Nonetheless, the effort was made to get past the years of conflict during the Weimar era and the central points of the postwar development from the social democratic position were laid out.
These included first of all, to overcome the divisions of the Weimar Republic and the individual organisations began to modify some of their previous positions.
Erich Ollenhauer (Sopade) and Wilhelm Heidorn (ISK) led the political committee.
[1] Other significant members of the Union were Willi Eichler (ISK), Gerhard Gleißberg (Sopade), Richard Löwenthal (Neu Beginnen), Waldemar von Knoeringen (Sopade, Neu Beginnen) and the trade unionist Hans Gottfurcht.
After the end of World War II, a large number of the members returned to Germany and the Union lost its impetus.