Railway Workers' Union (Austria)

The Union of Railway Employees (Gewerkschaft der Eisenbahner, GdE) was a trade union representing railway workers in Austria.

The union was founded in 1945 by the Austrian Trade Union Federation. By 1998, it had 103,432 members. In 2006, it merged with the Hotel, Catering and Personal Services Union and the Commerce and Transport Union, to form Vida.

Presidents

 * 1945: Richard Freund
 * 1962: Josef Matecjek
 * 1965: Fritz Prechtl
 * 1987: Johann Schmölz
 * 1989: Franz Hums
 * 1995: Gerhard Nowak
 * 1999: Wilhelm Haberzettl