Austrian Trade Union Federation
Trade union
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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 | |
| Founded | 1945 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
| Location | |
| Members | 1,335,421 (2005) |
Key people | Wolfgang Katzian, president |
| Affiliations | ITUC, TUAC |
| Website | www |
Affiliated unions
Former affiliates
Presidents
- 1945: Johann Böhm
- 1959: Franz Olah
- 1963: Anton Benya
- 1987: Fritz Verzetnitsch
- 2006: Rudolf Hundstorfer (acting)
- 2008: Erich Foglar
- 2018: Wolfgang Katzian