'''PRO-GE''' is a trade union representing production workers in manufacturing, agriculture and mining, in Austria.
The union was founded in November 2009, when the Chemical Workers' Union (GdC) merged with the Metal-Textile-Food Union (GMTN). On formation, the union had 255,000 members, and was the third largest affiliate of the Austrian Trade Union Federation. Rainer Wimmer, formerly of the GdC, was elected as the union's first president.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trade unions |url=https://www.worker-participation.eu/National-Industrial-Relations/Countries/Austria/Trade-Unions |website=Worker Participation |publisher=ETUI |accessdate=16 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Founding Congress Takes Place of New Austrian Manufacturing Union PRO.GE |url=http://www.industriall-union.org/archive/icem/founding-congress-takes-place-of-new-austrian-manufacturing-union-proge |website=IndustriALL |accessdate=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="merger">{{cite web |title=Metalworking and chemical workers’ unions to merge |url=https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/article/2009/metalworking-and-chemical-workers-unions-to-merge |website=Eurofound |accessdate=17 January 2020}}</ref>
While the union recruits across the metal, mining, energy, textiles, leather, agriculture, food processing and tobacco sectors, it also recruits temporary workers in any sector. However, it only recruits blue collar workers, with managers and clerical staff being represented by other unions. The union is affiliated to the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations, and the IndustriALL Global Union.<ref name="merger" /><ref name="clothing">{{cite web |title=Austria: The representativeness of trade unions and employer associations in the textile and clothing sector |url=https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/report/2013/austria-the-representativeness-of-trade-unions-and-employer-associations-in-the-textile-and-clothing |website=Eurofound |accessdate=17 January 2020}}</ref>
==Presidents== :2009: Rainer Wimmer
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==External links== *{{Official website|www.proge.at}}
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Category:Trade unions in Austria Category:Trade unions established in 2009 Category:Manufacturing trade unions Category:Sole legal trade unions