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German Transport Workers' Union
The German Transport Workers' Union (german: Deutsche Transportarbeiter-Verband, DTV) was a trade union representing transport workers in Germany. The union was founded in 1897 as the Association of Commercial, Transport and Communication Workers, and it affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions. It grew rapidly, with the German Railway Workers' Union joining in 1908, and the Union of Dockers of Germany and the Central Union of Sailors of Germany both joining in 1910, taking membership to 230,000 by 1913. Although the Railway Workers disaffiliated in 1916, as the German Railway Union, the DTV embarked on a series of further mergers: with the German Porters' Union in 1919, the Central Union of German Post and Telegraph Staff in 1921, and the Union of Domestic Workers of Germany in 1923. Membership peaked at 582,000 in 1922. After World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Union Of Public Sector And Transport Workers
The General Union of Public Sector and Transport Workers (german: Gesamtverband der Arbeitnehmer der öffentlichen Betriebe und des Personen- und Warenverkehrs, GV) was a trade union representing workers in various industries in Germany. History Formation The German Transport Workers' Union and the Union of Municipal and State Workers were both affiliates of the General German Trade Union Confederation (ADGB), but the two frequently came into dispute as to which union should represent groups of workers, such as tram workers who were employed by local municipalities. Oswald Schumann, of the transport workers' union, believed that the best resolution to these disputes was for the two unions to merge, and in 1925 he initiated discussions between the two unions, and also the United Union of German Railway Workers. By 1928, discussions were well advanced, but the railway workers' union was concerned that a new union would be dominated by the municipal and state workers, and withdrew f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General German Trade Union Confederation
The General German Trade Union Federation (german: Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, ADGB) was a confederation of German trade unions in Germany founded during the Weimar Republic. It was founded in 1919 and was initially powerful enough to organize a general strike in 1920 against a right-wing coup d'état. After the 1929 Wall Street crash, the ensuing global financial crisis caused widespread unemployment. The ADGB suffered a dramatic loss of membership, both from unemployment and political squabbles. By the time the Nazis seized control of the government, the ADGB's leadership had distanced itself from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and was openly cooperating with Nazis in an attempt to keep the organization alive. Nonetheless, on May 2, 1933, the SA and SS stormed the offices of the ADGB and its member trade unions, seized their assets and arrested their leaders, crushing the organization. History The ADGB was founded on July 5, 1919 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Transport Workers' Federation
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is a democratic global union federation of transport workers' trade unions, founded in 1896. In 2017 the ITF had 677 member organizations in 149 countries, representing a combined membership of 19.7 million transport workers in all industrial transport sectors: civil aviation, dockers, inland navigation, seafarers, road transport, railways, fisheries, urban transport and tourism. The ITF represents the interests of transport workers' unions in bodies that take decisions affecting jobs, employment conditions or safety in the transport industry. Organisation The ITF works to improve the lives of transport workers globally, encouraging and organising international solidarity among its network of affiliates. The ITF is allied with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Any independent trade union with members in the transport industry is eligible for membership of the organization. The ITF represents the interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (such as holiday, health care, and retirement), improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting the integrity of their trade through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Commission Of German Trade Unions
The General Commission of German Trade Unions (german: Generalkommission der Gewerkschaften Deutschlands) was an umbrella body for German trade unions during the German Empire, from the end of the Anti-Socialist Laws in 1890 up to 1919. In 1919, a successor organisation was named the Allgemeiner Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, and then in 1949, the current Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund was formed. History In January 1890, the Reichstag refused to extend the Anti-Socialist Laws which had prohibited socialist political parties and trade unions. Despite this, many of those trade unions which did exist, the Free Trade Unions (Germany), Free Trade Unions, had come to work closely with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Large celebrations marked May Day in 1890. In Hamburg, employers Lockout (industry), locked out workers who took the day off. In response, the various unions representing metal and engineering workers called for a union conference, to look at the implications of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Dockers Of Germany
