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Transfair

Transfair is a trade union representing public sector workers in Switzerland. The union was founded on 1 January 2000, when the Swiss Union of Christian Postal, Telephone and Telegraph Personnel merged with the Christian Union of Transport, Military and Customs and the Union of Christian Government Personnel. The unions had previously co-operated for many years in the Association of Trade Unions of Christian Transport and State Personnel. Like all its predecessors, Transfair affiliated to the Christian National Union Confederation (CNG). It initially had about 20,000 members. In 2002, the CNG became part of Travail.Suisse, and Transfair transferred over. In 2012, it absorbed the Swisscom Management Association, followed in 2016 by the EPH Staff Association. By 2019, its membership was down to 10,263.

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Transfair is a trade union representing public sector workers in Switzerland. The union was founded on 1 January 2000, when the Swiss Union of Christian Postal, Telephone and Telegraph Personnel merged with the Christian Union of Transport, Military and Customs and the Union of Christian Government Personnel. The unions had previously co-operated for many years in the Association of Trade Unions of Christian Transport and State Personnel. Like all its predecessors, Transfair affiliated to the Christian National Union Confederation (CNG). It initially had about 20,000 members. In 2002, the CNG became part of Travail.Suisse, and Transfair transferred over. In 2012, it absorbed the Swisscom Management Association, followed in 2016 by the EPH Staff Association. By 2019, its membership was down to 10,263.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2000-01-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. members: 20,000 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2000-01-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the members is "20,000 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1225215823

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