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Günter Döding

1930 – 2005

German trade unionist

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About Günter Döding

Lived 1930 – 2005 (aged 74). Günter Döding was a German trade unionist, miner and union member.

Günter Friedrich Wilhelm Döding (4 September 1930 – 8 August 2005) was a German trade union leader.

Born in Isenstedt, Döding worked as a coal miner before becoming a cigar sorter. He joined the Food, Beverages and Catering Union (NGG), and soon began working for it full-time in Wuppertal. In 1956, he joined the union's national executive as youth secretary, and was given charge of the NGG's tobacco sector.

In 1966, Döding became vice president of the NGG, then in 1978 was elected as its president. As leader of the union, he championed early retirement policies for workers, an environmental tax and new laws on working hours. His policy views attracted attention, and in 1985 he set them out fully in a book, Die neuen Aufgaben der Gewerkschaften.

Döding was elected as president of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations in 1981. In 1988, he was implicated in an accounting scandal at co op AG, leading him to retire from his union positions.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Vice president, Chairperson
Awards
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Günter Döding's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Günter Döding?

German trade unionist (1930–2005)

When was Günter Döding born?

Günter Döding was born on 4 September 1930 in Isenstedt.

When did Günter Döding die?

Günter Döding died on 8 August 2005.

What was Günter Döding's occupation?

Günter Döding was a trade unionist, miner and union member.

What nationality was Günter Döding?

Günter Döding was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Günter Döding

· Wikidata: Q1560421

· DBpedia: Günter Döding

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