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This is a list of trade unions in Germany.

Trade union federations

The Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, established 1949, is the most important union organisation. After many mergers it only now consists of 8 trade unions. It mediates inter-union disputes and organises member unions so they do not impede on each other's membership. It follows the Einheitsgewerkschaft principle. In its substantive politics it is aligned mostly with the SPD. Members are not bound by DGB policies. The representation in the DGB is democratic, so in practice IG Metall and ver.di dominate the agenda and policy with most members.

Individual unions

There are 8 unions, following a long series of mergers, affiliated to the largest German trade union confederation, the Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB).

Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund

Name Est. Members Description
Industriegewerkschaft Metall 1949 2,270,000 IG Metall
Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft 2001 2,040,000 ver.di
IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie 1997 660,000
IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt 1996 281,000 IGBAU had 720,000 members in 1996.
Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft 1948 272,000
Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsgewerkschaft 2010 209,000 (2013) Formerly known as Transnet.
Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten 1949 206,000 (2008)
Gewerkschaft der Polizei 1959 175,000

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Deutscher Beamtenbund

There are 39 trade unions under the Deutsche Beamte Bund (dbb) however German law continues to deny civil servants the right to strike.

Name Est. Members Description
Deutsche Polizeigewerkschaft 1951 94.000
Komba Gewerkschaft 1920 80.000
Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer 1867 34.000

Christlicher Gewerkschaftsbund

There are 14 unions affiliated to the German Christian Workers' Federation (Christlicher Gewerkschaftsbund).[2]

Non-affiliated unions

There are a number of other, non-affiliated unions with a total of between 200,000 and 300,000 members.[3]

References

  1. ^ http://www.dgb.de/uber-uns/dgb-heute/mitgliederzahlen/2010
  2. ^ http://www.cgb.info/organisation/einzelgewerkschaften.html
  3. ^ See H Dribusch and P Birke, Trade Unions in Germany: Organisation, Environment, Challenges (2012)

See also

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