The Catholic Union of Government Peronnel ( nl, Katholieke Bond van Overheidspersoneel, KABO) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

representing blue collar public sector workers in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1914, when the Roman Catholic Municipal Workers' Union, "St Paulus", was reconstituted as the Dutch Roman Catholic Bond of Government Staff, also known as "St Paul". In 1925, it was a founding affiliate of the

Roman Catholic Workers' Federation The Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation ( nl, Nederlands Katholiek Vakverbond, NKV) was a national trade union centre bringing together Catholic trade unions in the Netherlands. The federation was established in 1925, as the Roman Catholic Worke ...

, and in 1945 it joined its successor, the

Catholic Workers' Movement The Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation ( nl, Nederlands Katholiek Vakverbond, NKV) was a national trade union centre bringing together Catholic trade unions in the Netherlands. The federation was established in 1925, as the Roman Catholic Worke ...

. At this point, it had 13,110 members. The union adopted its final name in 1949. In 1964, it joined the

Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation The Dutch Catholic Trade Union Federation ( nl, Nederlands Katholiek Vakverbond, NKV) was a national trade union centre bringing together Catholic trade unions in the Netherlands. The federation was established in 1925, as the Roman Catholic Worke ...

(NKV), at which time, it had 36,803 members.{{cite book , title=Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe , volume=2 , date=1965 , publisher=United States Department of Labor , location=Washington DC , page=20.10–20.17 The NKV formed a federation with the

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 ...

(NVV) in 1975. The KABO objected to this, but agreed on the condition that the two would not necessarily merge. By 1980, the union had 45,708 members, of whom, 33% worked in administration, 23% in communications, 22% in health, 9% in utilities, and the remainder in a variety of sectors. In 1982, it merged with the formerly NVV-affiliate

General Union of Civil Servants The General Union of Civil Servants ( nl, Algemene Bond van Ambtenaren, ABVA) was a trade union representing civil servants, including postal and telecommunication workers, in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1947, when the Central Dutch ...

, to form

Abvakabo Abvakabo was a trade union representing public sector and postal workers in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1982, when the General Union of Civil Servants (ABVA) merged with the Catholic Union of Government Personnel (KABO). It affiliat ...

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Catholic trade unions Civil service trade unions Trade unions established in 1914 Trade unions disestablished in 1982 Trade unions in the Netherlands