Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany

The Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany (German: Verband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter Deutschlands) was a trade union representing workers involved in manufacturing paper and binding books in Germany.

Union of Bookbinders and Paper Workers of Germany

Native name	Verband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter Deutschlands
Founded	4 April 1885
Successor	Printing and Paper Union
Date dissolved	2 May 1933
Members	55,128 (1928)
Journal	Buchbinder-Zeitung
Affiliation	ADGB, IFBKT
Office location	Neuer Markt 8/12, Berlin
Country	Germany

History

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.[1] 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]

Presidents

1885: Adam Dietrich

1904: Emil Kloth

1919: Eugen Haueisen

References

1. Haueisen, Eugen (1931). Verband der Buchbinder and Papierverarbeiter Deutschlands. ADGB. pp. 1835–1837. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
2. Sassenbach, Johannes (1926). Twenty-five years of international trade unionism. Amsterdam: International Federation of Trade Unions. p. 97.
3. Heyde, Ludwig (1931). Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens. Berlin: ADGB. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
4. "Industriegewerkschaft Medien - Druck und Papier, Publizistik und Kunst (IG Medien)". Ver.di. Retrieved 13 November 2019.