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German Agricultural Workers' Union
The German Agricultural Workers' Union (german: Deutscher Landarbeiter-Verband, DLV) was a trade union representing agricultural and forestry workers in Germany. From 1890, agricultural workers in Germany were represented by the Union of Factory, Agricultural and Commercial Support Workers in Germany, a general union. However, that organisation wished to move towards becoming an industrial union, and the General Commission of German Trade Unions felt it would be better for agricultural workers to have their own organisation. The Union of Agricultural, Forest and Vineyard Workers of Germany was founded in 1909, under the leadership of Georg Schmidt, who had previously been the leader of the small Union of Gardeners and Nursery Workers. It became the "German Agricultural Workers' Union" in 1912. By 1928, the union had 151,273 members. In 1933, it was banned by the Nazis, and after World War II, it was replaced by the Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry Union The Horticul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Factory, Agricultural And Commercial Support Workers In Germany
The Factory Workers' Union of Germany (, VFD, commonly known as , FAV) was a trade union in Germany. History The union was founded in early July 1890, as a general union affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions, gathering unskilled workers from many different industrial sectors. It was initially named the Union of Factory, Agricultural and Commercial Support Workers in Germany It grew rapidly, with 11,000 members by 1896, and 76,000 by 1905. However, in 1906, it decided to only represent workers in six industries: * Chemical industry * Paper making * Brick making * Sugar refining * Agriculture * Dairies, distilleries and related trades In light of this, in 1908, it changed its name to the "Factory Workers' Union of Germany", and by 1912, it had come to focus on the chemical, paper, building materials, and food industries. This strategy proved successful, and by 1913 the membership had reached 210,000. That year, the Union of Flower Workers joined, while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Land, Food And Forests
The Union of Land, Food and Forests (german: Gewerkschaft der Land, Lebensmittelgüter und Forst) was a trade union representing workers in various related industries in East Germany. The union was founded in 1946, as the Industrial Union of Agriculture and Forestry, and in June it became part of the new Free German Trade Union Federation (FDGB), by which point it already had 167,065 members. In 1949, it was a founding affiliate of the Trade Union International of Agricultural and Forestry Workers. In 1950, it changed its name to the Union of Land and Forests, to better reflect its membership. The scope of the union gradually increased. In 1960, employees of food purchasing businesses were transferred from the Union of Trade, Food and Enjoyment, followed in 1964 by workers in feed mixing plants, and in 1968 by all remaining workers in food manufacturing and processing. As a result, that year, it changed its name to the "Union of Land, Food and Forests". In 1964, the union als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horticulture, Agriculture And Forestry Union
The Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry Union (german: Gewerkschaft Gartenbau, Land- und Forstwirtschaft, GGLF) was a West German trade union representing agricultural and forestry workers. The union was founded in July 1949, and was a founding member of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in October of that same year. In 1995 the GGLF claimed 90,281 members and in 1996 the union merged with the Building and Construction Union to form IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt The IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt (IG BAU) is a trade union in Germany with a membership of 350,000 (as per end of 2007). It is the fourth largest of eight industrial affiliates of the DGB ( German Confederation of Trade Unions). IG BAU is active in the ... (IG BAU). Presidents :1949: Friedrich Greve :1956: Heinz Frehsee :1959: Hellmut Schmalz :1968: Alfons Lappas :1969: Alois Pfeiffer :1975: Willi Lojewski :1987: Günther Lappas :1993: Hans-Joachim Wilms References {{Authority control Agriculture and forestry trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General German Trade Union Federation
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 Landworkers' Federation
The International Landworkers' Federation (ILF) was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing agricultural and forestry workers. History The federation was established in 1920 at a conference in Amsterdam, and set up its headquarters in Utrecht. In 1924, it relocated to Berlin, but returned to Utrecht in 1933. By 1925, it had 15 affiliates, with a total of 377,800 members, and by 1954 this had grown to more than 1,000,000 members, principally in Europe. In 1960, the federation merged with the Plantation Workers International Federation, which mostly represented workers on plantations in poorer countries, forming the International Federation of Plantation and Agricultural Workers. Affiliates In 1954, the following unions were affiliated to the federation: Leadership General Secretaries :1920: Piet Hiemstra :1924: Georg Schmidt :1933: Piet Hiemstra :1938: Oscar Lewinsen :1942: Walter Kwasnik :1950: Adri de Ruijter Presidents :1920: Walter Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Schmidt (trade Unionist)
Georg Schmidt (22 November 1875 – 22 February 1946) was a German trade unionist and politician. Born in Biebrich, Schmidt became a gardener, and in 1898 he joined the General German Gardeners' Union. Shortly after, he moved to Mannheim, where he joined the local Verein Edelweiß association, which he persuaded to join the union. In 1902, he was elected to the union's national executive, and in 1903, he successfully persuaded the union to affiliate to the General Commission of German Trade Unions. From 1904, Schmidt worked as one of three full-time employees of the union, with responsibility for southern Germany. In 1905, he became managing director of the union's newspaper, the ''Allgemeine Deutsche Gärtner-Zeitung''. In 1907, Schmidt became the president of the union, and within two years, he had increased its membership to 5,000. This brought him to the attention of Carl Legien, leader of the General of Commission of German Trade Unions. The federation were establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...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 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] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriculture And Forestry Trade Unions
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers began to plant them around 11,500 years ago. Sheep, goats, pigs and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. Industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture in the twentieth century came to dominate agricultural output, though about 2 billion people still depended on subsistence agriculture. The major agricultural products can be broadly grouped into foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materials (such as rubber). Food classes include cereals (grains), vegetables, fruits, cooking oils, meat, milk, egg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
