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]

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

Affiliated unions

Former affiliates
UnionAcronymFoundedFateYear[2][3]
Chemical Workers' UnionGdC1945Merged into PRO-GE2009
Commerce and Transport UnionHTV1945Merged into vida2006
Hotel, Catering and Personal Services UnionHGPD1978Merged into vida2006
Hotel and Restaurant Workers' UnionGGA1945Merged into HGPD1978
Metal-Textile-Food UnionGMTN2006Merged into PRO-GE2009
Metal-Textile UnionGMT2000Merged into GMTN2006
Personal Service Workers' UnionGPD1945Merged into HGPD1978
Railway Workers' UnionGdE1945Merged into vida2006
Union of Agricultural and Forestry WorkersGLFG1945Merged into ANG1991
Union of Agriculture, Food and Allied IndustriesANG1991Merged into GMTN2006
Union of Artists, Media Workers and Freelance WorkersGKMF1945Merged into younion2009
Union of Metal, Mining and EnergyGMBE1945Merged into GMT2000
Union of Municipal EmployeesGGB1945Merged into younion2009
Union of Printing, Journalism, and PaperDJP1945Merged into GPA-DJP2007
Union of Private Sector EmployeesGPA1945Merged into GPA-DJP2007
Union of Workers in Food and Allied IndustriesGLB1945Merged into ANG1991
Union of Textile, Clothing and Leather WorkersGTBL1945Merged into GMT2000

Presidents
1945: Johann Böhm
1959: Franz Olah
1963: Anton Benya
1987: Fritz Verzetnitsch
2006: Rudolf Hundstorfer (acting)
2008: Erich Foglar
2018: Wolfgang Katzian

References
    • 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.


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