The Dutch Transport Workers' Union (, NBV) 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 transport industry in the Netherlands. The union was established in 1956, when the Dutch Transport Workers' Association merged with the Central Union of Workers in the Transport Industry. Like both its predecessors, the union 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). The General Union of Aviation Workers joined in 1961, followed in 1969 by the fishing section of the General Union of Seafarers. In 1964, the union had 45,534 members. In 1972, the union was renamed as the Transport Workers' Union NVV. The NVV formed 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) in 1974, and the NBV similarly formed a Federation of Transport Trade Unions, with the Transport Workers' Union NKV, and the

Federation of Maritime Workers The Federation of Maritime Workers (, FWZ) was a trade union representing sailors in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1967, when the recently founded General Association of Seafarers merged with the Central Organisation of Sailors and Fis ...

, although the maritime union left in 1976. By 1980, union membership had risen slightly, to 49,225. On 1 January 1982, the NBV and the Transport Workers' Union NKV fully merged, forming the Transport Workers' Union.{{cite book , last1=Ebbinghaus , first1=Bernhard , last2=Visser , first2=Jelle , title=Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945 , date=2000 , publisher=Palgrave Macmillan , location=Basingstoke , isbn=0333771125 , pages=463–467

Presidents

:1956: H. J. Kanne :c.1960: G. J. H. Alink :1973: Siem Barendregt

References

Transportation trade unions Trade unions established in 1956 Trade unions disestablished in 1982 Trade unions in the Netherlands