Free German Trade Union Federation

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Free German Trade Union Federation

Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund
Predecessor	General German Trade Union Federation
Successor	German Trade Union Federation
Founded	1946
Dissolved	1990
Location	East Germany
Members	9,600,000
Publication	Tribüne
Affiliations	WFTU

The Free German Trade Union Federation (German: Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund or FDGB) was the sole national trade union centre of the German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) which existed from 1946 to 1990. As a mass organisation of the GDR, nominally representing all workers, the FDGB was a constituent member of the National Front. The leaders of the FDGB were also senior members of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).