| Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany | |
| Native Name: | Verband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter Deutschlands |
| Native Name Lang: | German |
| Successor: | Industrial Union of Printing and Paper (E Germany), Printing and Paper Union (W Germany) |
| Merged Label: | Banned |
| Members: | 55,128 (1928) |
| Publication: | Buchbinder-Zeitung |
| Location Country: | Germany |
| Affiliation: | ADGB, IFBKT |
| Headquarters: | Neuer Markt 8/12, Berlin |
The Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany (de|Verband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter Deutschlands) was a trade union representing workers involved in manufacturing paper and binding books in Germany.
A loose national association of bookbinders was formed in 1882 by various local unions, and they formally merged into a single union at a conference in Offenbach am Main on 4 April 1885. It adopted as its journal the Buchbinder-Zeitung, which had been published since 1880, and in 1904 established a head office in Berlin.[1]
The union played a leading role in establishing the International Federation of Bookbinders and Kindred Trades.[2] In 1919, it became a founding affiliate of the General German Trade Union Confederation. Within the federation, it was part of the Graphic Block. By 1928, the union had 55,128 members.[3] It was banned by the Nazi government in 1933. After World War II, bookbinders and paper workers were represented as part of the Printing and Paper Union.[4]
1885: Adam Dietrich
1904: Emil Kloth
1919: Eugen Haueisen