German Painters' Union

The Union of Painters, Decorators, Whitewashers, Plasterers, and House Painters of Germany (German: Verband der Maler, Lackierer, Anstreicher, Tüncher und Weissbinder Deutschlands) was a trade union representing painters in Germany.

Union of Painters, Decorators, Whitewashers, Plasterers, and House Painters of Germany
Vereinigung der Maler, Lackierer, Anstreicher und verwandten Berufsgenossen Deutschlands
SuccessorIndustrial Union of Construction (E Germany),
Building and Construction Union (W Germany)
FoundedDecember 1884 (1884-12)
Dissolved2 May 1933 (1933-05-02)
Location
  • Germany
AffiliationsADGB

The union was founded in 1885, bringing together various local unions. It grew slowly, reaching 22,651 members in 1904, and 42,000 in 1916. In 1919, it was a founding member of the General German Trade Union Confederation. By 1928, it had 58,775 members. In 1933, it was banned by the Nazi government.[1][2]

Presidents
1890s: Albert Tobler
1914: Otto Streine
1928: Hans Batz

References
  1. Heyde, Ludwig (1931). Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens. Berlin: ADGB. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. Batz, Hans. "Verband der Maler, Lackierer, Anstreicher, Tüncher und Weissbinder Deutschlands (sitz Frankfurt)". Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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