Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft
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| United Services Union | |
| Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft e. V. | |
| Founded | 2001 |
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| Members | 2,600,000 |
| Country | Germany |
| Affiliation | DGB |
| Key people | Frank Bsirske, president |
| Office location | Berlin, Germany |
| Website | www.verdi.de/ |
ver.di is a large German trade union. It claims to be the largest trade union in the world, with 2.6 million members. "ver.di" is an abbreviation for Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft, which means "United Services Union."
In 2001 ver.di was formed when the German Salaried Employees' Union (DAG) merged with four unions of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) (DPG, HBV, ÖTV, IG Medien).
[edit] References
- (2005) in ICTUR et al,: Trade Unions of the World, 6th, London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
[edit] External links
- Official ver.di homepage
- Introduction in English on the ver.di homepage
