Austrian Trade Union Federation
"OGB" redirects here. For the musician, see Ogbogu Okonji.
Full name | Austrian Federation of Trade Unions |
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Native name | Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund |
Founded | 1945 |
Members | 1,335,421 (2005) |
Affiliation | ITUC, TUAC |
Key people | Erich Foglar, president |
Office location | Vienna, Austria |
Country | Austria |
Website | www.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, which is known for its close contacts to Austria's Social Democratic Party (SPÖ); in fact, chairmen of the ÖGB have often also been influential SPÖ members.
Affiliated unions
- Union of Private Sector Employees, Printing, Journalism, and Paper (GPA-DJP)
- Gewerkschaft öffentlicher Dienst (GÖD)
- Gewerkschaft der Gemeindebediensteten, Kunst, Medien, Sport und freie Berufe (GdG-KMSfB)
- Gewerkschaft vida
- Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz (GBH)
- Gewerkschaft PRO-GE
- Gewerkschaft der Post- und Fernmeldebediensteten (GPF)
References
- ICTUR et al.,, ed. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
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