The Central Union of Transport Workers ( nl, Centrale Bond van Transportarbeiders, CBT) 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 workers in the transport sector in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 1 January 1918, when the General Dutch Union of Port Authority Workers merged with the Union of Seamen. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to 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 p ...

. In 1950, it was renamed as the Central Union of Transport Company Workers. By 1954, the union had 35,216 members. At the end of 1955, it merged with the

Dutch Transport Workers' Association The Dutch Association of Railway and Tramway Employees ( nl, Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Spoor- en Tramwegpersoneel, NV) was a trade union representing workers in the rail industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1886, as the Dutch ...

, to form the

Dutch Transport Workers' Union 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 ...

, although its mariners instead joined the

Central Organisation of Sailors and Fishermen The Central Organisation of Sailors and Fishermen ( nl, Centrale van Zeevarenden ter Koopvaardij en Visserij, CKV) was a trade union representing seafarers in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1956, when the Central Board of Captains and Of ...

, and its dredgers transferred to the

General Dutch Construction Union The General Dutch Construction Union ( nl, Algemeen Nederlandsche Bond van Bouwbedrijfsbond, ANB) was a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 11 January 1920, when the General Du ...

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Presidents

:1918: Arie Heijkoop :1919: Johan Brautigam :1927: :1936: Arie Kievit :1947: Reint Laan

References

Transportation trade unions Trade unions established in 1918 Trade unions disestablished in 1955 Trade unions in the Netherlands