Der Pionier

Der Pionier (English: The Pioneer) was one of two official organs of the radical socialist Free Association of German Trade Unions (FVdG).

As the FVdG, came into conflict with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) more and more from 1903 on, anarchists, especially Fritz Köster and Andreas Kleinlein gained influence in the union federation.

The question was discussed at the FVdG congresses in 1908 and 1910 and the unionists decided to start Der Pionier.

On 5 August 1914, Der Pionier published article written by Max Winkler and Fritz Kater, the head of the FVdG.

This article reaffirmed the FVdG's antimilitarism in the face of the SPD-affiliated unions' collaboration with the German state.

The last issue of Der Pionier