Austrian Trade Union Federation

"OGB" redirects here. For other uses, see OGB (disambiguation).
ÖGB
Austrian Federation of Trade Unions
Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund
Founded1945
HeadquartersVienna, Austria
Location
Members
1,335,421 (2005)
Key people
Wolfgang Katzian, president
AffiliationsITUC, TUAC
Websitewww.oegb.at

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 smaller affiliated trade unions. Each union is traditionally dominated by a certain political faction, with the strongest faction in the ÖGB as a whole traditionally being the social democratic one (Fraktion Sozialdemokratischer GewerkschafterInnen), which is known for its close contacts to Austria's Social Democratic Party (SPÖ); chairmen of the ÖGB have often also been influential SPÖ members.[1]

  1. ^ *ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.