Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany

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Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany
Native nameVerband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter Deutschlands
Founded4 April 1885 (1885-04-04)
Successor Industrial Union of Printing and Paper (E Germany),
Printing and Paper Union (W Germany)
Date dissolved2 May 1933 (1933-05-02)
Members55,128 (1928)
JournalBuchbinder-Zeitung
Affiliation ADGB, IFBKT
Office locationNeuer Markt 8/12, Berlin
CountryGermany

The Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany (German : Verband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter Deutschlands) was a trade union representing workers involved in manufacturing paper and binding books in Germany.

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History

A loose national association of bookbinders was formed in 1882 by various local unions, and they formally merged into a single union at a conference in Offenbach am Main on 4 April 1885. It adopted as its journal the Buchbinder-Zeitung, which had been published since 1880, and in 1904 established a head office in Berlin. [1]

The union played a leading role in establishing the International Federation of Bookbinders and Kindred Trades. [2] In 1919, it became a founding affiliate of the General German Trade Union Confederation. Within the federation, it was part of the Graphic Block. [1] By 1928, the union had 55,128 members. [3] It was banned by the Nazi government in 1933. After World War II, bookbinders and paper workers were represented as part of the Printing and Paper Union. [4]

Presidents

1885: Adam Dietrich
1904: Emil Kloth
1919: Eugen Haueisen

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References

  1. 1 2 Haueisen, Eugen (1931). Verband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter Deutschlands. ADGB. pp. 1835–1837. Retrieved 2 June 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ Sassenbach, Johannes (1926). Twenty-five years of international trade unionism. Amsterdam: International Federation of Trade Unions. p. 97.
  3. ↑ Heyde, Ludwig (1931). Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens. Berlin: ADGB. Retrieved 27 May 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Industriegewerkschaft Medien - Druck und Papier, Publizistik und Kunst (IG Medien)". Ver.di. Retrieved 13 November 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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