| Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry Union | |
| Gewerkschaft Gartenbau, Land- und Forstwirtschaft | |
| Merged into | IG BAU |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 1949 |
| Dissolved | 1996 |
| Members | 90,281 |
| Affiliations | DGB |
The Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry Union (German: Gewerkschaft Gartenbau, Land- und Forstwirtschaft, GGLF) was a West German trade union representing agricultural and forestry workers.
The union was founded in July 1949, and was a founding member of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in October of that same year. In 1995 the GGLF claimed 90,281 members and in 1996 the union merged with the Building and Construction Union to form IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU).
Presidents
- 1949: Friedrich Greve
- 1956: Heinz Frehsee
- 1959: Hellmut Schmalz
- 1968: Alfons Lappas
- 1969: Alois Pfeiffer
- 1975: Willi Lojewski
- 1987: Günther Lappas
- 1993: Hans-Joachim Wilms
References
- Silvia, Stephen J. (2013). Holding the Shop Together: German Industrial Relations in the Postwar Era. Cornell University Press. pp. 112–114. ISBN 978-0-8014-6966-4.
- Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 309. ISBN 0333771125.