Trade Unions and Associations
IG Metall, Germany's largest metalworkers trade union, is based at the Main Forum high-rise building in the Gutleutviertel district. It was founded in 1949 and had 2.2 million unionists in 2011.
IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt, a union for construction and engineering workers, Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, a union for teachers, and Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer, a union for train drivers, are also based in Frankfurt.
A lot of lobbying trade associations are represented in Frankfurt, including:
- Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik (Electrotechnical, Electronic and Information Technology Association)
- DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie (Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology Association)
- Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Booksellers Association), which organises the Frankfurt Book Fair
- Bundesverband des Deutschen Versandhandels (German Catalogue Selling Association)
- Verband der Chemischen Industrie (Chemical Industry Association)
- Verband der Photoindustrie (Photography Industry Association)
- Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (German Machine and Equipment Building Association)
- Verband der Köche Deutschlands (German Cooks Association)
In 2010, the Verband der Automobilindustrie (Automobile Industry Association), or short VDA, moved from Frankfurt to Berlin. The VDA is the organiser of one of the most important trade fairs in Frankfurt, the Frankfurt Motor Show, but the relocation does not affect this as it is agreen upon that the motor show will be held in Frankfurt until 2019 at the least.
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