Building and Construction Union

former West German trade union (1949–1995)
Organization labor_union Q765464
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Building and Construction Union

Summary

Building and Construction Union is a labor union[1].

Key Facts

  • Building and Construction Union is in the country of Germany[2].
  • Building and Construction Union's instance of is recorded as labor union[3].
  • Building and Construction Union's follows is recorded as German Union of Building Trades[4].
  • Building and Construction Union's follows is recorded as Central Union of Stone Workers of Germany[5].
  • Building and Construction Union's follows is recorded as Union of Painters, Decorators, Whitewashers, Plasterers, and House Painters of Germany[6].
  • Building and Construction Union's follows is recorded as Central Union of Chimney Sweeps of Germany[7].
  • Building and Construction Union's follows is recorded as Industrial Union of Construction and Wood[8].
  • Building and Construction Union's followed by is recorded as IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt[9].
  • Building and Construction Union's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152139317[10].
  • Building and Construction Union's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146058385[11].
  • Building and Construction Union's GND ID is recorded as 5252913-7[12].
  • Building and Construction Union's GND ID is recorded as 2013523-3[13].
  • Building and Construction Union's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80104557[14].
  • Building and Construction Union's chairperson is recorded as Jakob Knöß[15].
  • Building and Construction Union's chairperson is recorded as Georg Leber[16].
  • Building and Construction Union's chairperson is recorded as Rudolf Sperner[17].
  • Building and Construction Union's chairperson is recorded as Konrad Carl[18].
  • Building and Construction Union's chairperson is recorded as Bruno Köbele[19].
  • +1949-08-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Building and Construction Union[20].
  • Building and Construction Union was dissolved in +1995-12-31T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Building and Construction Union's official name is recorded as Gewerkschaft Bau-Steine-Erden[22].
  • Building and Construction Union's official name is recorded as Industriegewerkschaft Bau-Steine-Erden[23].
  • Building and Construction Union's short name is recorded as IG BSE[24].
  • Building and Construction Union's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12215t0p[25].
  • Building and Construction Union's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007601698605171[26].

Body

Founding

+1949-08-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Building and Construction Union[20].

Identity

Official names include Gewerkschaft Bau-Steine-Erden[22] and Industriegewerkschaft Bau-Steine-Erden[23]. Predecessors include German Union of Building Trades[4], Central Union of Stone Workers of Germany[5], Union of Painters, Decorators, Whitewashers, Plasterers, and House Painters of Germany[6], Central Union of Chimney Sweeps of Germany[7], and Industrial Union of Construction and Wood[8]. Building and Construction Union's followed by is recorded as IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt[9]. Its short name is recorded as IG BSE[24].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Jakob Knöß[15], an union member[27], 1881–1960[28], of Germany[29]; Georg Leber[16], a politician[30], 1920–2012[31], of Germany[32], awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit[33]; Rudolf Sperner[17], a politician[34], 1919–2010[35], of Germany[36], awarded the Hessian Order of Merit[37]; Konrad Carl[18], a trade unionist[38], 1930–2026[39], of Germany[40], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[41]; and Bruno Köbele[19], a bricklayer[42], b. 1934[43], of Germany[44], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[45].

Dissolution

Building and Construction Union was dissolved in +1995-12-31T00:00:00Z[21].

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  25. [26] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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