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The Union of Construction and Woodworkers (German : Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz, GBH) is a trade union representing construction workers in Austria.

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The union was founded in 1945 by the Austrian Trade Union Federation. 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. [1]

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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References

  1. Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 96. ISBN   0333771125.