International Secretariat of Potters

The International Secretariat of Potters (German: Internationales Sekretariat der Töpfer) was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing workers making tiles and related items for the construction industry.

The federation was established in 1907, on the initiative of Adam Drunsel, of the German Central Union of Potters.[1] It dissolved in 1922, its members instead joining the International Federation of Building Workers.[2]

Affiliates

At of 1921, the federation's members were:[3]

UnionCountryMembership
Central Union of PottersGermany11,200
Construction Workers' Union of SwitzerlandSwitzerland500
Professional Association of OffsettersDenmark100
Swedish Tile Makers' UnionSweden800
Union of Ceramic Workers in AustriaAustria800

References

  1. Fricke, Dieter (1976). Die deutsche Arbeiterbewegung 1869-1914. Dietz. p. 615. ISBN 3920303644.
  2. The American Labor Yearbook. New York: Rand School of Social Science. 1924. p. 253.
  3. Year Book. International Federation of Trade Unions. 1922. p. 146.
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