The Dutch Catholic Printing Union (, NKGB) was 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 printing industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1902, as a counterpart to the secular General Dutch Typographers' Union. In 1925, it was a founding affiliate of the Roman Catholic Workers' Federation, and it was then affiliated to its successors, the Catholic Workers' Movement and the

Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation The Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation (, NKV) was a national trade union centre bringing together Catholic trade unions in the Netherlands. The federation was established in 1925, as the Roman Catholic Workers' Federation. It disbanded in 194 ...

(NKV). By 1964, the union had 15,374 members.{{cite book , title=Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe , volume=2 , date=1965 , publisher=United States Department of Labor , location=Washington DC , page=20.10–20.17 In 1976, the NKV merged with its secular counterpart, to form the

Dutch Federation of 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 ...

, and in 1982, the NKGB similarly merged with the General Dutch Printing Union, to form the Printing and Paper Union.

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