The Union of Railway Employees (German: Gewerkschaft der Eisenbahner, GdE) was a trade union representing railway workers in Austria.
The union was founded in 1945 by the Austrian Trade Union Federation. By 1998, it had 103,432 members.[1] In 2006, it merged with the Hotel, Catering and Personal Services Union and the Commerce and Transport Union, to form Vida.[2]
Presidents
- 1945: Richard Freund
- 1962: Josef Matecjek
- 1965: Fritz Prechtl
- 1987: Johann Schmölz
- 1989: Franz Hums
- 1995: Gerhard Nowak
- 1999: Wilhelm Haberzettl
References
- ↑ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 96. ISBN 0333771125.
- ↑ "Eine Bewegung in Bewegung". Austrian Trade Union Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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