The Dutch Association of Teachers ( nl, Nederlands Genootschap van Leraren, NGL) 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 secondary school teachers in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1972, when the Dutch Teachers' Association merged with the General Association for Secondary Education, the Christian Association for Secondary and Higher Education, and the Catholic Teachers' Union. It affiliated to the Centre for Middle and Senior Civil Servants until 1974, then to the Civil Service Centre, and from 1990, to the General Trade Union Federation. By 1995, it had 21,185 members. At the start of 1997, it merged with the

General Union of Education Personnel The General Union of Education Personnel ( nl, Algemene Bond van Onderwijzend Personeel, ABOP) was a trade union representing workers in the education sector in the Netherlands. The union was founded in 1966, when the Dutch Teachers' Association ...

, to form the

General Education Union The General Education Union ( nl, Algemene Onderwijsbond, AOb) is a trade union representing teachers, lecturers and support staff in education, in the Netherlands. The union was founded on 1 January 1997, when the General Union of Education Perso ...

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