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'''Ernst Breit''' (20 August 1924 – 22 February 2013) was a [[German people|German]] trade union leader. |
'''Ernst Breit''' (20 August 1924 – 22 February 2013) was a [[German people|German]] trade union leader. |
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Born in [[Rickelshof]], Breit joined the [[Reichspost]] as a trainee inspector in 1941, but the following year was conscripted into the army. He later became a prisoner of war, but at the end of [[World War II]] was released and returned to the post office, working in [[Heide]]. He joined the German Postal Union (DPG), becoming part of his local works council |
Born in [[Lohe-Rickelshof|Rickelshof]], Breit joined the [[Reichspost]] as a trainee inspector in 1941, but the following year was conscripted into the army. He later became a prisoner of war, but at the end of [[World War II]] was released and returned to the post office, working in [[Heide]]. He joined the [[German Postal Union]] (DPG), becoming part of his local [[works council]]. In 1952, he joined the executive committee of the [[Kiel]] district of the DPG, and from 1953 to 1959 served as its chair, while also serving on the union's national executive committee.<ref name="bio">{{cite journal |title=Kernpunkte gewerkschaftlicher Politik in den achtziger Jahren |journal=Gewerkschaftliche Monatshefte |volume=6 |issue=82 |page=329 |url=http://library.fes.de/gmh/main/pdf-files/gmh/1982/1982-06-a-329.pdf |accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref> |
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In 1956, Breit was promoted to run the post office in [[Neustadt in Holstein|Neustadt]], then from 1959 he ran the personnel department at the Federal Post Office. In 1971 he became the national chair of the DPG, and the following year was also elected to the executive of the [[Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International]] (PTTI), and as deputy chair of the Board of the Federal Post. In 1978, Breit was elected as the president of the PTTI, then in 1982 he became the chair of the [[German Trade Union Confederation]].<ref name="bio" /> His time in office was difficult, working with the conservative government of [[Helmut Kohl]], but he was well regarded, and in 1985 also became the president of the [[European Trade Union Confederation]].<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Ernst Breit ist tot |url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/ehemaliger-dgb-chef-ernst-breit-im-alter-von-88-jahren-gestorben-a-885213.html |accessdate=23 February 2013 |work=Der Spiegel |date=23 February 2013}}</ref> |
In 1956, Breit was promoted to run the post office in [[Neustadt in Holstein|Neustadt]], then from 1959 he ran the personnel department at the Federal Post Office. In 1971 he became the national chair of the DPG, and the following year was also elected to the executive of the [[Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International]] (PTTI), and as deputy chair of the Board of the Federal Post. In 1978, Breit was elected as the president of the PTTI, then in 1982 he became the chair of the [[German Trade Union Confederation]].<ref name="bio" /> His time in office was difficult, working with the conservative government of [[Helmut Kohl]], but he was well regarded, and in 1985 also became the president of the [[European Trade Union Confederation]].<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Ernst Breit ist tot |url=https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/ehemaliger-dgb-chef-ernst-breit-im-alter-von-88-jahren-gestorben-a-885213.html |accessdate=23 February 2013 |work=Der Spiegel |date=23 February 2013}}</ref> |
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Breit retired in 1990, and died in 2013.<ref name="obituary" /> |
Breit retired in 1990, and died in 2013.<ref name="obituary" /> |
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His daughter Ursula is married to SPD politician [[Thilo Sarrazin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Personen A–Z: Dr. Thilo Sarrazin|url=http://www.spd-berlin.de/landesverband/personen-a-z/personen-m-z/sarrazin-dr-thilo|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903141904/http://www.spd-berlin.de/landesverband/personen-a-z/personen-m-z/sarrazin-dr-thilo|archivedate=3 September 2010|accessdate=5 September 2010|work=SPD Berlin|language=German}}</ref> |
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{{succession box|title=Chair of the [[German Postal Union]]|years=1971–1982|before=[[Carl Stenger]]|after=Kurt van Haaren}} |
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{{succession box|title=President of the [[Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International]]|years=1979–1984|before=Ivan Reddish|after= |
{{succession box|title=President of the [[Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International]]|years=1979–1984|before=Ivan Reddish|after=[[Glenn Watts]]}} |
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{{succession box|title=Chair of the [[German Trade Union Confederation]]|years=1982–1990|before=[[Heinz Oskar Vetter]]|after=[[Heinz-Werner Meyer]]}} |
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{{succession box|title=President of the [[European Trade Union Confederation]]|years=1985–1991|before=[[Georges Debunne]]|after=[[Norman Willis]]}} |
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Latest revision as of 07:48, 24 December 2023
Ernst Breit (20 August 1924 – 22 February 2013) was a German trade union leader.
Born in Rickelshof, Breit joined the Reichspost as a trainee inspector in 1941, but the following year was conscripted into the army. He later became a prisoner of war, but at the end of World War II was released and returned to the post office, working in Heide. He joined the German Postal Union (DPG), becoming part of his local works council. In 1952, he joined the executive committee of the Kiel district of the DPG, and from 1953 to 1959 served as its chair, while also serving on the union's national executive committee.[1]
In 1956, Breit was promoted to run the post office in Neustadt, then from 1959 he ran the personnel department at the Federal Post Office. In 1971 he became the national chair of the DPG, and the following year was also elected to the executive of the Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International (PTTI), and as deputy chair of the Board of the Federal Post. In 1978, Breit was elected as the president of the PTTI, then in 1982 he became the chair of the German Trade Union Confederation.[1] His time in office was difficult, working with the conservative government of Helmut Kohl, but he was well regarded, and in 1985 also became the president of the European Trade Union Confederation.[2]
Breit retired in 1990, and died in 2013.[2]
His daughter Ursula is married to SPD politician Thilo Sarrazin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kernpunkte gewerkschaftlicher Politik in den achtziger Jahren" (PDF). Gewerkschaftliche Monatshefte. 6 (82): 329. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Ernst Breit ist tot". Der Spiegel. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Personen A–Z: Dr. Thilo Sarrazin". SPD Berlin (in German). Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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