German Union of Building Trades

The German Union of Building Trades (German: Deutscher Baugewerksbund, DBB) was a trade union representing construction workers in Germany.

German Union of Building Trades
Deutscher Baugewerksbund
SuccessorIndustrial Union of Construction (E Germany),
Building and Construction Union (W Germany)
Founded1 January 1923 (1923-01-01)
DissolvedMay 2, 1933 (1933-05-02)
Headquarters5-6 Friedrichstraße, Berlin
Location
  • Germany
Members
435,156 (1924)
PublicationDer Grundstein
AffiliationsADGB, IFBW

The union was founded on 1 January 1923, when the German Construction Workers' Union merged with the Central Union of Glaziers, and the Central Union of Potters. Like its predecessors, it affiliated to the General German Trade Union Confederation. In 1924, the Union of Asphalters joined, followed in 1931 by the Central Union of Roofers. In 1924, the union had 435,156 members, making it the third largest union in the country. It was organised in 18 districts.[1][2][3]

In May 1933, the union was banned by the Nazis. After World War II, a new Building and Construction Union was formed.[4]

Presidents
1923: Fritz Paeplow
1927: Nikolaus Bernhard

References
  1. Heyde, Ludwig (1931). Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens. Berlin: ADGB. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. "Deutscher Baugewerksbund" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "Deutscher Baugewerksbund". EHRI. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. Markovits, Andrei (1986). The Politics of the West German Trade Unions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 327–362. ISBN 0521305136.
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