The Union of Private Sector Employees (, GPA) was a trade union representing white collar workers in Austria.

The union was founded in 1945 by the Austrian Trade Union Federation. It became the largest affiliate of the federation in 1978, and by 1998, it had 298,044 members. It was strongest among white collar manufacturing workers, but also had many members in banking and commerce. Despite being the largest union in Austria, its membership density was only 30%.

Union of Private Sector Employees

In 1989, the union became the first in Austria to elect a woman as president. In November 2006, it merged with the Union of Printing, Journalism, and Paper, to form the Union of Private Sector Employees, Printing, Journalism, and Paper.

Union of Private Sector Employees

Presidents

1945: Friedrich Hillegeist

1962: Rudolf Häuser

1974: Alfred Dallinger

1989: Eleonora Hostasch

1994: Hans Sallmutter

2005: Wolfgang Katzian

References

Clerical trade unions

Finance sector trade unions

Trade unions established in 1945

Trade unions disestablished in 2006

Trade unions in Austria

1945 establishments in Austria

2006 disestablishments in Austria

Union of Private Sector Employees