The General Education Union (, AOb) 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 teachers, lecturers and support staff in education, in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 1 January 1997, when the General Union of Education Personnel merged with Dutch Association of Teachers. It affiliated 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 ...

. By 1998, it had 72,206 members, and in 2008, this had grown slightly, to 77,943. At the start of 2020, the union absorbed Vawo, a union for university researchers.

Presidents

:1997: Jacques Tichelaar :2002: Walter Dresscher :2015: Liesbeth Verheggen :2019: Eugenie Stolk

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{{Authority control Education trade unions Trade unions established in 1997 Trade unions in the Netherlands