The German Union of Saddlers, Upholsterers and Portfolio Makers () was a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing leather goods and upholstery workers in Germany. The union was established in 1920, when the Union of Saddlers and Portfolio Makers merged with the Union of Upholsterers and Kindred Trades of Germany. The union was based in Berlin and, like its predecessors, it affiliated to the

General German Trade Union Confederation The General German Trade Union Federation (, 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 rig ...

. It initially had 28,281 members, and by 1928, this had grown slightly, to 31,406. These figures disguised a high level of turnover, as more than half the union's members were under 30 years old. The union was banned by the Nazi government in 1933. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, leather workers were represented by the

Leather Union The Leather Union (, GL) was a West German trade union representing workers in shoemaking, tanning, saddlery, and other work related to leather. The union was founded in 1949 and affiliated to the German Trade Union Confederation. The union was st ...

Presidents

:1920: Peter Blum :1929: Friedrich Gerhardt

References

{{Authority control Trade unions in Germany Leather industry trade unions Trade unions established in 1920 Trade unions disestablished in 1933