Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany

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.

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

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

References

  1. Haueisen, Eugen (1931). Verband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter Deutschlands. ADGB. pp. 1835–1837. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  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.
  4. "Industriegewerkschaft Medien - Druck und Papier, Publizistik und Kunst (IG Medien)". Ver.di. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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