Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry Union
former West German trade union (1949–1995)
The Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry Union (German: Gewerkschaft Gartenbau, Land- und Forstwirtschaft, GGLF) was a West German trade union representing agricultural and forestry workers.
The union was founded in July 1949, and was a founding member of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in October of that same year. In 1995 the GGLF claimed 90,281 members and in 1996 the union merged with the Building and Construction Union to form IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU).
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