 On March 14, 1892, Carl Legien convened the Charter Conference of the General Commission of Unions in Germany ("Gründungskonferenz der Generalkommission der Gewerkschaften Deutschlands").The unions with the largest numbers of members were thereby joining an umbrella organization in the German Reich.The German unions oriented themselves based on the policies of political parties and occupation or occupation groups, and not based on the principle of one company equals one union.