Union of Porcelain and Related Workers of Germany explained

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.^[1] The following year, Georg Wollmann was elected as its president.^[2] 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.^[3]

In 1919, the union was a founding constituent of the General German Trade Union Confederation, and by 1920, it had 55,547 members.^[4] In 1926, it merged into the Factory Workers' Union of Germany.^[5]

Notes and References

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