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PRO-GE is a trade union representing production workers in manufacturing, agriculture and mining, in Austria. The union was founded in November 2009, when the Chemical Workers' Union (Austria), Chemical Workers' Union (GdC) merged with the Metal-Textile-Food Union (GMTN). On formation, the union had 255,000 members, and was the third largest affiliate of the Austrian Trade Union Federation. Rainer Wimmer, formerly of the GdC, was elected as the union's first president. While the union recruits across the metal, mining, energy, textiles, leather, agriculture, food processing and tobacco sectors, it also recruits temporary workers in any sector. However, it only recruits blue collar workers, with managers and clerical staff being represented by other unions. The union is affiliated to the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations, and the IndustriALL Global Union. Presidents :2009: Rainer Wimmer References ...
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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.* 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 Presidents :1945: Johann Böhm :1959: Franz Olah :1963: Anton Benya : ...
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International Union Of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco And Allied Workers' Associations
The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is a global union federation of trade unions with members in a variety of industries, many of which relate to food processing. History The federation was founded in 1920 with the merger of the International Federation of Bakers, Pastry Cooks and Allied Workers' Associations, the International Federation of Meat Workers, and the International Federation of Brewery Workers. Originally named the International Union of Food and Allied Workers' Associations (IUFAWA), its affiliates were all European until 1950, but it then rapidly expanded worldwide. In 1958, the International Federation of Tobacco Workers merged into the federation, which renamed itself as the International Union of Food, Drinks and Tobacco Workers' Associations, then in 1961 the International Union of Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Workers merged in, and the federation became the International Union ...
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Chemical Workers' Union (Austria)
The Chemical Workers' Union (german: Gewerkschaft der Chemiearbeiter, GdC) was a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in Austria. The union was founded in 1945 by the Austrian Trade Union Federation. By 1998, it had 37,941 members. In 2009, it merged with the Metal-Textile-Food Union, to form PRO-GE PRO-GE is a trade union representing production workers in manufacturing, agriculture and mining, in Austria. The union was founded in November 2009, when the Chemical Workers' Union (Austria), Chemical Workers' Union (GdC) merged with the Metal-Te ....{{cite web , title=Eine Bewegung in Bewegung , url=https://www.oegb.at/cms/S06/S06_999_Suche.a/1342537066882/suche/eine-bewegung-in-bewegung , website=Austrian Trade Union Federation , accessdate=16 January 2020 Presidents :1945: Robert Pipelka :1949: Eduard Schwab :1962: Georg Grossauer :1975: Wilhelm Hrdlitschka :Josef Eder :2001: Wilhelm Beck References Chemical industry trade unions Trade unions established ...
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Metal-Textile-Food Union
The Metal-Textile-Food Union (german: Gewerkschaft Metall-Textil-Nahrung, GMTN) was a trade union representing workers in manufacturing, mining, and agriculture in Austria. The union was founded on 10 May 2006, when the Metal-Textile Union merged with the Union of Agriculture, Food and Allied Industries. The two unions had been working closely together for some time, sharing offices in Vienna from 2002, and using a joint website from the start of 2006. Like its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Austrian Trade Union Federation. The union initially had 230,000 members, and was led by Erich Foglar. In 2009, the union merged with the Chemical Workers' Union, to from PRO-GE PRO-GE is a trade union representing production workers in manufacturing, agriculture and mining, in Austria. The union was founded in November 2009, when the Chemical Workers' Union (Austria), Chemical Workers' Union (GdC) merged with the Metal-Te .... References External links * {{Authority contr ...
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Trade Union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (such as holiday, health care, and retirement), improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting the integrity of their trade through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, ...
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Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of the H ...
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Blue Collar Worker
A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled labor. The type of work may involving manufacturing, warehousing, mining, excavation, electricity generation and power plant operations, electrical construction and maintenance, custodial work, farming, commercial fishing, logging, landscaping, pest control, food processing, oil field work, waste collection and disposal, recycling, construction, maintenance, shipping, driving, trucking and many other types of physical work. Blue-collar work often involves something being physically built or maintained. In contrast, the white-collar worker typically performs work in an office environment and may involve sitting at a computer or desk. A third type of work is a service worker (pink collar) whose labor is related to customer interaction, entertainment, sales or other service-oriented work. Many occupations blend blue, white, or pink-collar work and are ...
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IndustriALL Global Union
IndustriALL Global Union is a global union federation, founded in Copenhagen on 19 June 2012. IndustriALL Global Union represents more than 50 million working people in more than 140 countries, working across the supply chains in mining, energy and manufacturing sectors at the global level. History The IndustriALL Global Union formed as the result of a merger between three former global union federations: * IMF, International Metalworkers' Federation * ICEM, International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions * ITGLWF, International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation European affiliates of IndustriALL Global Union are members of the IndustriAll - European Trade Union. IndustriALL is an international union confederation made up of approximately 800 unions in 140 countries. The organisation's goals are: *Defend workers' rights *Build union power *Confront global capital *Fight precarious work *Promote sustainable industrial policy A ma ...
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Trade Unions In Austria
Human rights in Austria are generally respected by the government; however, there were problems in some areas. There were some reports of police abuse and use of unjustified force against prisoners. Antisemitic incidents, including physical attacks, name-calling, property damage, and threatening letters, telephone calls, and Internet postings occurred during the year. There was some governmental and societal discrimination against fathers, Muslims and members of unrecognized religious groups, particularly those considered "sects". There were incidents of neo-Nazi activity, rightwing extremism, and xenophobia. Trafficking in women and children for prostitution and labor also remained a problem. Respect for the integrity of the person Freedom from arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of life There were no reports that the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings. In August, a Vienna court found four members of the elite Wiener Einsatzgruppe Alarmabteilung ...
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Trade Unions Established In 2009
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services, i.e. trading things without the use of money. Modern traders generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and letter of credit, paper money, and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade. Trade between two traders is called bilateral trade, while trade involving more than two traders is called multilateral trade. In one modern view, trade exists due to specialization and the division of labour, a predominant form of economic activity in which individuals and groups concentrate on a small aspect of production, but use their output in trades for other products ...
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