Английская Википедия:Central Union of Shoemakers of Germany
Шаблон:Infobox union The Central Union of Shoemakers of Germany (Шаблон:Lang-de, ZVdSch) was a trade union representing people working in the shoemaking industry in Germany.
The union was founded in August 1883 at a meeting in Gotha, as the Support Association of German Shoemakers. Due to the Anti-Socialist Laws, it could not describe itself as a trade union, but it operated unemployment and relocation funds for workers. It established headquarters in Offenbach am Main, and in 1887 renamed itself as the Union of German Shoemakers.[1][2] In 1890, it began admitting women, the first men's union in Germany to do so.[3]
In 1900, Josef Simon became the leader of the union, and led it through a difficult five years of strikes, lock outs, and economic struggles.[4] In 1904, it became the "Central Union of Shoemakers of Germany", and it began growing more rapidly.[2] It was the main founder of the International Federation of Boot and Shoe Operatives in 1907, and a founding affiliate of the General German Trade Union Confederation in 1919.[4] By 1928, it had 78,834 members.[5]
The union was banned by the Nazi government in 1933. After World War II, shoemakers were represented by the Leather Union.[6]
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