What is German Trade Union Confederation?
'''Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund''' is a [[confederation]] of [[germany|German]] [[trade union]]s. It was a national trade union center of [[Germany]]. The DGB hat 8 German trade unions with more than 7 million people (31.12.2004). It was founded in [[Munich]] in 12 October 1949. == Trade unions == * IG BAU - [[IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt]] (Construction, Agriculture, Environment) 424,808 members = 6.06% * IG BCE - [[IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie]] (Mining, Chemicals, Energy) 770,582 members = 10.99% * GEW - [[Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft]] (Education and Science) 254,673 members = 3.63% * IGM - [[IG Metall]] (Metalworkers) 2,425,005 members = 34.58% * NGG - [[Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten]] (Food, Beverages and Catering) 225,328 members = 3.21% * GdP - [[Gewerkschaft der Polizei]] (Police) 177,910 members = 2.54% * [[TRANSNET Gewerkschaft]] (Railway Workers) 270,221 members = 3.85% * ver.di - [[Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft]] (United Services Union) 2,464,510 members = 35.14% ( DGB in total: 7,013,037 members = 100% // all values: [[31 December]] [[2004]] ) == Presidents == * 1949–1951: [[Hans Böckler]] * 1951–1952: [[Christian Fette]] * 1952–1956: [[Walter Freitag]] * 1956–1962: [[Willi Richter]] * 1962–1969: [[Ludwig Rosenberg]] * 1969–1982: [[Heinz-Oskar Vetter]] * 1982–1990: [[Ernst Breit]] * 1990–1994: [[Heinz-Werner Meyer]] * 1994–2002: [[Dieter Schulte (Gewerkschafter)|Dieter Schulte]] * 2002–today: [[Michael Sommer]] == Other websites == * [http://www.dgb.de DGB homepage] {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:Trade unions in Germany]]