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