Headquarters of the German employers' associations

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The main office of the German employers 'associations was an organization founded in 1904 to represent employers' interests. It existed until 1913, when it merged with the Association of German Employers 'Associations to form the Association of German Employers' Associations .

history

This was preceded by the great textile workers' strike in Crimmitschau . This ended with a defeat for the strikers, but it also made clear the growing strength of the labor movement. As a result, organizational efforts also intensified in the employers' camp. The dispute between the competing associations Central Association of German Industrialists and Federation of Industrialists led to the establishment of two employers' associations.

The main office was close to the Central Association of German Industrialists and primarily represented the interests of heavy industry and the textile industry. The main task was to protect the members from the supposedly unfounded demands of the workers. For this purpose, those willing to work should be protected and work records should be expanded. The organization should take over the legal protection of employers in fundamental disputes. Above all, they wanted to fight strikes and boycotts through the merger. The employers concerned should receive strike support. The basic goals were almost the same in the two employers' associations right down to the wording of the statutes. There were some differences in terms of social policy. If the Association of German Employers' Associations was more moderate, the main body was just as intransigent as the CDI on issues such as collective bargaining agreements or the rejection of the trade unions.

The main office was formally independent of the CDI. It had its own organizational structures, committees, an office, a publication organ and financial independence. Fritz Tänzler was the managing director . In particular, the strike fund was administered by the main office itself. However, the CDI had significant influence, so that initially the independence hardly existed. According to the statutes, the head of the main office was always also the managing director of the CDI. The chairman of the main office was also chairman of the CDI. There were also blocking minorities in the committees of the main office. Control loosened over time. In 1909 there was a cartel agreement with the Association of German Employers' Associations. Finally, the main office broke away from the CDI and in 1913 merged with competing organizations to form the Association of German Employers' Associations.

literature

  • Hartmut Kaelble : Industrial interest politics in the Wilhelminian society. Central Association of German Industrialists 1895-1914 Berlin, 1966. P. 27f.
  • Stephanie Tilly: Labor-Power-Market. Industrial labor market Germany and Italy in comparison. Berlin, 2006 ISBN 978-3-05-004233-6 pp. 60f.