The General Dutch Construction Union (, ANB) 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 construction industry in the Netherlands.

History

The union was founded on 11 January 1920, when the General Dutch Carpenters' Union merged with the Central Union of Building Workers, establishing the General Dutch Building Workers' Union. On formation, it had 21,678 members. Like both its forerunners, 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 1941, the

Dutch Painters' Assistants' Union The Dutch Painters' Assistants' Union (, NSGB) 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 t ...

and the General Dutch Plasterers' Union both merged in.

Affiliation

In 1951, the NVV reorganised its affiliates, to form

industrial union Industrial unionism is a trade union organising method through which all workers in the same industry are organized into the same union, regardless of skill or trade, thus giving workers in one industry, or in all industries, more leverage in ba ...

s. The union began representing office workers in the construction industry, and in 1952 adopted its final name. By 1969, the union had 86,932 members.

Merger

On 1 January 1970, it merged with the General Industrial Union of Furniture Makers and Woodworkers, to form the

General Dutch Union of the Building and Wood Industries The General Dutch Union of the Building and Wood Industries (, ANBH) was a trade union representing workers in the construction and wood industries in the Netherlands. History The union was founded on 1 January 1970, when the General Dutch Constr ...

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Presidents

:1920: Joop van der Wal :1949: Cor Brandsma :1963:

Bram Buijs Abraham Buijs (7 September 1923 – 4 January 1987) was a Dutch trade unionist and politician. Born in Arnemuiden, Buijs became a carpenter and joined the General Dutch Construction Union (ANB). He also joined the Labour Party, winning ele ...

References

Building and construction trade unions Trade unions established in 1920 Trade unions disestablished in 1970 Trade unions in the Netherlands