Vida (trade union) explained

Vida is a trade union 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 and the Hotel, Catering and Personal Services Union. By 2014, it had 137,553 members, making it the fifth-largest affiliate of the Austrian Trade Union Federation. It is affiliated to the Union Network International, International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations and International Transport Workers' Federation.^{[1] [2]}

Presidents

2006: Rudolf Kaske

2012: Gottfried Winkler

2016: Roman Hebenstreit

References

1. Web site: Trade unions . Worker Participation . ETUI . 16 January 2020.
2. Web site: Austria: The representativeness of trade unions and employer associations in the Horeca sector . Eurofound . 16 January 2020.