The Catering Union () is a
trade union
A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...
representing workers in the hospitality sector in the Netherlands.
The union was founded in 1919, with the merger of the Dutch Central Union of Personnel in the Hotel, Cafe and Restaurant Business, the Dutch Chefs' Union, and the Dutch Geneva Union of Hotel, Cafe and Restaurant Staff. It was originally named the Union of Hotel, Cafe and Restaurant Personnel in the Netherlands, and it affiliated to the
Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions
The Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (, NVV) was a Dutch social-democratic trade union.
History
The NVV was founded in 1906 as a merger of fifteen smaller unions, as a result of the inability of the previous unions to control the radical ele ...
(NVV).
In the 1930s, the union formed a federation with the Dutch Roman Catholic Union of Hotel, Cafe and Restaurant Employees.
By 1964, the union had 6,208 members. The union was later renamed the Dutch Union of Hotel, Cafe and Restaurant Personnel, and it transferred to the
Federation of Dutch Trade Unions
The Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (, FNV) is a national trade union centre in the Netherlands. The FNV is a significant player in the field of work and income. The trade union consists of a central federation, complemented by several sectoral ...
(FNV) when the NVV merged into it.
The former Roman Catholic Union had become part of the
Food Workers' Union, and in the 1970s and 1980s, the two unions competed to represent workers in the sector. However, in 1989, the Food Workers' Union agreed to transfer its hospitality workers over to the Dutch Union of Hotel, Cafe and Restaurant Staff, which renamed itself as the "Catering Union". By 2008, the union had 25,045 members.
Presidents
:J. C. B. van Hilst
:1952: Joop Wagener
:1976: Paul Abraas
:2002: Marchien Koster
:2009: Ben Francooy
:2018: Dick Koerselman
External links
*{{official website, https://www.fnvhorecabond.nl/
References
Hospitality industry trade unions
Trade unions established in 1919
Trade unions in the Netherlands