The Union of Construction and Woodworkers (german: Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz, GBH) is a trade union representing construction workers 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 1945 by 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 166,733 members. Of these, 80% worked in construction, with about 10% in woodworking, and 10% in ceramics and glass.

Presidents

:1945: Johann Böhm :1945: Franz Novy :1949: Franz Olah :1957: Karl Flöttl :1967: Hans Böck :1978: Roman Rautner :1986: Josef Hesoun :1994: Johann Driemer :2006: Johann Holper :2011: Josef Muchitsch

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