Commerce and Transport Union

Trade union in Austria

The Commerce and Transport Union (German: Gewerkschaft Handel, Transport, Verkehr, 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. By 1998, it had only 35,715 members.[1] In 2006, it merged with the Railway Workers' Union and the Hotel, Catering and Personal Services Union, to form Vida.[2]

## Presidents

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

## References

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1. ^ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 97\. ISBN 0333771125.
2. ^ "Eine Bewegung in Bewegung". Austrian Trade Union Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.