Wood and Plastic Union
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The Wood and Plastic Union (German: Gewerkschaft Holz und Kunststoff, GHK) was a West German trade union representing workers in wood and plastic manufacturing. The union was founded in 1949 and affiliated to the German Trade Union Confederation. While it represented plastic workers from the start, 90% of its membership was in wood manufacturing. By 1998, it had a membership of 145,128. In 2000, it merged into IG Metall.[1]
Presidents
- 1949: Markus Schleicher
- 1951: Franz Valentiner
- 1953: Heinz Seeger
- 1958: Gerhard Vater
- 1977: Kurt Georgi
- 1981: Horst Morich
- 1993: Gisbert Schlemmer
References
- ↑ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 309. ISBN 0333771125.
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