Central Union of Roofers explained

Central Union of Roofers
Native Name:	Zentralverband der Dachdecker Deutschlands
Native Name Lang:	German
Merged Label:	Banned
Successor:	German Union of Building Trades
Location Country:	Germany
Affiliation:	ADGB

Central Union of Roofers (German: Zentralverband der Dachdecker) was a trade union representing roofers in Germany.

The union was founded in 1889. It was based in Frankfurt and published the Dachdecker-Zeitung newspaper. It was initially led by Wilhelm Rachwitz, then by Georg Diehl, until his death in 1917, when Theodor Thomas took over. The union affiliated to the General German Trade Union Confederation in 1919, and also to the Building Workers' International.^{[1] [2]}

Membership of the union was only 10,843 in 1928,^[3] and in 1931, the union merged into the German Union of Building Trades.^[4]

Presidents

1889: Wilhelm Rackwitz

1890s: Georg Diehl

1916: Theodor Thomas

Notes and References

1. Book: Thomas . Theodor . Zentralverband der Dachdecker . 1931 . ADGB . 2107 . 1 June 2020.
2. Book: Vierhaus . Rudolf . Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie . Thies-Zymalkowski . 2011 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3110963816 . 14.
3. Book: Heyde . Ludwig . Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens . 1931 . ADGB . Berlin . 27 May 2020.
4. Web site: Deutscher Baugewerksbund . Friedrich Ebert Stiftung . 1 June 2020.