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The Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany (german: Verband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter 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 involved in manufacturing paper and binding books in Germany.


History

A loose national association of bookbinders was formed in 1882 by various local unions, and they formally merged into a single union at a conference in
Offenbach am Main Offenbach am Main () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Hesse, Germany, on the left bank of the river Main (river), Main. It borders Frankfurt and is part of the Frankfurt urban area and the larger Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Aut ...
on 4 April 1885. It adopted as its journal the ''Buchbinder-Zeitung'', which had been published since 1880, and in 1904 established a head office in Berlin. The union played a leading role in establishing the
International Federation of Bookbinders and Kindred Trades The International Federation of Bookbinders and Kindred Trades was a global union federation representing unions of bookbinders. History In 1902, the Austrian bookbinders' union suggested organising an international conference of bookbinders, and ...
. In 1919, it became a founding affiliate of the
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 ...
. Within the federation, it was part of the Graphic Block. By 1928, the union had 55,128 members. It was banned by the Nazi government in 1933. After
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 opposin ...
, bookbinders and paper workers were represented as part of the Printing and Paper Union.


Presidents

:1885: Adam Dietrich :1904:
Emil Kloth Emil Kloth (23 October 1864 – 4 May 1942) was a German trade unionist, who later became a Nazi official. Born in Mecklenburg, Kloth completed an apprenticeship as a bookbinder. As a journeyman, he went to Leipzig, where he became a socialis ...
:1919: Eugen Haueisen


References

{{Authority control Bookbinders' trade unions Trade unions established in 1885 Trade unions disestablished in 1933 Trade unions in Germany