The Union of Dockers of Germany (german: Verband der Hafenarbeiter Deutschlands) was a trade union representing dock workers in Germany. The union was founded on 1 January 1891, in the aftermath of a major strike in Hamburg. It brought together various local unions, and by May, when it held its first conference, it had 4,957 members. The conference elected Johann Schwarz, former leader of the Hamburg dockers, as its first president, but he was dismissed before the end of the year, having stolen money from the union. It published the newspaper ''Hafenarbeiters'', and affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions. In 1892, the union merged with the shipbuilders' union, to form the Union of German People involved in Shipbuilding and Shipping. This did not prove a success, and in 1894, the two unions split again. The union was a founding constituent of what became the International Transport Workers' Federation. In 1896, dockers in Hamburg held a major strike, in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Union Of Sailors Of Germany
The Central Union of Sailors of Germany (german: Zentralverband seemännischer Arbeiter Deutschlands) was a trade union representing sailors and related workers in the German merchant navy. Albert Störmer, leader of the Hamburg sailors' union, called a conference of local sailors' unions in June 1897, which agreed to establish a national agitation committee. This launched the journal ''Der Seemann'' in November, and also held a national congress, which formed the Central Union of Sailors of Germany on 1 February 1898. The union affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions and the International Transport Workers' Federation, and adopted ''Der Seemann'' as its journal. From 1900, the union was led by Paul Müller, who gradually moved the union to more centrist positions, achieving the introduction of health insurance for German sailors, while also arguing that black people should not be employed in the industry.{{cite web , title=Müller, Paul (1875-1925) , url=http ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Railway Union
The German Railway Union (german: Deutsche Eisenbahner-Verband, DEV) was a trade union representing railway workers in Germany. The union was established in 1916, when the railway section of the German Transport Workers' Union The German Transport Workers' Union (german: Deutsche Transportarbeiter-Verband, DTV) was a trade union representing transport workers in Germany. The union was founded in 1897 as the Association of Commercial, Transport and Communication Workers ... merged with the Union for Bavarian Railway Workshops and Operational Workers, and some other small unions representing railway workers in southern Germany. The union affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions, and it grew rapidly, its membership being 345,000 by 1919. In 1919, the union was a founding affiliate of the General German Trade Union Federation. By 1925, membership had fallen to 197,000. That year, the union merged with the small National Union of German Railway Officials and T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Domestic Workers Of Germany
The Union of Domestic Workers of Germany (german: Verband der Hausangestellten Deutschlands) was a trade union representing domestic staff in Germany. The union was founded in 1909 and was based in Berlin. It published the newspaper ''Zentralorgan der Verband der Hausangestellten Deutschlands'' and affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions. In 1919, the union was a founding affiliate of the General German Trade Union Federation. By 1920, it had 20,014 members, but this then fell, and hyperinflation put the union in financial difficulties. In 1923, it merged into the German Transport Workers' Union. Presidents :1909: Ida Baar :1913: Wilhelmine Kähler (acting) :1913: Luise Kähler Luise Kähler (12 January 1869 – 22 September 1955) was a German socialist, trade union leader and politician. She was one of a small number of women union officials that held a prominent position within Germany's trade unions in the first ha ... References {{Authority con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Municipal And State Workers
The Union of Municipal and State Workers (german: Verband der Gemeinde- und Staatsarbeiter, VGS) was a trade union representing public sector workers in Germany. History In September 1896, gas workers in Berlin went on strike in opposition to having to work for 18 hours on Sundays. Bruno Poersch, leader of the local union of saddlers, supported the strike, and helped found a union to represent them. This was officially established on 4 October, under the name the Union of Gas, Wood, Coal, and Other Workers, and by the end of the year, it had launched a journal. Poersch aimed to develop the union into one representing municipal workers, and so in 1897, the coal and wood workers were transferred to the German Transport Workers' Union, and the union became the Association of Gas and Other Municipal Workers, recruiting water, sewage, lighting, market and slaughterhouse workers, as well as inspectors of gas works. Section were established for each industry, and in 1899, the union wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Gardeners And Nursery Workers
The Union of Gardeners and Nursery Workers (german: Verband der Gärtner und Gärtnereiarbeiter) was a trade union representing gardeners, horticultural workers, and flower arrangers in Germany. The union was founded in 1890 as the General German Gardeners' Union, a social democratic union, based in Berlin. In 1904, it absorbed the non-affiliated German Gardeners' Union. It was a founding affiliate of the General German Trade Union Confederation in 1919, but remained small, with only 10,518 members in 1928. Despite this, such prominent figures as Otto Albrecht, Wilhelm Jannson, and Georg Schmidt, all entered trade unionism through the association. The union established a library of 2,660 books relating to gardening, and published the journal, ''Gärtnereifachblatt''. At the start of 1930, it merged with the German Transport Workers' Union, the Union of Municipal and State Workers, and the Union of German Professional Firefighters, to form the General Union of Public Sector and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
