Central Union of Machinists and Stokers

The Central Union of Machinists and Stokers and Kindred Trades of Germany (German: Zentralverband der Maschinisten und Heizer sowie Berufsgenossen auf Deutschlands, ZMH) was a trade union representing machine operators and those in related areas of work, in Germany.

Central Union of Machinists and Stokers
Full nameCentral Union of Machinists and Stokers and Kindred Trades of Germany
Native nameZentralverband der Maschinisten und Heizer sowie Berufsgenossen auf Deutschlands
Founded1892
SuccessorIG Metall
Date dissolved2 May 1933 (1933-05-02)
Members100,287 (1920)
JournalZeitung der Deutschen Maschinisten und Heizer
AffiliationADGB, IBMH
Office locationSkalitzer Straße 47–48, Berlin
CountryGermany

The union was founded in Berlin in 1892, with the merger of various local unions, and affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions. It represented machinists, stokers, and those in related areas of work, regardless of the industry in which they were employed. In 1919, the union was a founding constituent of the General German Trade Union Confederation,[1] and by 1920, it had 100,287 members. In 1927, the union established the International Federation of Enginemen and Firemen.[2]

By 1928, the union's membership had declined to 48,568. In 1933, the union was banned by the Nazi government.[3]

Presidents
1906: Franz Scheffel
1918: Hermann Klebe

References
  1. Klebe, Hermann (1931). Zentralverband der Maschinisten und Heizer sowie Berufsgenossen Deutschlands. ADGB. p. 2108. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "International Secretariat of Enginemen and Firemen". Industrial and Labour Information. 25 (3): 70. 1928.
  3. Heyde, Ludwig (1931). Internationales Handwörterbuch des Gewerkschaftswesens. Berlin: ADGB. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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