German Wood Workers' Union

The German Wood Workers' Union (German: Deutsche Holzarbeiterverband, DHV) was a trade union representing carpenters, joiners, and related workers, in Germany.

The union was founded in April 1893, at a meeting in Kassel.

That year, it was a founding affiliate of the General German Trade Union Confederation.

By this point, the union was divided into 15 districts, each with two full-time leaders.

By this time, it represented members in the following trades:[2] In 1933, the union was banned by the Nazis.