The Personal Service Workers' Union (, GPA) 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 service workers in

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

. The union was founded 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 ...

in 1945. By 1977, it had 22,107 members, of whom more than 90% were women. The following year, it merged with the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union, to form the

Hotel, Catering and Personal Services Union The Hotels, Catering and Personal Services Union (, HGPD) was a trade union representing workers in the hospitality industry in Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the East ...

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Presidents

:1945: Friedrich Schubert :c.1960: Adalbert Busta

References

Trade unions established in 1945 Trade unions disestablished in 1978 Trade unions in Austria 1945 establishments in Austria 1978 disestablishments in Austria