Gewerkschaft der Postler ('Postmens' Trade Union') was a German trade union in the First Czechoslovak Republic. The union was affiliated to the Central Commission of German Trade Unions in the Czechoslovak Republic.[1]
| Type | Trade union |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Reichenberg |
| Location |
The union had its headquarter in Reichenberg.[2] As of 30 June 1924 the union claimed a membership of 4,420 (3,592 male, 828 female).[2] Joseph Tichak served as the chairman of the union.[3][4] The union issued a monthly publication named Gewerkschaft der Postler, edited by Paul Gottschlich.[2][5][6]
The third congress of the PTT International, held from 14 to 17 July 1924, granted membership to the union in the international.[5]
By the mid-1920s there were mass layoffs of government employees, with a national bias. The German postal workers joined protests against the imposition of language requirements for government employees.[4] In 1935 the union resolved to combat the dismissals of German employees from the Postal and Telegraph Services.[4] Frustration had grown in the postal worker ranks over the Social Democratic government policies, and by mid-1933 the Eger branch of the union issued a call for an extraordinary union congress and disaffiliation from the Central Commission of German Trade Unions. The appeal obtained support from 8 out of 54 local branches of the union.[4]
In 1938, as Tichak resigned from his leadership post over health issues, the union distanced itself from the Social Democrats and withdrew from the Central Commission of German Trade Unions.[4]
References
edit- ^ "OS KOVO - Historie". Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ a b c International Labour Directory. The Office. 1925. p. 35.
- ^ Reichenberg (1938). Jahrbuch und Wohnungs-Anzeiger der Stadt Reichenberg: für d. Jahr 1938. Stadt. p. 895.
- ^ a b c d e Oellerman, Thomas. Mehr als nur eine Partei. Die deutsche Sozialdemokratie in der Tschechoslowakischen Republik 1918-1938
- ^ a b Wilhelm Küsgen; Paul Gerbeth; Heinrich Herzog; Laurenz Schneider; Gerhard Raabe (21 November 2013). Handwörterbuch des Postwesens. Springer-Verlag. pp. 226, 295. ISBN 978-3-642-94265-5.
- ^ Sperlings Zeitschriften- und Zeitungs-Adressbuch: Handbuch der deutschen Presse. Börsenvereins der Deutschen Buchhändler. 1930. p. 412.