Max Wilhelm

Max Wilhelm (26 November 1884 – 27 November 1954) was a German trade union leader, active in Switzerland.

Born in Dachau, Wilhelm completed an apprenticeship as a baker and then became a journeyman. In 1907, he ended up in Geneva, where he resolved to improve the precarious working conditions for bakers. He joined the Union of Food and Beverage Workers, and in 1912 moved to Zürich to become its secretary. In 1915, he supported its merger into the Union of Commerce, Transport and Food (VHTL), and was appointed as central secretary of the new union.^[1]

As one of the leading figures in the union, Wilhelm focused his time on campaigning against night work and the truck system, and for bakers and confectioners to obtain a national agreement on pay and conditions. In 1920, the International Union of Food and Drink Workers was founded, and Wilhelm was elected to its executive, soon becoming its president, and serving until 1932. He retired in 1944.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Max Wilhelm". Bericht des Bundeskomitees: 4. 1954.
^ "Max Wilhelm in Memoriam". International Union of Food and Drink Workers' Associations Report on Activity: 1. 1954.

Trade union offices
Preceded by New position	Central Secretary of the Union of Commerce, Transport and Food 1915–1944	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by New position	President of the International Union of Food and Drink Workers 1920–1932	Succeeded by Robert Fischer

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[obituary-1] "Max Wilhelm". Bericht des Bundeskomitees: 4. 1954.

[2] "Max Wilhelm in Memoriam". International Union of Food and Drink Workers' Associations Report on Activity: 1. 1954.

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