The Federation of Free Trade Unions in Austria (German: Bund freier Gewerkschaften in Österreich) was a trade union centre in Austria.

The federation was established in 1928, when the Imperial Trade Union Commission was refounded on an industrial union basis. It had 38 affiliates, with a total of 655,000 members, and was led by Anton Hueber.[1]

In February 1934, the federation was banned by the Nazi government.[1]

Affiliates included:[2]

  • Austrian Construction Union
  • Austrian Metalworkers' Union (merged into Austrian Metal and Mineworkers' Union in 1931)
  • Austrian Senefelder Union
  • Central Association of Commercial Employees of Austria
  • Reich Association of Austrian Printing and Newspaper Workers
  • Union of Artificial Flower and Decorative Feather Workers of Austria
  • Union of Austrian Woodworkers
  • Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Austria
  • Union of Cardboard Box Workers of Austria
  • Union of Carpenters of Austria
  • Union of Decorators, House Painters, Varnishers and Related Professions of Austria
  • Union of Domestic Assistants, Educators and Homeworkers
  • Union of Furriers and Related Trades of Austria
  • Union of Hairdressers' Assistants of Austria
  • Union of Hat Makers of Austria
  • Union and Legal Protection Association for Austrian Railway Personnel
  • Union of Office Assistants in Industry in Austria
  • Union of Stoneworkers
  • Union of Tailors of Austria
  • Union of Textile Workers of Austria
  • Union of Workers in the Chemical Industry of Austria

References

  1. 1 2 "Freie Gewerkschaften". Das Rote Wien. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Archivalische Forschungen zur Geschichte der deutschen Arbeiterbewegung, vol.6, no.1
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