The Transport Workers' Union ( nl, Vervoersbond, VB) was a trade union representing workers in the transport industry in the Netherlands.
The union was founded in 1981, with the merger of the
Transport Workers' Union NVV
The Dutch Transport Workers' Union ( nl, Nederlandse Bond van Vervoerspersoneel, NBV) was a trade union representing workers in the transport industry in the Netherlands.
The union was established in 1956, when the Dutch Transport Workers' Associa ...
and the
Transport Workers' Union NKV The Dutch Catholic Union of Transport Personnel ( nl, Nederlandse Katholieke Bond van Vervoerspersoneel, KBV), also known as "Sint Raphaël", was a trade union representing workers in the transport industry in the Netherlands.
The union was founded ...
. These unions had previously been affiliated to the
Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV) and
Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation (NKV), respectively, but the two federations were in the process of merging to form the
Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (FNV), to which the new union affiliated.
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By 1997, the union had 79,617 members, of whom 17% worked on the railways. In 1998, the union merged with the
Food Workers' Union, the
Industrial Workers' Union, and the
Services Union, to form the
Allied Union.
Presidents
:1981: J. M. Schoonens
:1988:
Ruud Vreeman
Rudolf Lourens "Ruud" Vreeman (born 31 December 1947) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade union leader.
Decorations
References
External links
;Official
*Dr. R.L. (Ruud) VreemanParlement & Politiek
*Dr. R.L. Vreema ...
:1992: Wouter Waleson
References
General unions
Trade unions established in 1981
Trade unions disestablished in 1998
Trade unions in the Netherlands