The Union of Workers in Food and Allied Industries (german: Gewerkschaft der Lebensmittel und Genussarbeiter, GLB) 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 food production, tobacco manufacture, and related industries, 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 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 ...

in 1945. By 1990, it had 39,517 members. The following year, it merged with the

Union of Agricultural and Forestry Workers The Union of Agricultural and Forestry Workers (german: Gewerkschaft Land, Forst, Garten, GLFG) was a trade union representing countryside workers in Austria. The union was founded by the Austrian Trade Union Federation The Austrian Trade Union ...

, to form the

Union of Agriculture, Food and Allied Industries The Union of Agriculture, Food and Allied Industries (german: Gewerkschaft Agrar-Nahrung-Genuß, ANG) was a trade union representing workers in agriculture, food processing and other related industries, in Austria. The union was founded in 1991, wh ...

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Presidents

:1945: Karl Mantler : :1960: Josef Staribacher :1989: Leopold Simperl

References

Food processing trade unions Trade unions established in 1945 Trade unions disestablished in 1991 Trade unions in Austria 1945 establishments in Austria 1991 disestablishments in Austria