Konrad Carl, a German trade unionist and former president of the Building and Construction Union, died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 96.
Born in Fürth on January 20, 1930, he completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter and joined both the Social Democratic Party and the Building and Construction Union (IG BSE). With the union’s encouragement, he studied at the Dortmund Social Academy before becoming the union’s full-time managing director for the Regensburg district.
He was elected chair of the union’s Bavarian region in 1961, joined its national executive in 1968 with responsibility for human resources and legal matters, and became vice president the following year. He later served as president of the Building and Construction Union from 1982 to 1991 and of the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers from 1985 to 1993.
Konrad Carl, 96, German trade unionist, president of the Building and Construction Union (1982–1991), president of the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (1985–1993).