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General Union Of Miscellaneous Industries
General Union of Miscellaneous Industries ( nl, Algemene Bedrijfsgroepen Centrale, ABC) was a general union in the Netherlands, focusing on manufacturing industries. History The union was founded in 1907 by Roel Stenhuis, as the Dutch Union of Factory Workers. It affiliated to the recently-founded Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions. It initially had only 131 members, and just 386 in 1912, but it grew rapidly during World War I, and by 1919 had more than 10,000 members. In 1926, the Glass and Pottery Union merged in. On 1 January 1950, the union renamed itself as the "General Union of Miscellaneous Industries". In 1954, the General Union of Private Sector Hygiene and Household Services merged in. The General Dutch Industrial Union of the Tobacco Industry merged in at the start of 1969, followed in 1970 by the General Dutch Industrial Union of the Mining Industry. By the end of that year, it had 51,920 members, of whom, 48% worked in the chemical industry, 18% in food productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Union
A general union is a trade union (called ''labor union'' in American English) which represents workers from all industries and companies, rather than just one organisation or a particular sector, as in a craft union or industrial union. A general union differs from a union federation or trades council in that its members are individuals, not unions. The creation of general unions, from the early nineteenth century in the United Kingdom and somewhat later elsewhere, occurred around the same time as efforts began to unionise workers in new industries, in particular those where employment could be irregular. Proponents of general unions claim that their broader range of members allows more opportunities for solidarity action and better coordination in general strikes and the like. Detractors claim that the broader remit means they tend to be more bureaucratic and respond less effectively to events in a single industry. In the United Kingdom, general unions include the GMB and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roel Stenhuis
Roelof Stenhuis (26 March 1885 – 1963) was a Dutch trade union leader and politician. Born in Zuidbroek, he left school at the age of 15 and did a number of jobs before becoming a factory worker. He joined the youth movement of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP), and then the party itself. In 1906, Herman Gorter sent him to Limburg to try to found a miners' union there, but it was not a success. However, in Groningen, he led a successful strike of metal workers, then in 1907 became the main founder of the Dutch Union of Factory Workers, editing its newspaper ''De Fabrieksarbeider'', and serving as general secretary until 1914, then as president. In 1919, Stenhuis moved to become president of the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV). Under his leadership, it committed to a socialist programme and began working closely with the SDAP. He also became president of the Workers' Youth Movement, in 1920 became secretary of the re-established International Fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 previous unions to control the radical elements of the workers movement in the railworkers' strike of 1903. The NVV was led by Henri Polak, who was a prominent member of the socialist Social Democratic Workers' Party. During World War II the NVV was taken over by the German occupiers, its Dutch leader was Henk Woudenberg. Under the German occupation the NVV was transformed into a Nazi union. After the war these influences were purged and the NVV cooperated tightly with the centre left government to create a welfare state based on the principles of corporatism. In the 1970s NVV membership began to decline due to depillarisation. Under the leadership of Wim Kok the NVV attempted to form a federation with the Protestant Christian Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Union Of Private Sector Hygiene And Household Services
The General Dutch Union of Domestic Workers ( nl, Algemene Nederlandse Bond van Huispersoneel, ANBH) was a trade union representing domestic workers in the Netherlands. The union was founded in October 1930, and affiliated to the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV). Membership was low, but reached 1,000 by 1940. The union's general secretary, Geertruida Van Andel, became sympathetic to the German occupation, although the union was nonetheless banned in 1942. In 1945, the union was revived by Anke Weidema, while in 1947, it absorbed the Dutch Union of Hairdressers, renaming itself as the General Union of Private Sector Hygiene and Domestic Services. On 1 August 1954, it merged into the General Union of Miscellaneous Industries General Union of Miscellaneous Industries ( nl, Algemene Bedrijfsgroepen Centrale, ABC) was a general union in the Netherlands, focusing on manufacturing industries. History The union was founded in 1907 by Roel Stenhuis, as the Dutch Union of Fact . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Dutch Industrial Union Of The Tobacco Industry
The General Dutch Industrial Union of the Tobacco Industry ( nl, Algemene Nederlandse Bedrijfsbond voor de Tabakverwerking Industrie, ANBTI) was a trade union representing workers involved in making tobacco products in the Netherlands. A Dutch Cigar Makers' Union was founded in 1871, but it dissolved two years later following an unsuccessful strike. New, local, unions of tobacco workers were established, and on 25 December 1887, they formed the Dutch Cigar Makers' and Tobacco Workers' Union. Originally based in Amsterdam, it relocated its headquarters to Rotterdam in 1894. In 1893, the union was a founding affiliate of the National Labour Secretariat, but it was expelled in 1900, because it would not hand over voluntary strike contributions. In 1906, it was a founder of the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV). Following a major strike in 1913, the union achieved a national wage scheme. From the 1930s, mechanisation led to job loses in the industry. The union campaigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Dutch Industrial Union Of The Mining Industry
