Konrad Carl

Konrad Carl (born 20 January 1930) is a German former trade union leader.

Born in Fürth, Carl completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter, and joined both the Social Democratic Party and the Building and Construction Union (IG BSE).

Under his leadership, the union achieved a national standardisation of construction workers' wages, and the implementation of an early retirement scheme.

He also introduced the first ecological initiatives, and oversaw the integration of the East German Building, Construction and Wood Union into IG BSE.

In 1985, he was elected as president of the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers, the first German to hold the role.