Personal Service Workers' Union Explained

The Personal Service Workers' Union (German: Gewerkschaft Persönlicher Dienst, GPA) was a trade union representing service workers in Austria.

The union was founded by the Austrian Trade Union Federation 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.^{[1] [2]}

Presidents

1945: Friedrich Schubert

c.1960: Adalbert Busta

References

1. Book: Ebbinghaus . Bernhard . Visser . Jelle . Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 . 2000 . Palgrave Macmillan . Basingstoke . 0333771125 . 96.
2. Web site: Eine Bewegung in Bewegung . Austrian Trade Union Federation . 16 January 2020.