The Nazi Party, after coming to power in Germany under Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler on 30 January 1933, set about to eliminate all opposition and undertake a complete transformation of German society.

On 10 May, the German Labour Front (Deutsche Arbeitsfront, DAF) was established under the leadership of Robert Ley, at that time the Stabschef (chief of staff) of the Party's political organization.

The DAF was a Nazi Party office that essentially replaced the myriad trade unions, ostensibly as the sole representative of a united German workforce.

[2] In addition, the new position of Trustee of Labour was created by statute as a mechanism of control over labor relations.

(1) The Reich Chancellor, at the suggestion of the responsible state governments and in agreement with them, appoints labour trustees for larger economic areas.

of the collective bargaining regulations in the version of 1 March 1928, Reich Law Gazette I p. 47) remain unaffected.

Sie sollen sich vor ihren Maßnahmen mit der Landesregierung oder einer von ihr bezeichneten Behörde in Verbindung setzen, es sei denn, daß Gefahr im Verzuge besteht.

Der Reichsarbeitsminister erläßt im Einvernehmen mit dem Reichswirtschaftsminister die notwendigen Durchführungsbestimmungen.