Heinrich Hansen (trade unionist)

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Heinrich Hansen (born November 11, 1895 - † February 8, 1971 in Stuttgart ) was a German trade unionist . He was chairman of the IG Druck und Papier .

Life

Heinrich Hansen was part of the trade union resistance during the Nazi era . In 1936 he was imprisoned for four years on charges of "preparing for high treason ". He was released but was under police supervision. After the end of the Second World War , he helped set up the IG Druck und Papier and was involved in building up the German Federation of Trade Unions .

At the first association day of the graphic trade unions of the western zones in 1948, at which the IG Druck und Papier was founded, Hansen was elected second chairman, Christian Fette became chairman . Until then, Hansen had been second chairman of the Nordmark district. In May 1949 Hansen took part in the founding congress of the International Graphic Federation in Stockholm.

Heinrich Hansen House

After Fette became chairman of the DGB in 1951, Hansen succeeded him as chairman of IG Druck und Papier. He held the office until 1962. He died in 1971.

The Heinrich-Hansen-Haus of the Institute for Education, Media and Art of the United Service Union ver.di (the successor organization of the IG Druck und Papier) in Lage - Hörste , North Rhine-Westphalia is named after him. It was opened in 1954 under the name "Bergheim Hörste".

literature

  • Rüdiger Zimmermann : Heinrich Hansen 1895-1972. In: From the printing association to the unified union. 150 years of verdi. Berlin 2016, pp. 76–77.
  • Rüdiger Zimmermann : The international trade union resistance group of lithographers and lithographers against National Socialism. Johannes Hass, Jacob Roelofs, Heinrich Hansen. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bonn 2017, ISBN 978-3-95861-759-9

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinrich Hansen died , print and paper. Zentralorgan der Industriegewerkschaft Druck und Papier, Vol. 109, No. 3, February 8, 1971, p. 5.
  2. ↑ Trade union information, p. 768 (PDF file; 11 kB)
  3. ^ Industry Union for Media, Printing and Paper, Journalism and Art, North Rhine-Westphalia District (Ed.) 50 Years of the Media Union in North Rhine-Westphalia 1947–1997 , p. 25, p. 32 (PDF file; 1.6 MB)
  4. ^ Establishment of the printing and paper industry union at the 1st Trizonal Association Day in Munich from November 29 to December 1, 1948
  5. ↑ 50 Years of the Media Union in North Rhine-Westphalia 1947–1997 , pp. 37-38 (PDF file; 1.6 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Hansen, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German trade unionist, chairman of the IG Druck und Papier
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1895
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1971
Place of death Stuttgart