Industrial Relations in Germany‑ Contexts, Ideology, and Unions

IV‑ Worker Organizations

Structure and Finances

•Unions & DGB have large technical staffs

•Finances

•Economic Enterprises

–First union‑owned bank established in 1920's

–Unions have financed hundreds of thousands of housing units, own one of country's major banks, major insurance companies, chain of 5,000 stores, travel agency, publishing co, etc.


	Finances
		Unions collect about 2% of income in dues‑ don't strike much so build up sizable reserves
		Income from economic enterprises