Ring of German Civil Service Associations

The Ring of German Civil Service Associations was an amalgamation of civil service associations during the Weimar Republic . He was close to the liberal Hirsch-Duncker trade associations and was a member of the union ring of German workers ', salaried employees and civil servants' associations founded by them.

history

After the liberally oriented trade unions had left the DGB , they founded the union ring of German workers ', salaried employees and civil servants' associations in 1920. Among the member organizations was the General Railway Association, in which numerous civil servants were also organized. Negotiations were held to join the DBB . After this got into a crisis as a result of the railway officials 'strike of 1922, the union ring founded its own umbrella organization for civil servants in addition to the pillars of workers and employees with the ring of German civil servants' associations.

Similar to the parent organization of the Hirsch-Duncker trade unions, the association emphasized party-political and religious neutrality. The aim was to maintain the civil service on a public law basis and to represent the interests of the civil servants. For this purpose, the legislation and the public should be influenced, for example through negotiations, meetings and the like. The right to strike was not claimed.

However, the establishment turned out to be less than successful. In 1924 the ring still had 54,000 members, but by 1928 it fell to 32,000 and in 1930 to 13,000.

The organization remained formally independent. But through an organizational contract in 1928, the actual civil service policy representation was carried out by the DBB.

literature

• Hans-Werner Laubinger: Organization of civil servants and legislation. The involvement of civil servant organizations in the preparation of civil service regulations. Speyer. 1974 p. 63f. Digitized version (PDF)