The Dutch Catholic Union of Agricultural Workers ( nl, Nederlandse Katholieke Landarbeidersbond), also known as "Sint Deusdedit", was a trade union representing farm workers in the Netherlands. The union founded in 1904, but dissolved in 1941 as most of its member left while it was under Nazi domination. It was re-established immediately after the

liberation of the Netherlands Despite Dutch neutrality, Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces surrendered. The Dutch government and the royal family re ...

, and by 1964, it had 21,974 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 For most of its existence, the union was 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). On 24 June 1968, it merged with the Dutch Catholic Union of Workers in the Food and Drink Industry, the Dutch Catholic Tobacco Workers' Union, and the Dutch Catholic Union of Hotel, Restaurant and Restaurant Employees, to form the

Catholic Union of Agriculture, Food and Tobacco The Catholic Union of Personnel in Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Tobacco Processing, Catering and Related Industries ( nl, Katholieke Bond van Personeel in de Agrarische, Voedings- en Genotmiddelen-, Tabakverwerkende, Horeca- en Aanverwante Bedrij ...

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Catholic trade unions Agriculture and forestry trade unions Trade unions established in 1904 Trade unions disestablished in 1968 Trade unions in the Netherlands