| Central Union of Construction Workers | |
| Native Name: | Zentralverband der Bauhilfsarbeiter |
| Native Name Lang: | German |
| Merged: | German Construction Workers' Union |
| Members: | 65,572 (1910) |
| Publication: | Der Bauarbeiter |
| Location Country: | Germany |
| Affiliation: | GGD, IFBW |
The Central Union of Construction Workers (German: Zentralverband der Bauhilfsarbeiter) was a trade union representing building labourers in Germany.
The first national congress of local unions of building labourers was held in May 1889, and it agreed to launch a national journal, Der Bauarbeiter. With the repeal of the Anti-Socialist Laws, it was possible to form legal trade unions, and at the 3rd Congress of Construction Workers, in Halle, on 6 April 1891, the Central Union of Masons was established. It adopted Der Bauarbeiter as its journal.[1]
The union initially had 2,500 members. It affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions, and by 1904, its membership had grown to 33,245.[2] By 1910, this had risen further, to 65,572. At the start of 1911, it merged with the Central Union of Masons, to form the German Construction Workers' Union.
1891: F. Krens
1901: Gustav Behrendt