Dieter Schulte

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Dieter Schulte (born 13 January 1940) is a German trade union leader. He was chairman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) from 1994 to 2002.

Born in Duisburg, Schulte worked as a bricklayer, then for Thyssen Stahl AG. In 1957, he joined the Building and Construction Union, then in 1958 transferred to IG Metall. From 1970, he held a variety of union posts, eventually in 1991 becoming the union's director. He left in 1994 to become president of the DGB, serving until his retirement in 2002.[1]

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  1. ^ "Frühere Vorsitzende des DGB". German Trade Union Confederation. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

"Dieter Schulte" (in German). Retrieved 2010-09-11.


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