De Unie is 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 professionals in the private sector in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1972, when the Dutch Catholic Union of Foremen and Supervisors merged with the Union of Clerical and Supervisory Staff. It was initially named the Union of Officials, Management and Senior Personnel (BHLP). Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to 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). It admitted members regardless of their religious affiliation, and approve of the NKV's moves towards secularism, but disagreed with the federation's interest in a merger with the social democratic

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 ...

(NVV). In 1974, when the NKV and the NVV formed a federation, the BHLP resigned, instead joining the new

Federation of Middle and Higher Personnel The Trade Union Federation for Professionals ( nl, Vakcentrale voor Professionals, VCP) is a national trade union centre bringing together unions representing managers and professionals in the Netherlands. The federation was established in 1974, as ...

(MHP). By 1997, the union had 110,396 members, of whom, 18% worked in commerce, 17% in metals, 11% in chemicals, and the remainder across a wide variety of industries. In 2012, it left the MHP, disagreeing with its approach to the public sector, but rejoined in 2017, after it had been renamed as the

Trade Union Federation for Professionals The Trade Union Federation for Professionals ( nl, Vakcentrale voor Professionals, VCP) is a national trade union centre bringing together unions representing managers and professionals in the Netherlands. The federation was established in 1974, as ...

External links

*{{official website, https://www.unie.nl/

References

Trade unions established in 1972 Trade unions in the Netherlands