Austrian Trade Union Federation

ÖGB

Full name	Austrian Federation of Trade Unions
Native name	Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund
Founded	1945
Members	1,335,421 (2005)
Affiliation	ITUC, TUAC
Key people	Erich Foglar, president
Office location	Vienna, Austria
Country	Austria
Website	www.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, which is known for its close contacts to Austria's Social Democratic Party (SPÖ); in fact, chairmen of the ÖGB have often also been influential SPÖ members.

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