Herbert A. Tulatz

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Herbert A. Tulatz (born June 21, 1914 in Breslau , † June 28, 1968 in Bad Homburg ) was a German trade unionist and politician of the SPD . From 1952 he was head of the DGB federal school in Oberursel and from 1962 deputy general secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) in Brussels.

Life

During the time of National Socialism , Tulatz was a member of the Falcons and a member of the socialist workers' movement in Breslau. Because of “lack of political maturity” the NSDAP in Breslau refused him the general university entrance qualification. Tulatz kept in contact with emigrated socialists, which is why he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and five years of loss of honor. In 1942 Tulatz was drafted into the penalty battalion 999, with which he was sent to Africa as a "unworthy of defense" criminal soldier. After being a prisoner of war in the United States , where he was the anti-fascist camp spokesman in Fort Devens , Massachusetts , Tulatz devoted himself to building international unions and became an important union official and held offices there. In 1947 he was also the editor of the magazine Die Zukunft. Independent magazine for young people and published books and articles.

For the SPD, he was chairman in Oberursel, city councilor, member of the Hesse-South district committee, head of the Hessen-South operating group organization and member of the Hessian state committee.

In addition to his political commitment and the establishment of trade unions in post-war Germany, Tulatz also dealt with the international trade union movement in developing countries, with which he was in contact. He also took care of youth and educational work.

Publications (selection)

  • ABC of the trade unionist (1957) (together with Heinz Raspini)
  • Manual for shop stewards of the IG Chemie-Papier-Keramik (1957)
  • Trade Union Development in Nigeria (1963)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ You have something to make up for. In: Der Spiegel 12/1951 of March 21, 1951, pp. 21-25. (Part 1)
  2. ↑ Helga Grebing , Christl Wickert (ed.): The other Germany in the resistance against National Socialism. Essen 1994.
  3. ^ Helga Grebing (Ed.), Lehrstücke in Solidarität, Letters and Biographies of German Socialists 1945–1949, Stuttgart, 1983, p. 382.

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personal data
SURNAME Tulatz, Herbert A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German trade unionists and politicians (SPD)
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 1968
Place of death bad Homburg