Austrian Trade Union Federation
The Austrian Trade Union Federation or Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (de: Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund, abbreviated OeGB or ÖGB) is a labour union of employees. It is constituted as an association and is subdivided into seven smaller affiliated trade unions. Each union is traditionally dominated by a certain political faction, with the strongest faction in the ÖGB as a whole traditionally being the social democratic one (Fraktion Sozialdemokratischer GewerkschafterInnen), which is known for its close contacts to Austria's Social Democratic Party (SPÖ); chairmen of the ÖGB have often also been influential SPÖ members.[1]
Austrian Federation of Trade Unions | |
| Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund | |
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| Founded | 1945 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
| Location | |
Members | 1,335,421 (2005) |
Key people | Wolfgang Katzian, president |
| Affiliations | ITUC, TUAC |
| Website | www |
Affiliated unions
- PRO-GE
- Union of Construction and Woodworkers (GBH)
- Union of Postal and Telecommunications Workers (GPF)
- Union of Private Sector Employees, Printing, Journalism, and Paper (GPA-DJP)
- Union of Public Services (GÖD)
- Vida
- Younion
Former affiliates
| Union | Acronym | Founded | Fate | Year[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Workers' Union | GdC | 1945 | Merged into PRO-GE | 2009 |
| Commerce and Transport Union | HTV | 1945 | Merged into vida | 2006 |
| Hotel, Catering and Personal Services Union | HGPD | 1978 | Merged into vida | 2006 |
| Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union | GGA | 1945 | Merged into HGPD | 1978 |
| Metal-Textile-Food Union | GMTN | 2006 | Merged into PRO-GE | 2009 |
| Metal-Textile Union | GMT | 2000 | Merged into GMTN | 2006 |
| Personal Service Workers' Union | GPD | 1945 | Merged into HGPD | 1978 |
| Railway Workers' Union | GdE | 1945 | Merged into vida | 2006 |
| Union of Agricultural and Forestry Workers | GLFG | 1945 | Merged into ANG | 1991 |
| Union of Agriculture, Food and Allied Industries | ANG | 1991 | Merged into GMTN | 2006 |
| Union of Artists, Media Workers and Freelance Workers | GKMF | 1945 | Merged into younion | 2009 |
| Union of Metal, Mining and Energy | GMBE | 1945 | Merged into GMT | 2000 |
| Union of Municipal Employees | GGB | 1945 | Merged into younion | 2009 |
| Union of Printing, Journalism, and Paper | DJP | 1945 | Merged into GPA-DJP | 2007 |
| Union of Private Sector Employees | GPA | 1945 | Merged into GPA-DJP | 2007 |
| Union of Workers in Food and Allied Industries | GLB | 1945 | Merged into ANG | 1991 |
| Union of Textile, Clothing and Leather Workers | GTBL | 1945 | Merged into GMT | 2000 |
Presidents
- 1945: Johann Böhm
- 1959: Franz Olah
- 1963: Anton Benya
- 1987: Fritz Verzetnitsch
- 2006: Rudolf Hundstorfer (acting)
- 2008: Erich Foglar
- 2018: Wolfgang Katzian
References
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- ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- "Eine Bewegung in Bewegung". Austrian Trade Union Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 96–98. ISBN 0333771125.
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