The Chemical Workers' Union (german: Gewerkschaft der Chemiearbeiter, GdC) 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 (s ...

representing workers in the chemical 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 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, it had 37,941 members. In 2009, it merged with the Metal-Textile-Food Union, to form

PRO-GE PRO-GE is a trade union representing production workers in manufacturing, agriculture and mining, in Austria. The union was founded in November 2009, when the Chemical Workers' Union (GdC) merged with the Metal-Textile-Food Union (GMTN). On forma ...

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Presidents

:1945: Robert Pipelka :1949: Eduard Schwab :1962: Georg Grossauer :1975: Wilhelm Hrdlitschka :Josef Eder :2001: Wilhelm Beck

References

Chemical industry trade unions Trade unions established in 1945 Trade unions disestablished in 2009 Trade unions in Austria 1945 establishments in Austria 2009 disestablishments in Austria