Seamen's union of Slovenia, short SUS, is representative Slovenian seamen's union. It acts independently from political parties and irrespective to political, national or religious appartenance of individual members.

SUS is a legal entity and independent carrier of rights and obligations written in union's Statute, program of acting and other documents. SUS is operating freely in realization of interests and demands of its members in accordance with international conventions. It is linking with other unions at home and around the world. In Slovenia we are from year 2007 linked with Konfederacija Sindikatov KS90, internationally we are affiliates of ITF and ETF since 1990.

In the year 1990 due to political developments in our country, need for new union arised which would replace existing one. For first president was elected Mr. Vladimir Zevnik. In next couple of years he built foundations on which SUS is standing today.

Presidents of SUS from founding:

Vladimir Zevnik            (1990-1996)

Branko Krznaric            (1996-1999)

Karl Filipcic                   (1999-2006)

Petar Kaludjerovic         (2006-2008)

Andrej Utenkar             (2008-)

All these years SUS was struggling for rights of all seamen, domestic and foreign and that will be our main goal in the future. At the moment union has more than 500 members of different nationalities: Slovenian, Croatian, Montenegrian, Russian, Ukrainian, Filipino, Indian, Indonesian etc.