Wood and Plastic Union

former West German trade union (1949–1999)
Organization labor_union Q1373781
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Wood and Plastic Union

Summary

Wood and Plastic Union is a labor union[1].

Key Facts

  • Wood and Plastic Union was a member of Confederation of German Trade Unions[2].
  • Wood and Plastic Union was a member of European Federation of Building and Wood Workers[3].
  • Wood and Plastic Union is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's instance of is recorded as labor union[5].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[6].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's follows is recorded as German Wood Workers' Union[8].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's follows is recorded as Central Union of Carpenters and Kindred Trades of Germany[9].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's followed by is recorded as IG Metall[10].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's headquarters location is recorded as Düsseldorf[11].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's ISNI is recorded as 0000000087704916[12].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 127316734[13].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's GND ID is recorded as 4011768-6[14].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr99006778[15].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's chairperson is recorded as Markus Schleicher[16].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's chairperson is recorded as Franz Valentiner[17].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's chairperson is recorded as Heinz Seeger[18].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's chairperson is recorded as Gerhard Vater[19].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's chairperson is recorded as Kurt Georgi[20].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's chairperson is recorded as Horst Morich[21].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's chairperson is recorded as Gisbert Schlemmer[22].
  • +1949-05-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wood and Plastic Union[23].
  • Wood and Plastic Union was dissolved in +1999-12-31T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2007376566[25].
  • Wood and Plastic Union's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2007376567[26].

Body

Founding

+1949-05-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wood and Plastic Union[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as Königswinter[27].

Identity

Official names include Gewerkschaft Holz[28] and Gewerkschaft Holz und Kunststoff[29]. Predecessors include German Wood Workers' Union[8] and Central Union of Carpenters and Kindred Trades of Germany[9]. Wood and Plastic Union's followed by is recorded as IG Metall[10]. Short names include GH[30] and GHK[31].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Markus Schleicher[16], a politician[32], 1884–1951[33], of Germany[34]; Franz Valentiner[17], a resistance fighter[35], 1896–1972[36]; Heinz Seeger[18], a trade unionist[37], 1907–1996[38]; Gerhard Vater[19], a trade unionist[39], 1924–1982[40]; Kurt Georgi[20], a joiner[41], 1920–1999[42], of Germany[43]; and Horst Morich[21], a trade unionist[44], 1934–2019[45], awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[46].

Operations

Wood and Plastic Union's headquarters location is recorded as Düsseldorf[11].

Dissolution

Wood and Plastic Union was dissolved in +1999-12-31T00:00:00Z[24].

References

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  24. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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