The Union of Coopers, Cellar Managers, and Helpers in Germany (german: Verband der Böttcher, Weinküfer und Hilfsarbeiter 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 coopers and those in related trades, in Germany. The union was founded in 1885, as a travel support association for coopers, based in

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

. By 1886, the organisation had 3,000 members. By 1893, the union's membership had reached 6,000, and in 1897, it was able to appoint a full-time president, Carl Winkelmann. The union affiliated to the

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 ...

, and was a founding affiliate of its successor, the

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 ...

. By 1927, the union had 8,142 members. That year, it merged with 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 ...

, the

Union of Brewery and Mill Workers The Union of Brewery and Mill Workers and Kindred Trades (german: Verbandes der Brauerei- und Mühlenarbeiter und verwandter Berufe) was a trade union representing workers in the food and drink processing industry in Germany. The union was founded ...

, and the

Central Union of Butchers The Central Union of Butchers and Kindred Trades of Germany (german: Zentralverband der Fleischer und Berufsgenossen Deutschlands) was a trade union representing butchers and abattoir workers in Germany. In 1898, Theodor Keslinke founded the Local ...

, to form the

Union of Food and Drink Workers The Union of Food and Drink Workers (german: Verband der Nahrungsmittel- und Getränkearbeiter, VNG) was a trade union representing workers in the food and drink processing industry in Germany. The union was founded in 1927, when the Central Unio ...

Presidents

:1885: Neure :1897: Carl Winkelmann :1924:

References

{{Authority control Coopers' trade unions Trade unions in Germany Trade unions established in 1885 Trade unions disestablished in 1927