The Commerce and Transport Union (, HTV) 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 workers in the distribution industry in Austria. The union was founded in 1945 by the

Austrian Trade Union Federation 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 ...

. By 1998, it had only 35,715 members. In 2006, it merged with the Railway Workers' Union and the Hotel, Catering and Personal Services Union, to form Vida.{{cite web , title=Eine Bewegung in Bewegung , url=https://www.oegb.at/cms/S06/S06_999_Suche.a/1342537066882/suche/eine-bewegung-in-bewegung , website=Austrian Trade Union Federation , accessdate=16 January 2020

Presidents

:1945: Karl Weigl :1954: Wilhelm Svetelsky :1966: Johann Roposs :1978: :1986: Robert Zehenthofer :1990: Peter Schneider

References

Transportation trade unions Trade unions established in 1945 Trade unions disestablished in 2006 Trade unions in Austria 1945 establishments in Austria 2006 disestablishments in Austria