The Hotels, Catering and Personal Services Union (german: Gewerkschaft Hotel, Gastgewerbe, Persönlicher Dienst, HGPD) was a

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 ( ...

representing workers in the hospitality industry in

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 ...

. The union was founded in 1978, when the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union merged with the Personal Service Workers' Union. Like its forerunners, the union affiliated to the

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 ...

. By 1998, the union had 50,320 members. In 2006, it merged with the Railway Workers' Union and the

Commerce and Transport Union The Commerce and Transport Union (german: Gewerkschaft Handel, Transport, Verkehr, HTV) was a trade union representing workers in the distribution industry in Austria. The union was founded in 1945 by the Austrian Trade Union Federation. By 1998, ...

, to form

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Presidents

:1978: Florian Mück :1987: Franz Erwin Niemitz

References

Hospitality industry trade unions Trade unions established in 1978 Trade unions disestablished in 2006 Trade unions in Austria 1978 establishments in Austria 2006 disestablishments in Austria