Saarbrücken miners' parade

The Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau und Energie existed as an independent union until 1997 when it merged with the IG Chemie, Keramik and Gewerkschaft Leder to form the Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau Chemie und Energie. On 24 September 1995, 5,500 miners expressed their solidarity with the highly traditional union as part of a large miners' parade.