German Construction Workers' Union

The German Construction Workers' Union (German: Deutscher Bauarbeiter-Verband, DBV) was a trade union representing building workers in Germany.

German Construction Workers' Union
Native nameDeutscher Bauarbeiter-Verband
Founded1 January 1911 (1911-01-01)
PredecessorCentral Union of Masons
Central Union of Construction Workers
Date dissolved31 December 1922 (1922-12-31)
Merged intoGerman Union of Building Trades
Members235,217 (1911)
JournalDer Grundstein
AffiliationADGB, IFBW
Office location1 Wallstraße, Hamburg
CountryGermany

The union was founded on 1 January 1911, when the Central Union of Masons merged with the Central Union of Construction Workers, the two bringing together 235,217 members. The Central Union of Plasterers joined at the start of 1912. The union affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions, and in 1919 became a founding affiliate of the General German Trade Union Confederation. It was also the leading union in the International Federation of Building Workers.[1]

On 1 January 1923, the union merged with the Central Union of Glaziers and the Central Union of Potters, to form the German Union of Building Trades.[2][3]

Presidents
1911: Theodor Bömelburg
1913: Fritz Paeplow
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References
  1. Theilberg, Rudolf (1931). Deutscher Baugewerksbund. ADGB. pp. 352–357. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. "Deutscher Baugewerksbund" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "Deutscher Baugewerksbund". EHRI. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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