The Dutch Police Union ( nl, Nederlandse Politiebond, NPB) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (s ...

representing police in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 29 January 1946, by former members of the General Dutch Police Union, the General Union of Police Personnel in the Netherlands, the Amsterdam Police Union, and the National Police Association. Each of the four unions had been dissolved by the Nazis during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

. The new union affiliated to the

Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions The Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions ( nl, Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen, 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 ...

, and by 1964, it had 7,049 members. The union transferred to the new

Federation of Dutch Trade Unions The Federation of Dutch Trade Unions ( nl, Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging, FNV) is a national trade union centre in the Netherlands. In addition to member unions, workers in many sectors can join the FNV directly. History The FNV was founded ...

in 1982, and by 2008 had about 23,000 members. The union championed the employment of women police officers in the 1970s, and more recently also disabled and gay officers. It has conducted independent investigations into cases of alleged corruption among higher-ranking officers.

Presidents

:1946: W. A. J. Visser :1949: A. Leewis :1953: A. K. Mud :1976: Leen van der Linden :1993: Hans van Duijn :2008: Han Busker :2016: Jan Struijs

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* {{Authority control Police unions Trade unions established in 1946 Trade unions in the Netherlands