Free German Trade Union Federation
Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund | |
| Predecessor | General German Trade Union Federation |
|---|---|
| Successor | German Trade Union Federation |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Dissolved | 1990 |
| Location | |
| 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).