education staff (certified teachers, CPE, Psy-EN, AED, AESH). These dues fund union activities, publications, staffing of academic sections, and national operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SNES-FSU is a membership-based labor union that represents French secondary education personnel (certified and agrégé teachers, CPE counselors, Psy-EN psychologists, AED educational assistants, and AESH disability-support assistants) in matters of career management, salary negotiations, working conditions, mutations, and professional rights. It provides legal defense, representation in paritary commissions, a member portal, publications (L'US newspaper, Adapt editions), FAQ guidance, and collective bargaining services funded by individual membership dues.

Product overview

SNES-FSU operates as a teachers' union providing member services through its website, including a member portal (Espace Adhérent), various publications (L'US newspaper, Adapt publishing), FAQ services, live broadcasts (L'Émission), and thematic blogs. The organization offers tools for career management, professional rights guidance, and collective action organization. The site functions as a resource hub for secondary education personnel, featuring news, campaigns, career tools, and union organizational information.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Espace Adhérent (Member Portal) Online member portal providing SNES-FSU members with personalized content, career management tools, and access to union services including individual career guidance and administrative support.
• L'US (L'Universitaire Syndical) Weekly union newspaper providing news, analyses, and professional resources covering education policy, union positions, and workplace issues for secondary education personnel. Includes specialized supplements covering specific professions (AESH, CPE, PsyEN).
• Adapt, les éditions du SNES Publishing division of SNES-FSU producing specialized educational materials, professional resources, and training publications for secondary education personnel.
• FAQ (Foire Aux Questions) Service Comprehensive question-and-answer knowledge base providing guidance on careers, professional rights, salary, working conditions, mutations, and statutory situations for French secondary education personnel.

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FSU (Fédération Syndicale Unitaire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNES-FSU is a founding and constituent member of the FSU federation, the largest public sector union confederation in France. The FSU brings together multiple public service unions and provides a unified platform for advocacy at the national level, including representation in the Fonction publique and participation in intersyndicale actions. The FSU organizes national campaigns, meetings, and maintains its own media presence.
• SNUEP-FSU (Syndicat National de l'Enseignement Professionnel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNUEP-FSU is the sister union within the FSU federation dedicated to professional education (voie professionnelle/lycées professionnels). The two unions share campaigns, joint actions, and coordinate on shared issues such as the reform of professional education. Sigrid Girardin, co-secrétaire générale of SNUEP-FSU, appeared on L'Émission to discuss joint positions on education reform.
• SNEP-FSU (Syndicat National de l'Éducation Physique)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNEP-FSU is another constituent union of the FSU federation, focused on physical education. SNES and SNEP are sister unions within the federation and share joint activities and RGPD-compliant data sharing for career and action operations.
• FSU - International Union NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNES-FSU maintains international solidarity relationships with teacher unions abroad, including GEW (Germany), FECCOO/FETE-UGT (Spain), OLME (Greece), SEH (Hungary), FLC-CGIL (Italy), FENPROF (Portugal), NASUWT (UK), CNTE (Brazil), NIKKOKYO/ZENKYO (Japan), SNE-FDT (Morocco), and GUPT. These relationships involve participation in international forums, exchanges, and mutual support actions.
• BRED - Banque PopulaireminorOthersBRED - Banque Populaire is the payment service provider used by SNES-FSU for secure credit card transactions on the website. Card data is stored on BRED's servers and not transmitted to SNES-FSU. BRED also handles SEPA direct debit payments for membership dues alongside Crédit Mutuel.
• Crédit MutuelminorOthersCrédit Mutuel is one of the two banks used by SNES-FSU for processing SEPA direct debit payments for membership dues (cotisations). SEPA files are transmitted securely to Crédit Mutuel and BRED for direct debit collection.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CGT Educ'action: Education branch of the CGT confederation; competes with SNES-FSU for secondary-education votes in électives professionnelles and runs joint intersyndicale actions.
• SE-UNSA: Secondary-education union within the UNSA federation; the principal direct competitor to SNES-FSU in French secondary schools, contesting the same électives professionnelles and representing the same teacher populations.
• SNUipp-FSU: Sister union within the FSU federation representing primary-school teachers; operates the same membership-based dues model, academic section network, and paritary representation framework as SNES-FSU.
• SNUEP-FSU: Sister FSU union covering lycées professionnels and professional education; shares sister-union governance, joint campaigns, and coordinated advocacy with SNES-FSU.
• SNEP-FSU: Sister FSU union for physical-education teachers in secondary schools; shares joint activities, member portal, and RGPD-compliant data operations with SNES-FSU.
• UNSA Education: Federation-level competitor to FSU in the French education sector; competes with SNES-FSU for représentativité vote share among secondary-education personnel.
• SUD Education: Alternative, more combative secondary-education union that competes for dues-paying members, particularly among younger and more militant teachers dissatisfied with SNES-FSU's reformist stance.

Others

• FSU (Fédération Syndicale Unitaire): Parent federation of SNES-FSU and the largest public-sector union confederation in France; provides the unified national platform through which SNES-FSU operates its broadest advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• FO (Force Ouvrière): Large French public-sector union confederation with footholds in education; represents a broader incumbent competitor with overlapping but less specialized coverage in secondary education than SNES-FSU.

Regional players

• NASUWT: UK-based teachers' union; a noted international solidarity partner of SNES-FSU that operates a comparable membership-based model for secondary-education teachers in a different national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/snes
• Instagraminstagram.com/snesfsu
• Xx.com/SNESFSU

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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