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The Union of Porcelain and Related Workers of Germany (German: Verband der Porzellan- und verwandten Arbeiter und Arbeiterinnen Deutschlands) was a trade union representing workers in the ceramic industry in Germany.

The union was founded in 1892, and it affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions. The following year, Georg Wollmann was elected as its president. The union journal, Die Ameise, was edited by Fritz Zietsch, who led the formation of the International Federation of Pottery Workers, the union hosting its headquarters until 1920.

In 1919, the union was a founding constituent of the General German Trade Union Confederation, and by 1920, it had 55,547 members. In 1926, it merged into the Factory Workers' Union of Germany.

References

  1. Michalke, Otto. Die Arbeitsnachweise der Gewerkschaften im Deutschen Reich. ISBN 3111500136.
  2. Ruck, Michael (1985). Die Gewerkschaften in den Anfangsjahren der Republik 1919-1923. Bund-Verlag. p. 1065. ISBN 3766309013.
  3. Burchill, Frank; Ross, Richard (1977). A History of the Potters' Union. Hanley: Ceramic and Allied Trades Union. pp. 163–165, 186.
  4. "Das Achtmillioner der freien Gewerkschaften Deutschlands". Gärtner-Zeitung. XXXI (29): 1. 16 July 1921.
  5. Weber, Hermann (1929). Vom Fabrikarbeiterverband zur Industriegewerkschaft Chemie, Papier, Keramik. Materialien und Dokumente. Cologne: Bund-Verlag. ISBN 376633168X.
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