This is a list of trade unions in Germany, which play an important part of
German labour law and
European labour law.
Trade union federations
The
Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund
The German Trade Union Confederation (german: Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund; DGB) is an umbrella organisation (sometimes known as a national trade union center) for eight German trade unions, in total representing more than 6 million people ...
, established 1949, is the most important union organisation. After many mergers it only now consists of 8 trade unions. It mediates inter-union disputes and organises member unions so they do not impede on each other's membership. It follows the ' principle. In its substantive politics it is aligned mostly with the
SPD. Members are not bound by DGB policies. The representation in the DGB is democratic, so in practice IG Metall and ver.di dominate the agenda and policy with the most members.
Individual unions
There are 8 unions, following a long series of mergers, affiliated to the largest German trade union confederation, the Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB).
There are 39 trade unions under the
Deutsche Beamte Bund (dbb).
There are 14 unions affiliated to the
Christlicher Gewerkschaftsbund.
There are a number of other, non-affiliated unions with a total of between 200,000 and 300,000 members.
[See H Dribusch and P Birke, ''Trade Unions in Germany: Organisation, Environment, Challenges'']
2012
*Deutsche Angestellten Gewerkschaft (DAG)
German Salaried Employees' Union (part of DGB since 2001)
*KabineKlar
German Flight Attendants Union
*FAU
Free Workers' Union is the primary
anarcho-syndicalist union in Germany.
* (doctors' union)
See also
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**'' Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail'' (CFDT)
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Jugend- und Auszubildendenvertretung
A works council is a shop-floor organization representing workers that functions as a local/firm-level complement to trade unions but is independent of these at least in some countries. Works councils exist with different names in a variety of re ...
, a statutory young employees' organisation
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Works council
References
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