Wage labor regulation and labor codes in Weimar and Nazi Germany (1918–1945)

1. Stinnes–Legien Agreement sets postwar labor framework

   Nov 15, 1918Labels: Stinnes Legien, Trade Unions

   • Stinnes Legien
   • German Revolution

2. Weimar Constitution establishes labor rights and councils

   Aug 11, 1919Labels: Weimar Constitution, Works Councils

   • Britannica
   • Weimar Const

3. Reichstag protest turns deadly amid councils debate

   Jan 13, 1920Labels: Reichstag Protest, Berlin

   • Reichstag Bloodbath

4. Works Councils Act creates elected councils in firms

   Feb 4, 1920Labels: Works Councils, Betriebsr te

   • BRG de
   • Max Planck

5. Implementing law extends worker role in supervisory boards

   Feb 15, 1922Labels: Supervisory Boards, Co-determination

   • Max Planck

6. Unemployment Insurance Act creates nationwide labor administration

   Jul 16, 1927Labels: Unemployment Insurance, Labour Exchanges

   • AVAVG de
   • SSA History

7. Reichstag Fire Decree suspends key rights and organizing

   Feb 28, 1933Labels: Reichstag Fire, Civil Liberties

   • USHMM
   • Reichstag Decree

8. Nazi regime dissolves independent trade unions

   May 2, 1933Labels: Trade Unions, Nazi Suppression

   • HMDT
   • TUC

9. German Labour Front founded as state-controlled labor body

   May 10, 1933Labels: German Labour, DAF

   • DAF
   • Trustees Law

10. Law on Trustees of Labour replaces collective bargaining

    May 19, 1933Labels: Trustees of, Wage Regulation

    • Trustees Law
    • Gleichschaltung

11. Work Order Act imposes Führerprinzip inside firms

    Jan 20, 1934Labels: Work Order, F hrerprinzip

    • Work Order Act
    • Max Planck

12. Reich Labour Service Act mandates labor duty for youth

    Jun 26, 1935Labels: Reich Labour, Youth Service

    • RAD

13. DAF collapses with Nazi defeat in Europe

    May 8, 1945Labels: DAF, Nazi Defeat

    • DAF