ÖGB
Austrian Federation of Trade Unions
Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund
Founded1945
HeadquartersVienna, Austria
Location
Members
1,335,421 (2005)
Key people
Wolfgang Katzian, president
AffiliationsITUC, TUAC
Websitewww.oegb.at

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]

Affiliated unions

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

  1. ^ *ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
  2. ^ "Eine Bewegung in Bewegung". Austrian Trade Union Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ^ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 96–98. ISBN 0333771125.

External links


European Trade Union Confederation
Authority control databases
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