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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

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1945: Friedrich Schubert
c.1960: Adalbert Busta

References

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  1. ^ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 96. ISBN 0333771125.
  2. ^ "Eine Bewegung in Bewegung". Austrian Trade Union Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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