The Union of Bakers and Related Workers of Germany (german: Verband der Bäcker und Berufsgenossen Deutschlands) was a

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 ( ...

representing workers in the baking industry in Germany. The union was founded on 5 June 1885, at a meeting in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

. It was an early affiliate of the General Commission of German Trade Unions, and by 1904 had grown to 9,068 members. In 1907, it merged with the Central Union of Confectionery and Gingerbread, to form the

Central Union of Bakers and Confectioners The Central Union of Bakers and Confectioners (german: Zentralverband der Bäcker, Konditoren und Verwandter Berufsgenossen Deutschlands) was a trade union representing workers in bakeries and related trades in Germany. The union was founded in 19 ...

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Oskar Allmann Oskar Allmann (born 1868) was a German trade unionist. Allmann worked as a baker, and joined the Union of Bakers and Related Workers of Germany. In 1895, he was elected as president of the union. In 1907, he took the union into a merger which f ...

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{{Authority control Bakers' and confectioners' trade unions German food industry organisations Trade unions in Germany Trade unions established in 1885 Trade unions disestablished in 1907