Metal-Textile-Food Union

The Metal-Textile-Food Union was a trade union representing workers in manufacturing, mining, and agriculture in Austria.
The union was founded on 10 May 2006, when the Metal-Textile Union merged with the Union of [Agriculture, Food and Allied Industries]. The two unions had been working closely together for some time, sharing offices in Vienna from 2002, and using a joint website from the start of 2006.
Like its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Austrian [Trade Union Federation]. The union initially had 230,000 members, and was led by Erich Foglar.
In 2009, the union merged with the Chemical [Workers' Union (Austria)|Chemical Workers' Union], to form PRO-GE.