The Austrian Trade Union Federation or Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (, 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.*
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 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
External links OeGB Homepage