The Union of Painters, Decorators, Whitewashers, Plasterers, and House Painters of Germany (German: Verband der Maler, Lackierer, Anstreicher, Tüncher und Weissbinder Deutschlands) was a trade union representing painters in Germany.
Vereinigung der Maler, Lackierer, Anstreicher und verwandten Berufsgenossen Deutschlands | |
| Successor | Industrial Union of Construction (E Germany), Building and Construction Union (W Germany) |
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| Founded | December 1884 |
| Dissolved | 2 May 1933 |
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| Affiliations | ADGB |
The union was founded in 1885, bringing together various local unions. It grew slowly, reaching 22,651 members in 1904, and 42,000 in 1916. In 1919, it was a founding member of the General German Trade Union Confederation. By 1928, it had 58,775 members. In 1933, it was banned by the Nazi government.[1][2]
Presidents
edit- 1890s: Albert Tobler
- 1914: Otto Streine
- 1928: Hans Batz
References
edit- ^ Heyde, Ludwig (1931). Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens. Berlin: ADGB. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Batz, Hans. "Verband der Maler, Lackierer, Anstreicher, Tüncher und Weissbinder Deutschlands (sitz Frankfurt)". Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Retrieved 28 May 2020.