The General German Trade Union Federation was a confederation of German trade unions in Germany founded during the Weimar Republic. It was founded in 1919 and was initially powerful enough to organize a general strike in 1920 against a right-wing coup d'état. After the 1929 Wall Street crash, the ensuing global financial crisis caused widespread unemployment. The ADGB suffered a dramatic loss of membership, both from unemployment and political squabbles. By the time the Nazis seized control of the government, the ADGB's leadership had distanced itself from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and was openly cooperating with Nazis in an attempt to keep the organization alive. Nonetheless, on May 2, 1933, the SA and SS stormed the offices of the ADGB and its member trade unions, seized their assets and arrested their leaders, crushing the organization.
The General Commission of German Trade Unions was an umbrella body for German trade unions during the German Empire, from the end of the Anti-Socialist Laws in 1890 up to 1919. In 1919, a successor organisation was named the Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, and then in 1949, the current Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund was formed.
The Union of Miners of Germany was a trade union representing miners in Germany.
The Union of Painters, Decorators, Whitewashers, Plasterers, and House Painters of Germany was a trade union representing painters in Germany.
The Central Union of Carpenters and Kindred Trades of Germany was a trade union representing carpenters in Germany.
The Central Union of Machinists and Stokers and Kindred Trades of Germany was a trade union representing machine operators and those in related areas of work, in Germany.
The Central Union of Stone Workers of Germany was a trade union representing stone masons in Germany.
Central Union of Roofers was a trade union representing roofers in Germany.
The United Union of German Railway Workers was a trade union representing railway workers in Germany.
The Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany was a trade union representing workers involved in manufacturing paper and binding books in Germany.
The Union of German Book Printers was a trade union representing printers in Germany.
The German Leather Workers' Union was a trade union representing workers involved in tanning and glovemaking.
The General Union of Public Sector and Transport Workers was a trade union representing workers in various industries in Germany.
The Central Union of Bakers and Confectioners was a trade union representing workers in bakeries and related trades in Germany.
The Central Union of Butchers and Kindred Trades of Germany was a trade union representing butchers and abattoir workers in Germany.
Josef Simon was a German trade unionist and politician.
The Union of Graphic Assistants of Germany was a trade union representing assistants in the printing trade in Germany.
The Union of Stone Setters, Pavers and Kindred Trades was a trade union representing paviours and people in related trades, in Germany.
The International Artists' Lodge is a trade union section and former independent trade union, representing variety and circus performers in Germany.
The Central Union of Employees was a trade union representing white collar, private sector workers in Germany.
