The Metal-Textile Union (german: Gewerkschaft Metall-Textil, GMT) 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 manufacturing workers and miners in Austria. The union was founded in 2000, when the

Union of Metal, Mining and Energy The Union of Metal, Mining and Energy (german: Gewerkschaft Metall-Bergbau-Energie, GMBE) was a trade union representing blue collar workers in Austria. The union was founded by the Austrian Trade Union Federation in 1945. It was the federation's ...

(GMBE) merged with the

Union of Textile, Clothing and Leather Workers The Union of Textile, Clothing and Leather Workers (german: Gewerkschaft Textil-Bekleidung-Leder, GTBL) was a trade union representing workers in a variety of related industries in Austria. The union was founded in 1945 by the Austrian Trade Union ...

. The union was led by Rudolf Nürnberger, former president of the GMBE. In 2002, the union began sharing offices in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

with the Union of Agriculture, Food and Allied Industries. The two unions merged on 10 May 2006, forming the

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 ...

.{{cite news , title=Gewerkschaften Metall - Textil und Agrar-Nahrung-Genuss fusionieren im Mai 2006 , url=https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20060426_OTS0165/gewerkschaften-metall-textil-und-agrar-nahrung-genuss-fusionieren-im-mai-2006 , accessdate=17 January 2020 , agency=Austria Press Agency , date=26 April 2006

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