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Paul Rechsteiner

Paul Rechsteiner is a former president of the Swiss Trade Union Confederation and a former member of the Swiss Council of States (the upper chamber of parliament).

Pensions in Switzerland: how a rise was won

Paul Rechsteiner and Gabriela Medici

Swiss workers face a better retirement outlook thanks to a successful trade-union initiative.

Switzerland: defending workers’ rights

Paul Rechsteiner

In the standoff between the federal government and the European Commission on wage protection, the former has right on its side.