Union of Porcelain and Related Workers of Germany

The Union of Porcelain and Related Workers of Germany (German: Verband der Porzellan- und verwandten Arbeiter und Arbeiterinnen Deutschlands) was a trade union representing workers in the ceramic industry in Germany.

The union was founded in 1892, and it affiliated to the General Commission of German Trade Unions.^[1] The following year, Georg Wollmann was elected as its president.^[2] The union journal, Die Ameise, was edited by Fritz Zietsch, who led the formation of the International Federation of Pottery Workers, the union hosting its headquarters until 1920.^[3]

In 1919, the union was a founding constituent of the General German Trade Union Confederation, and by 1920, it had 55,547 members.^[4] In 1926, it merged into the Factory Workers' Union of Germany.^[5]