ver.di is a large German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 trade union

Trade union

A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...

 with 2.2 million members. "ver.di" is an abbreviation for Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft, which means "United Services Union." The headquarter of the trade union is in Berlin.

In the National Conference (Bundeskongress) the different levels and the different sectors are represented.
The National Executive Board is responsible for the management.
Chairman is Frank Bsirske.

In 2001 ver.di was formed when the German Salaried Employees' Union

German Salaried Employees' Union

The German Salaried Employees' Union, in German Deutsche Angestellten-Gewerkschaft was an independent trade union based in Hamburg...

 (DAG) merged with four unions of the German Confederation of Trade Unions

German Confederation of Trade Unions

The Confederation of German Trade Unions is an umbrella organisation for eight German trade unions, in total representing more than 7 million people . It was founded in Munich, 12 October 1949.The DGB coordinates joint demands and activities within the German trade union movement...

(DGB) (DPG, HBV, ÖTV, IG Medien).

External links

• Official ver.di homepage
• Introduction in English on the ver.di homepage