Union of Porcelain and Related Workers of Germany

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The Union of Porcelain and Related Workers of Germany (German : Verband der Porzellan- und verwandten Arbeiter und Arbeiterinnen Deutschlands) was a trade union representing workers in the ceramic industry in Germany.

The union was founded in 1892, and it affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions. [1] The following year, Georg Wollmann was elected as its president. [2] The union journal, Die Ameise, was edited by Fritz Zietsch, who led the formation of the International Federation of Pottery Workers, the union hosting its headquarters until 1920. [3]

In 1919, the union was a founding constituent of the General German Trade Union Confederation, and by 1920, it had 55,547 members. [4] In 1926, it merged into the Factory Workers' Union of Germany. [5]

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References

  1. Michalke, Otto. Die Arbeitsnachweise der Gewerkschaften im Deutschen Reich. ISBN   3111500136.
  2. Ruck, Michael (1985). Die Gewerkschaften in den Anfangsjahren der Republik 1919-1923. Bund-Verlag. p. 1065. ISBN   3766309013.
  3. Burchill, Frank; Ross, Richard (1977). A History of the Potters' Union. Hanley: Ceramic and Allied Trades Union. pp. 163–165, 186.
  4. "Das Achtmillioner der freien Gewerkschaften Deutschlands". Gärtner-Zeitung. XXXI (29): 1. 16 July 1921.
  5. Weber, Hermann (1929). Vom Fabrikarbeiterverband zur Industriegewerkschaft Chemie, Papier, Keramik. Materialien und Dokumente. Cologne: Bund-Verlag. ISBN   376633168X.