Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz

What Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz does

Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz (GBH) is the Austrian sectoral trade union representing workers in the construction and wood industries, operating as a membership-based non-profit organization affiliated with the Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund (ÖGB), Austria's central trade union confederation. Founded as a workers' union, GBH negotiates Kollektivverträge (sector-wide collective agreements) that set wages and working conditions across building construction, civil engineering, wood processing, furniture manufacturing, sawmills, plastics processing, and related trades, while also supporting works council (Betriebsrat) formation, providing legal protection (Rechtsschutz) for members, and delivering educational programs for works council representatives.

The union distributes its services through a Vienna headquarters (Bundessekretariat) and a federal structure of regional organizations in all nine Austrian states, supplemented by a growing digital stack that includes the GBH-BR.App for works council members, GBH-TV video platform, GBH-News news portal, the KVSystem collective-agreement database (via ÖGB digital publishing), the GBH-Stimmungsbarometer member survey tool, and an SMS/email notification service. Membership recruitment is conducted through community engagement, works-council formation support, and campaigns using the slogan 'Mach uns stark, mach dich stark!' (Make us strong, make yourself strong!).

GBH's business model is funded by recurring membership dues paid by individual workers in the construction and wood sectors; specific fee structures are not publicly disclosed. The organization employs approximately 17 staff and maintains press, communications, IT, finance, international, and education functions, alongside departmental leadership responsible for collective bargaining policy and works-council training. As an ÖGB sectoral union, GBH participates in the broader confederation's coordination, shared resources, and political representation.

Name

Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz

Legal name

Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz

Website

https://gbh.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz is an Austrian non-profit trade union for construction and wood industry workers, affiliated with the Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund (ÖGB). It negotiates sector-wide collective agreements, provides legal protection and works-council support, and delivers member services across all nine Austrian federal states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: GBH generates revenue through membership dues from workers in the construction and wood industries. The specific fee structure is not publicly disclosed on the website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz (GBH) is an Austrian trade union representing workers in the construction and wood industries. It negotiates collective agreements (Kollektivverträge) covering wages and working conditions, provides legal protection (Rechtsschutz) to members, supports works councils (Betriebsrät:innen) through education and a dedicated mobile app, and delivers member benefits such as additional vacation days, health programs, and price advantages. The union operates a digital ecosystem including a video platform (GBH-TV), a news portal, and access to a collective agreement database (KVSystem).

Product overview

Gewerkschaft Bau-Holz (GBH) is a trade union for the construction and wood industries in Austria, offering member services through a combination of digital platforms and traditional union services. The product portfolio centers on the GBH-BR.App for mobile access to works council information, GBH-TV for video content, and KVSystem for collective agreement database access. Core services include collective agreement (Kollektivvertrag) negotiation support, legal protection (Rechtsschutz), works council education (BR-Bildung), and member benefits programs including price advantages and additional vacation days.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GBH-BR.App A mobile application providing works council (Betriebsrat) members with important information, news, and updates accessible via smartphone, designed for elected employee representatives within companies.
• GBH-TV Video platform featuring news, educational materials, and informational content for GBH trade union members and the broader community.
• KVSystem Online database of Austrian collective agreements (Kollektivverträge), wage tables, and related labor information, available free of charge for GBH officials.
• Kollektivvertrag Service (Collective Agreement Negotiation) Annual collective bargaining service for members, negotiating wage increases and working conditions across construction, wood, and related industries in Austria.
• GBH Rechtsschutz (Legal Protection) Legal protection services for GBH members to ensure they receive their entitled labor rights and benefits in disputes with employers.
• BR-Bildung (Works Council Education) Educational and training programs for works council members to advance their knowledge, negotiation skills, and labor law expertise.
• SARA online Legal reference platform (Sammlung Recht und Arbeit) providing free access to over 400 labor law relevant legal norms, offered by the ÖGB Publishing House.
• GBH-Stimmungsbarometer (Sentiment Barometer) Exclusive member sentiment survey tool providing survey results and insights reserved for GBH members.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Österreichischer Gewerkschaftsbund (ÖGB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerÖGB is the Austrian Trade Union Confederation, the umbrella organization for trade unions in Austria. GBH operates as a sectoral union within the ÖGB structure. The ÖGB provides support, coordination, and collective resources for member unions like GBH.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Unia: Switzerland's largest trade union covering construction, industry, and services; comparable to GBH in serving construction workers with collective bargaining and legal protection, but operating in Switzerland rather than Austria.
• Unite the Union (Construction Section): Major UK trade union with a dedicated construction, building materials, and allied trades section; comparable to GBH in serving construction workers with collective bargaining and legal services in another European market.
• FNV Bouw: Dutch trade union for construction and related workers; comparable to GBH as a sector-specific construction union providing collective bargaining and member services, though focused on the Dutch market.

Others

• EFBWW (European Federation of Building and Woodworkers): European umbrella federation for construction and wood-industry unions; thematically comparable to GBH as GBH is part of the broader European construction union ecosystem, though EFBWW operates as an advocacy federation rather than a direct service-providing union.
• BAUINDUSTRIE / FIEC: European Construction Industry Federation representing employers in the construction sector; comparable to GBH as the principal counterparty in collective bargaining across European construction markets, providing the demand-side context for GBH's negotiations.

Direct peers

• vida: Austrian sectoral trade union covering transport, services, and related industries; comparable to GBH as a fellow ÖGB-affiliated sectoral union using the same collective bargaining, legal protection, and works council support model across Austria.
• IG BAU: German trade union for construction, agriculture, and environmental services; directly comparable to GBH in targeting construction workers and providing collective bargaining, legal aid, and works council support in a German-speaking neighboring market.
• GPA-djp: Austrian union for private-sector employees across multiple industries; directly comparable to GBH in organizational model (ÖGB sectoral union, membership dues, collective agreement negotiation, legal protection) but covering different sectors.
• younion _Die Daseinsgewerkschaft: Austrian trade union for public and private service-sector employees; comparable to GBH in the ÖGB confederation structure, collective bargaining focus, and member services portfolio.
• PROGE: Austrian production-sector trade union representing workers in production, industry, and crafts; closely comparable to GBH as an ÖGB sectoral union with overlapping construction/production worker constituencies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/GBHTV
• Facebookfacebook.com/deinegbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/gewerkschaft_bauholz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gewerkschaft-bau-holz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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