The Metal-Textile Union (, GMT) was a
trade union
A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...
representing manufacturing workers and miners in Austria.
The union was founded in 2000, when the
Union of Metal, Mining and Energy (GMBE) merged with the
Union of Textile, Clothing and Leather Workers
The Union of Textile, Clothing and Leather Workers (, GTBL) was a trade union representing workers in a variety of related industries in Austria.
The union was founded in 1945 by the Austrian Trade Union Federation. Its membership fell over the y ...
. The union was led by Rudolf Nürnberger, former president of the GMBE.
In 2002, the union began sharing offices in
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
with the
Union of Agriculture, Food and Allied Industries. The two unions merged on 10 May 2006, forming the
Metal-Textile-Food Union
The Metal-Textile-Food Union (, GMTN) was a trade union representing workers in manufacturing, mining, and agriculture in Austria.
The union was founded on 10 May 2006, when the Metal-Textile Union merged with the Union of Agriculture, Food and ...
.
[{{cite news , title=Gewerkschaften Metall - Textil und Agrar-Nahrung-Genuss fusionieren im Mai 2006 , url=https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20060426_OTS0165/gewerkschaften-metall-textil-und-agrar-nahrung-genuss-fusionieren-im-mai-2006 , accessdate=17 January 2020 , agency=Austria Press Agency , date=26 April 2006]
References
Metal trade unions
Textile and clothing trade unions
Trade unions established in 2000
Trade unions disestablished in 2006
Trade unions in Austria
2000 establishments in Austria
2006 disestablishments in Austria