Vida is 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 transport and service industries in Austria. The union was founded in December 2006, when the Railway Workers' Union merged with the

Commerce and Transport Union The Commerce and Transport Union (, HTV) was a trade union 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 Feder ...

and 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 ...

. By 2014, it had 137,553 members, making it the fifth-largest affiliate of 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 ...

. It is affiliated to the

Union Network International UNI Global Union, formally Union Network International (UNI), is a global union federation for the skills and services sectors, uniting national and regional trade unions. It has affiliated unions in 150 countries representing 20 million workers ...

International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is a global union federation of trade unions with members in a variety of industries, many of which relate to food processi ...

and

International Transport Workers' Federation The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is a democratic global union federation of transport workers' trade unions, founded in 1896. In 2017 the ITF had 677 member organizations in 149 countries, representing a combined membership o ...

Presidents

:2006: Rudolf Kaske :2012: Gottfried Winkler :2016: Roman Hebenstreit

External links

*{{official website, https://www.vida.at/

References

Trade unions in Austria Trade unions established in 2006 Transportation trade unions