The General Dutch Industrial Union of the Mining Industry ( nl, Algemene Nederlandse Bedrijfsbond voor de Mijnindustrie, ANBM) was a trade union representing mineworkers in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 22 August 1909, in Heerlen, as the General Dutch Miners' Union (ANMB). It affiliated to the recently-founded Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV), a social democratic organisation. While a Catholic union, the General Union of Christian Miners, already existed, many miners had become disillusioned with it, due to its role in a recent strike. By the end of the decade, the union had 700 members, more than half the number of the Catholic union.{{cite web , title=Ondergrondse streken , url=https://www.vakbondshistorie.nl/dossiers/ondergrondse-streken-2/ , website=VHV , accessdate=17 October 2020 Despite strong opposition from Catholic clergy, the union grew, its membership peaking at 5,000 in 1933. During World War II, the leadership of the union continued operations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Dutch Industrial Union Of The Metal And Electronic Industries
The General Dutch Metalworkers' Union ( nl, Algemene Nederlandse Metaalbewerkersbond, ANMB) was a trade union representing workers in the metal industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1886, and in 1906, it was a founding affiliate of the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV). In 1951, it was renamed as the General Dutch Metal Industry Union, and in 1956, as the General Dutch Industrial Union for the Metal and Electrical Industries. In 1958, the General Dutch Diamond Workers' Union merged into the union. By 1970, the union had 112,072 members. On 1 January 1972, it merged with the General Union of Miscellaneous Industries and the General Industrial Union of Textiles and Clothing, to form the Industrial Workers' Union NVV The Industrial Workers' Union NVV ( nl, Industriebond-NVV, IB-NVV) was a general union focused on workers in heavy industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 1 January 1972, when the General Dutch Industrial Union of the Metal and El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Industrial Union Of Textiles And Clothing
The General Industrial Union of Textiles and Clothing ( nl, Algemene Bedrijfsbond Textiel en Kleding, ABTK), also known as De Eendracht, was a trade union representing workers in the textile and garment industries in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1895, as the General Dutch Weavers' and Spinners' Union, becoming the General Dutch Union of Textile Workers soon afterwards. It absorbed the National Cotton Workers' Union, known as "De Eendracht", in 1904, while in 1906, it was a founding affiliate of the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions. During World War II, the union was controlled by the occupying Nazis, who enforced a merger between it and the Union of the Clothing Industry. After the war, it returned to social democratic control, but the merger was retained, under the name General Union of Workers in Textile and Clothing Companies. It adopted its final name in 1952. By 1970, the union had 15,326 members. On 1 January 1972, it merged with the General Dutch Industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrial Workers' Union NVV
The Industrial Workers' Union NVV ( nl, Industriebond-NVV, IB-NVV) was a general union focused on workers in heavy industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 1 January 1972, when the General Dutch Industrial Union of the Metal and Electronic Industries merged with the General Union of Miscellaneous Industries, and the General Industrial Union of Textiles and Clothing. Like all its predecessors, it affiliated to the Dutch Confederation of Trade Unions (NVV). By 1980, the union had 174,472 members, of whom 66% worked in the metal industry, 15% in chemicals, 6% in food production, 3% in ceramics and glass, 3% in paper and printing, 3% in textiles and clothing, 2% in personal services, and the remainder in other areas of manufacturing. In December 1980, the union merged with the rival Industrial Workers' Union NKV, to form the Industrial Workers' Union. Presidents :1971: Arie Groenevelt References {{Authority control General unions Trade unions established in 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaas De Jonge
Klaas de Jonge (29 June 1887 – 19 April 1958) was a Dutch trade union leader. Born in Hoogezand, de Jonge trained as a printer, then later worked in a factory. He joined the Dutch Union of Factory Workers (NVvFA), and also the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP). In 1913, he was the first social democrat to win election to the local council, and in 1914, he became district secretary of the SDAP. That year, he began working full-time for the NVvFA, while in 1915, he won election to the council in Winschoten. In 1917, he was elected as the secretary of the NVvFA, during a period of rapid growth for the union, then in 1921 he became its president. He was elected to the executive of the International Federation of Factory Workers in 1923, and became its general secretary in 1929. In 1928, he became vice-president of the Omroepvereniging VARA broadcasting organisation. During World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menzo Ter Borch
Menzo ter Borch (1896–1981) was a Dutch people, Dutch trade unionist. Born in Borger, Netherlands, Borger, ter Borch became a glassblower in 1908, working in Nieuw-Buinen, then Schiedam, and then in Nieuw-Buinen. His parents died in the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, and he then became responsible for bringing up some of his younger siblings. Ter Borch joined the Glass and Pottery union, and from 1921 was an unpaid member of its executive. In 1926, it merged into the Dutch Union of Factory Workers (NVvFA). He also joined the Social Democratic Workers' Party (Netherlands), Social Democratic Workers' Party, becoming in 1923 one of its first members to win election to the Stadskanaal local council. In 1931, ter Borch began working for the union full-time, moving to Groningen, and was also appointed to its executive. He was soon elected to the council in Groningen. At the start of World War II, he tried to leave the country, but was prevented from doing so. In 1940, he was appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
