Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft
German trade union within the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)
ver.di is a large German trade union. It is the largest trade union in the world, with 2.6 million members. "ver.di" is an abbreviation for Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft, which means "United Services Union."
In 2001 ver.di was formed when the Deutsche Angestellten Gewerkschaft (DAG) (German Salaried Employees) merged with four unions of the Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB) (DPG, HBV, ÖTV, IG Medien).
Other websites change
- ver.di homepage
- Introduction in English on the ver.di homepage
