Union cartel

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Trade union cartels , sometimes also called trade union commissions , were local amalgamations of local unions in Germany during the German Empire and the Weimar Republic .

In view of the rapid growth of the trade unions after the end of the Socialist Law , the need for cooperation in the individual places grew beyond the boundaries of the individual trade unions. In 1893, the General Commission of the Trade Unions declared the establishment of trade union cartels to be necessary. Such a merger had already arisen in Hamburg. Its statutes were recommended for imitation.

According to these statutes, the cartel united all the independent local trade union organizations in the respective place. The purpose of the organization was to contribute to the promotion of trade unionism and to advise or provide material support to the individual unions. In particular, the aim was to facilitate a joint approach to cross-sector problems. In the event of strikes , the cartels provided the member organizations involved in industrial action with ideal and sometimes material support. The cartels should also collect socio-political data. The list of candidates for the election of the assessors for the trade courts was also in the hands of the union cartels. In some cases, the organization of proof of work was also the responsibility of the cartels. The cartels also frequently employed workers' secretaries to provide advice on social law.

Not only in the free trade unions , but also in the Christian trade unions , there were trade union cartels with similar tasks.

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