!!!Christliche Gewerkschaften

Christian Trade Unions: Trade unions which originated in the last 
decade of the 19%%sup th/%  century within the  Christian Socialist 
Movement, forming a State Commission in 1906 and a Central Commission 
in 1909. In 1913 they had 37,000 members (10 % compared to the 
Social Democratic trade unions). After World War I their power 
increased as a consequence of changing political circumstances (1932: 
100,606 members). Among their members were especially civil servants, 
white-collar employees, agricultural workers, domestic servants, 
doormen and workers in small-sized enterprises. In industry they only 
had supporters among tobacco and textile workers. Among the members of 
the Christian trade unions the proportion of women was higher than 
among those of the independent trade unions (1920: 50 % to 
23,9 %; 1932: 31,6 % to 22,1 %). In the period 
1934-1938 the Christian Trade Unions made up the core of the 
Federation of Trade Unions.

!Literature
L. Reichhold, Geschichte der 
christlichen Gewerkschaften Oesterreichs, 1987.


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